Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals
July 21, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 2006 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 6, Washington Nationals 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 1 2 1
Walker 2b 3 0 0 1
Barrett c 4 1 2 0
Ramirez 3b 4 2 2 3
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Mabry 1b 4 1 1 1
Murton lf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 1 0
Prior p 0 0 0 0
  Rusch p 1 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Nevin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 3 2 1 0
Anderson 2b 4 1 2 3
Zimmerman 3b 3 0 1 1
Johnson 1b 5 1 1 0
Escobar cf 5 0 2 2
  Dorta pr 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Kearns rf,cf 2 0 1 0
Schneider c 3 1 1 0
  Matos ph 1 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Ward rf 0 0 0 0
Lopez ss 4 1 2 0
Astacio p 1 1 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Gryboski p 0 0 0 0
  Fick c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 6
Chicago 011 100 300691
Washington 130 000 03x7111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prior   3.1 4 4 4 3 2
  Rusch   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Novoa   0.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Ohman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Eyre   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Howry  L (3-3) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
5
5
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio   6.1 6 3 3 2 2
  Stanton   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Gryboski   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Rauch  W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cordero  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
3

  E–Walker (7), Kearns (3).  2B–Chicago Cedeno (11,off Astacio); Pierre (19,off Stanton), Washington Lopez (15,off Prior); Anderson (8,off Prior).  HR–Chicago Ramirez 2 (19,2nd inning off Astacio 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Gryboski 1 on 2 out); Mabry (2,4th inning off Astacio 0 on 1 out).  SH–Prior (1,off Astacio); Astacio (3,off Prior).  SF–Pierre (1,off Astacio); Zimmerman (4,off Howry).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Soriano (3,by Prior); Astacio (1,by Prior).  Team–10.  SB–Pierre (36,3rd base off Stanton/Schneider); Soriano 2 (25,2nd base off Prior/Barrett,3rd base off Howry/Barrett); Escobar (1,2nd base off Novoa/Barrett).  CS–Dorta (1,2nd base by Howry/Barrett).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–3:18.  A–35,442.
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