| Final - 9.4.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington Nationals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 11 | 19 | 0 |
The Washington Nationals are sitting Jayson Werth to give the veteran outfielder a break as the Nats take on the Chicago Cubs in the third game of the four-game set in the nation's capital.
The Washington Nationals have a 7.5 game lead over the Atlanta Braves after they beat the Cubs last night in the nation's capital.
The 2012 Cubs have used more players than any other team in Cubs history.
Yet another road game.
The Cubs will, once again, try to win a road game. (Good luck with that.)
The Washington Nationals recalled OF Corey Brown from Triple-A Syracuse this afternoon, adding a left-handed bat to the outfield and the Nats' bench for the stretch run.
The Washington Nationals as a team didn't seem all that interested in having clinched a winning season with yesterday's win since it was just another one on the way to their ultimate goal.
The Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs play the second game of four tonight in D.C. with Edwin Jackson on the mound for the Nats...
Ben Meyers covered the Washington Nationals' top affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs for the Auburn Citizen and provided reports from Syracuse for us here all season. We talked about the year that was in upstate NY.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 11 | 19 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Luis Valbuena, 5,4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| Brett Jackson, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 |
| Joe Mather, ph,8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Miguel Socolovich, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Sappelt, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Alberto Cabrera, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Beliveau, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Anthony Recker, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Rusin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Jaye Chapman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Campana, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Blake Parker, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Dolis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adrian Cardenas, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| Josh Vitters, ph,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .079 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rusin (L, 0-2) | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 | 43-27 |
| Jaye Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Blake Parker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 17-13 |
| Rafael Dolis | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.12 | 0 | 22-14 |
| Miguel Socolovich | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 29-19 |
| Alberto Cabrera | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.44 | 1 | 14-10 |
| Jeff Beliveau | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.05 | 0 | 28-17 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Werth, 8,9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| Ian Desmond, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| Ryan Zimmerman, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| Steve Lombardozzi, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Michael Morse, 9,7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| Danny Espinosa, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| Tyler Moore, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Tom Gorzelanny, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Ryan Mattheus, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark DeRosa, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .147 |
| Mike Gonzalez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jesus Flores, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Edwin Jackson, P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Christian Garcia, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bryce Harper, CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Jackson (W, 9-9) | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3.63 | 0 | 93-62 |
| Christian Garcia | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 0 | 30-13 |
| Ryan Mattheus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.62 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Mike Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 | 0 | 13-7 |
