Nats fight back, but get dropped in extras

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CHICAGO -- The Nationals showed how much fight they had in them Monday night, but it wasn't enough as Aramis Ramirez's bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning helped the Cubs win, 4-3, at Wrigley Field.

Nats fight back, but get dropped in extras....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .293
Desmond, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .241
Guzman, C, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .288
Dunn, A, 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .239
Willingham, LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .317
Kennedy, A, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .212
Nieves, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .214
Taveras, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
b-Harris, W, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Zimmerman, R, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 3 10 3 1 4 13 .261
a-Grounded out for Lannan in the 7th. b-Flied out for Taveras in the 9th. c-Flied out for Walker, T in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (5, Marmol).
TB: Morgan 2; Desmond 2; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 2; Nieves.
RBI: Willingham (12), Kennedy, A (9), Nieves (3).
2-out RBI: Nieves.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nieves 2; Guzman, C; Willingham.
SF: Kennedy, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Taveras (Soto at home).
DP: 3 (Taveras-Nieves, Desmond-Guzman, C-Dunn, A 2).

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Theriot, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .333
Baker, Je, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .214
Lee, D, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214
Byrd, CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .355
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .145
Soriano, A, LF 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .295
Soto, C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .349
b-Hill, K, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Colvin, RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .333
Silva, C, P 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .143
a-Nady, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zambrano, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Fukudome, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 4 8 4 8 5 14 .269
a-Grounded out for Silva, C in the 7th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Soto in the 9th. c-Lined out for Zambrano, C in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Byrd (8, Lannan), Ramirez, A (3, Lannan).
3B: Baker, Je (1, Lannan), Colvin (1, Lannan).
TB: Theriot 2; Baker, Je 3; Byrd 4; Ramirez, A 2; Colvin 3.
RBI: Ramirez, A 2 (11), Silva, C (2), Byrd (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Silva, C.
GIDP: Ramirez, A; Soto.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 6.0 5 3 3 5 1 0 5.53
Burnett, S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.15
Walker, T 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.56
Bruney(L, 1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 3 2 0 5.59
Totals 9.1 8 4 4 8 5 0 5.01
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Silva, C 7.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 1.73
Marshall 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
Zambrano, C 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.85
Marmol(W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.84
Totals 10.0 10 3 3 1 4 0 3.70
WP: Silva, C.
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 93-53, Burnett, S 9-6, Walker, T 15-10, Bruney 25-11, Silva, C 90-62, Marshall 6-5, Zambrano, C 27-18, Marmol 16-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 12-2, Burnett, S 1-0, Walker, T 0-3, Bruney 1-0, Silva, C 10-8, Marshall 1-0, Zambrano, C 1-3, Marmol 1-2.
Batters faced: Lannan 25, Burnett, S 2, Walker, T 5, Bruney 9, Silva, C 29, Marshall 2, Zambrano, C 6, Marmol 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Zambrano, C 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 49 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 19 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:45.
Att: 37,850.