Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs
August 27, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 0 1 0 0
  Harris cf 1 0 1 0
Guzman ss 5 1 1 2
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 2
Dunn 1b 3 1 1 1
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Willingham lf 4 0 0 0
  Padilla lf 0 0 0 0
Belliard 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Dukes rf 3 0 0 0
Bard c 3 0 1 0
Martin p 2 1 0 0
  Clippard p 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Theriot ss 4 0 0 0
Bradley rf 5 0 0 0
Lee 1b 2 2 2 1
Ramirez 3b 4 1 3 3
Fukudome cf 4 0 0 0
Soriano lf 4 0 0 0
Fontenot 2b 3 0 1 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Fox ph 1 0 0 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
Hill c 2 0 0 0
  Fuld ph 0 0 0 0
Wells p 1 0 0 0
  Baker 2b 1 1 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Washington 311 000 000550
Chicago 002 010 100460
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  W(3-3) 5.0 4 3 3 2 2
  Clippard   1.2 2 1 1 1 3
  Burnett   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal  SV(14) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  L(9-7) 6.1 5 5 5 4 4
  Gregg   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Guzman   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Grabow   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
6
5

  E–None.  2B–Washington Guzman (22,off Wells).  HR–Washington Zimmerman (27,1st inning off Wells 1 on 0 out); Dunn (34,3rd inning off Wells 0 on 0 out)., Chicago Ramirez (11,3rd inning off Martin 1 on 2 out); Lee (25,5th inning off Martin 0 on 1 out).  SH–Bard (1,off Guzman); Wells (8,off Martin).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Theriot (6,by Martin); Lee (3,by Martin).  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–2:46.  A–35,174.
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