Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals
July 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 2009 at Nationals Park. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Washington Nationals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 0 2 1
Theriot ss 4 0 1 2
Bradley rf 5 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 1 3 1
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
Soriano lf 3 1 1 0
  Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 1 1 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Fuld ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Hill c 3 2 1 1
Harden p 1 0 0 0
  Hoffpauir ph 1 0 0 0
  Blanco 2b 0 0 0 0
  Fox ph 1 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 5
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 3 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1
Dunn lf 3 0 0 0
Willingham rf 4 0 0 0
Guzman ss 4 0 0 0
Bard c 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 2 0
Lannan p 2 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Chicago 001 001 1036101
Washington 000 001 001242
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harden  W(6-6) 6.0 3 1 0 0 7
  Guzman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Marmol   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Gregg   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
2
9
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Lannan  L(6-7) 6.2 7 3 2 1 2
  Bergmann   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   0.0 2 3 1 1 0
  Burnett   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Clippard   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
3
2
4

  E–Hill (2), Zimmerman (13), Burnett (1).  DP–Washington 1. Guzman-Gonzalez-Johnson.  2B–Chicago Theriot (17,off Lannan); Lee (15,off Lannan).  3B–Washington Gonzalez (2,off Harden).  HR–Chicago Lee (18,6th inning off Lannan 0 on 1 out), Washington Zimmerman (15,9th inning off Gregg 0 on 1 out).  SH–Harden (4,off Lannan); Hill (2,off Lannan).  SF–Theriot (3,off Clippard).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Bard (1,by Harden).  Team–4.  SB–Morgan (25,2nd base off Harden/Hill); Morgan (25,2nd base off Harden/Hill).  U-HP–Paul Emmel, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–D.J. Reyburn, 3B–Mike Estabrook.  T–2:39.  A–26,980.
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