Top 1

• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Harden
  
  Harris strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Guzman vs. Harden
  
  Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Zimmerman vs. Harden
  
  Zimmerman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Bergmann
  
  Soriano hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Theriot vs. Bergmann
  
  Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Ramirez vs. Bergmann
  
  There goes Theriot. The throw from Flores and he is safe. Theriot steals second. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Ramirez vs. Bergmann
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bergmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ward vs. Bergmann
  
  Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Milledge vs. Harden
  
  Milledge hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Belliard vs. Harden
  
  Belliard strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Flores vs. Harden
  
  Flores strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  DeRosa vs. Bergmann
  
  DeRosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Edmonds vs. Bergmann
  
  Edmonds takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Soto vs. Bergmann
  
  Soto hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Fontenot vs. Bergmann
  
  Fontenot strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Harden vs. Bergmann
  
  Harden strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Bergmann
  
  Soriano takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Theriot vs. Bergmann
  
  Theriot hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Nationals, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kearns vs. Harden
  
  Kearns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Harden
  
  Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bergmann vs. Harden
  
  Bergmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Soto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Harden
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Bergmann
  
  Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Ward vs. Bergmann
  
  Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Milledge settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeRosa vs. Bergmann
  
  DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Guzman vs. Harden
  
  Guzman hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Zimmerman vs. Harden
  
  Zimmerman strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Milledge vs. Harden
  
  Milledge strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Edmonds vs. Bergmann
  
  Edmonds takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Soto vs. Bergmann
  
  Soto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez catches it and throws to first to double up Edmonds. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Fontenot vs. Bergmann
  
  Fontenot hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Belliard vs. Harden
  
  Belliard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Flores vs. Harden
  
  Flores hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Kearns vs. Harden
  
  Kearns strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Hernandez vs. Harden
  
  There's a wild pitch. Belliard moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Hernandez vs. Harden
  
  Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Harden vs. Bergmann
  
  Harden strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Bergmann
  
  Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Theriot vs. Bergmann
  
  Theriot strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Bergmann vs. Harden
  
  Bergmann strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Harden
  
  Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Guzman vs. Harden
  
  Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Harden covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Bergmann
  
  Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kearns. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Ward vs. Bergmann
  
  Ward hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  DeRosa vs. Bergmann
  
  DeRosa strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Edmonds vs. Bergmann
  
  Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belliard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edmonds for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Zimmerman vs. Harden
  
  Zimmerman strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Milledge vs. Harden
  
  Milledge strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Belliard vs. Harden
  
  Belliard strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Soto vs. Bergmann
  
  Soto strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Fontenot vs. Bergmann
  
  Fontenot hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harris. Fontenot reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Fukudome vs. Shell
  
  Kosuke Fukudome pinch hits for Rich Harden. Steven Shell now pitching.
  
  Fukudome hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Shell
  
  Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Theriot vs. Shell
  
  Theriot hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Soriano moves to third. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Ramirez vs. Shell
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Soriano scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Ward vs. Manning
  
  Charlie Manning now pitching.
  
  Ward strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flores vs. Marmol
  
  Mark DeRosa now playing second base. Carlos Marmol now pitching. Kosuke Fukudome now playing right field.
  
  Flores hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kearns vs. Marmol
  
  Kearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez juggles the ball. That's an error on Ramirez. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Hernandez vs. Marmol
  
  Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Langerhans vs. Marmol
  
  Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Charlie Manning.
  
  Langerhans takes first base on ball four. Kearns moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Harris vs. Marmol
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kearns moves to third. Langerhans moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Guzman vs. Marmol
  
  Guzman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  DeRosa vs. Hanrahan
  
  Joel Hanrahan now pitching.
  
  DeRosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Edmonds vs. Hanrahan
  
  Edmonds hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Soto vs. Hanrahan
  
  Soto hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Hanrahan
  
  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Carlos Marmol.
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Zimmerman vs. Samardzija
  
  Jeff Samardzija now pitching.
  
  Zimmerman strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Milledge vs. Samardzija
  
  Milledge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Belliard vs. Samardzija
  
  Belliard strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Flores vs. Samardzija
  
  Flores hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/24/2008 -- Washington at Chicago (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Harris W, lf          4  0  1  0   Soriano A, lf         3  1  0  0   
Guzman C, ss          4  0  0  0   Theriot R, ss         3  0  1  0   
Zimmerman R, 3b       4  0  0  0   Ramirez A, 3b         4  0  1  1   
Milledge L, cf        4  0  1  0   Ward D, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Belliard R, 1b        4  0  1  0   DeRosa M, rf-2b       4  1  2  1   
Flores J, c           4  0  0  0   Edmonds J, cf         2  1  0  0   
Kearns A, rf          3  1  1  1   Soto G, c             4  1  1  2   
Hernandez A, 2b       3  0  0  0   Fontenot M, 2b        3  1  1  0   
Bergmann J, p         2  0  0  0   Marmol C, p           0  0  0  0   
Shell S, p            0  0  0  0   Cedeno R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Manning C, p          0  0  0  0   Samardzija J, p       0  0  0  0   
Langerhans R, ph      0  0  0  0   Harden R, p           2  0  0  0   
Hanrahan J, p         0  0  0  0   Fukudome K, ph-rf     1  1  1  2   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  1  4  1                        31  6  7  6

Washington       001 000 000 --  1
Chicago          030 000 30x --  6

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bergmann J (L)        6.1  4  4  4  4  6
Shell S               0.1  2  2  1  0  0
Manning C             0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Hanrahan J            1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harden R (W)          7.0  2  1  1  0 11
Marmol C              1.0  1  0  0  1  1
Samardzija J          1.0  1  0  0  0  2

E -- Zimmerman R, Ramirez A
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Ramirez A, Fontenot M
HR -- DeRosa M, Soto G, Kearns A, Fukudome K
SB -- Theriot R
WP -- Harden R
T -- 2:22
A -- 40682

    

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