Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs
August 25, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 2009 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 15, Chicago Cubs 6

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 4 1 0 0
Guzman ss 5 1 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 3 3 2 1
Dunn 1b 4 2 1 0
  Padilla lf 0 0 0 0
Willingham lf 4 5 4 6
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Belliard 2b,1b 5 2 3 0
Dukes rf 3 1 2 5
Nieves c 4 0 1 3
Mock p 3 0 0 0
  Clippard p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 15 14 15
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Theriot ss 5 0 0 0
Bradley rf 4 2 4 1
Lee 1b 5 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 5 1 2 0
Fukudome cf 5 1 2 1
Fox lf 4 0 0 0
Soto c 4 0 1 2
Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0
  Fuld ph 1 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Zambrano p 1 1 1 1
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Baker 2b 2 1 1 1
Totals 39 6 12 6
Washington 010 260 33015142
Chicago 001 003 1016122
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Mock  W(3-5) 5.2 7 4 4 2 6
  Clippard   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Rivera   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  L(7-5) 4.1 7 8 8 3 4
  Heilman   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Marshall   1.1 3 3 3 1 2
  Guzman   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Gorzelanny   1.0 2 3 3 1 1
  Gregg   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
15
15
6
8

  E–Guzman (16), Zimmerman (14), J. Fox (4), Fontenot (7).  DP–Washington 2. Zimmerman-Belliard-Dunn, Nieves-Guzman, Chicago 2. Theriot-Baker-Lee, Baker-Theriot-Lee.  PB–Nieves (3).  2B–Washington Dukes (16,off Zambrano); Zimmerman (28,off Marshall), Chicago Soto (13,off Mock); Lee (28,off Clippard).  HR–Washington Willingham 2 (21,4th inning off Zambrano 0 on 1 out,8th inning off Gorzelanny 2 on 2 out); Dukes (8,5th inning off Heilman 3 on 2 out), Chicago Zambrano (4,3rd inning off Mock 0 on 1 out); Bradley (10,7th inning off Clippard 0 on 2 out); Baker (3,9th inning off Rivera 0 on 0 out).  SF–Nieves (5,off Zambrano).  HBP–Harris (7,by Zambrano).  IBB–Dukes (1,by Marshall).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  CS–Dukes (9,Home by Zambrano/Soto); Ramirez (1,2nd base by Mock/Nieves).  U-HP–Tony Randazzo, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–D.J. Reyburn, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:55.  A–37,297.
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