Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs
May 18, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 2006 at Wrigley Field. The Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 1 1 1
Anderson 2b,rf 4 1 2 1
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0
Ward rf 3 0 0 0
  Vidro ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1
Byrd cf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez c 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 1 2 2
  Clayton ss 0 0 0 0
Ortiz p 2 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Church ph 1 0 0 0
  Majewski p 0 0 0 0
  Fick ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 5 0 0 0
Murton lf 5 0 3 0
Walker 2b 5 0 1 0
Barrett c 4 1 2 0
Jones rf 3 1 1 0
Perez 3b 5 1 1 1
Mabry 1b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 1 1
Wood p 1 0 0 0
  Theriot ph 1 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 1 1
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Bynum ph 1 0 1 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 3
Washington 031 001 000581
Chicago 000 003 0003120
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (1-4) 5.1 8 3 3 0 3
  Rauch   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Stanton   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Majewski   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Cordero  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 0 6
  Ohman   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Novoa   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Eyre   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Howry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
9

  E–Jackson (3).  DP–Washington 1. Stanton-Anderson-Johnson, Chicago 1. Barrett-Cedeno.  PB–Barrett (5).  2B–Washington Johnson (10,off Ohman); Jackson (3,off Novoa)., Chicago Walker (7,off Cordero).  HR–Washington Zimmerman (7,2nd inning off Wood 0 on 1 out); Jackson (2,2nd inning off Wood 1 on 2 out); Soriano (13,3rd inning off Wood 0 on 0 out); Anderson (1,6th inning off Ohman 0 on 0 out)..  Team LOB–4.  SF–Cedeno (1,off Ortiz).  HBP–Jones (2,by Ortiz).  Team–12.  CS–Anderson (2,2nd base by Wood/Barrett).  SB–Bynum (3,2nd base off Majewski/Gonzalez).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:57.  A–40,517.
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