Nationals let game get away late

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CHICAGO -- An errant throw by third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and an unproductive bullpen spoiled a great outing by right-hander Livan Hernandez as the Cubs defeated the Nationals, 9-4, at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night.

Nationals let game get away late....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .227
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .304
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .304
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .283
Willingham, LF 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .300
Dukes, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .239
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .257
Nieves, C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .261
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
b-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
Totals 30 4 7 4 5 9 17

a-Struck out for Hernandez, L in the 7th. b-Struck out for Rivera, S in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (29, Grabow), Harris, W (15, Marmol).
TB: Harris, W 3; Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 3; Dukes; Nieves.
RBI: Willingham (57), Guzman, C (44), Nieves (22), Harris, W (21).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C; Harris, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes; Dunn, A; Guzman, C 2.
S: Hernandez, L.
SF: Willingham.
GIDP: Gonzalez, Al; Dukes.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Dukes (6, fielding).
DP: 2 (Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Dunn, A-Guzman, C-Rivera, S).


Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Theriot, SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .295
Bradley, RF 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 .259
Lee, D, 1B 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .290
Ramirez, A, 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .320
Fukudome, CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .278
Fuld, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .240
Baker, Je, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .283
Hill, K, C 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .237
Harden, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .205
Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Miles, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
Grabow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Fontenot, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225
Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 9 13 9 4 8 20

a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Guzman, A in the 7th. b-Doubled for Grabow in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Fukudome (29, Hernandez, L), Hill, K (9, Sosa, J), Fontenot (19, Sosa, J), Lee, D (29, Sosa, J).
HR: Bradley (11, 3rd inning off Hernandez, L, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Theriot; Bradley 4; Lee, D 2; Ramirez, A 2; Fukudome 3; Soriano, A; Baker, Je; Hill, K 4; Fontenot 2.
RBI: Bradley 3 (35), Hill, K 2 (18), Fontenot (37), Lee, D 2 (85), Ramirez, A (39).
2-out RBI: Bradley 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, A 2; Harden.
S: Miles.
GIDP: Baker, Je; Fukudome.
Team RISP: 6-for-15.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Ramirez, A-Baker, Je-Lee, D, Theriot-Baker, Je-Lee, D).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 5.36
Bergmann (L, 2-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.60
Villone 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.99
Sosa, J 0.1 4 5 5 2 1 0 7.13
Rivera, S 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 3.99
Guzman, A (W, 3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.23
Grabow (H, 19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.83
Marmol 1.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 3.64

Villone pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Sosa, J 2, Harden.
IBB: Hill, K (by Hernandez, L).
HBP: Guzman, C (by Harden).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 116-71, Bergmann 23-15, Villone 5-2, Sosa, J 35-22, Rivera, S 9-7, Harden 95-66, Guzman, A 15-10, Grabow 18-11, Marmol 33-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 4-8, Bergmann 1-1, Villone 0-0, Sosa, J 0-0, Rivera, S 2-0, Harden 9-4, Guzman, A 1-0, Grabow 0-3, Marmol 1-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 25, Bergmann 6, Villone 1, Sosa, J 7, Rivera, S 2, Harden 24, Guzman, A 3, Grabow 4, Marmol 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Sosa, J 1-1, Rivera, S 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Tony Randazzo.
Weather: 63 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 6 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:05.
Att: 36,562.
August 26, 2009