Nats jump on Cubs early, hold on

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CHICAGO -- The Nationals received timely hitting and edged the Cubs, 5-4, at Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon, taking two of three games in the series.

Nats jump on Cubs early, hold on....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .307
Harris, W, CF 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .230
Guzman, C, SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .303
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .303
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .283
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296
Padilla, J, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Belliard, 2B-1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249
Dukes, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .236
Bard, J, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
Martin, J, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Clippard, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Totals 31 5 5 5 6 5 12

BATTING
2B: Guzman, C (22, Wells, R).
HR: Zimmerman, R (27, 1st inning off Wells, R, 1 on, 0 out), Dunn, A (34, 3rd inning off Wells, R, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Harris, W; Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 4; Bard, J.
RBI: Guzman, C 2 (46), Zimmerman, R 2 (88), Dunn, A (90).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C.
S: Bard, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (42, 2nd base off Wells, R/Hill, K, 3rd base off Wells, R/Hill, K).


Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Theriot, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293
Bradley, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255
Lee, D, 1B 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .293
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .328
Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
Fontenot, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .226
Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Fox, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grabow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hill, K, C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234
b-Fuld, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
Wells, R, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189
Baker, Je, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .281
Totals 31 4 6 4 4 7 14

a-Struck out for Gregg in the 8th. b-Walked for Hill, K in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Ramirez, A (11, 3rd inning off Martin, J, 1 on, 2 out), Lee, D (25, 5th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Lee, D 5; Ramirez, A 6; Fontenot.
RBI: Ramirez, A 3 (42), Lee, D (86).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, A 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano, A 2; Theriot 2; Bradley.
S: Wells, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J (W, 3-3) 5.0 4 3 3 2 2 2 4.85
Clippard (H, 2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 2.63
Burnett, S (H, 10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
MacDougal (S, 14) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.10

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells, R (L, 9-7) 6.1 5 5 5 4 4 2 3.06
Gregg 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.20
Guzman, A 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.20
Grabow 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.81

WP: MacDougal.
HBP: Theriot (by Martin, J), Lee, D (by Martin, J).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 103-64, Clippard 30-20, Burnett, S 11-5, MacDougal 27-18, Wells, R 110-65, Gregg 13-8, Guzman, A 11-6, Grabow 9-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 4-9, Clippard 1-1, Burnett, S 1-0, MacDougal 3-0, Wells, R 6-9, Gregg 1-3, Guzman, A 1-1, Grabow 0-1.
Batters faced: Martin, J 23, Clippard 8, Burnett, S 1, MacDougal 6, Wells, R 28, Gregg 5, Guzman, A 3, Grabow 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 2-0, Gregg 1-0, Grabow 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:46.
Att: 35,174.
August 27, 2009