| Final - 9.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Washington Nationals | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Washington Nationals' right-hander Jordan Zimmermann doesn't like pitching on extra rest and both he and Nats' manager Davey Johnson believe that was the problem in his last outing against St. Louis.
The Cubs are bad now. The Cubs were bad in 1966. This game had a familiar tone.
The Washington Nationals hit six home runs last night. That's six per game in back-to-back games against the Chicago Cubs, and Bryce Harper's two in the win put in ever-more elite company in baseball history.
The Washington Nationals hit six home runs for the second game in a row and Gio Gonzalez threw 7.0 scoreless innings in a 9-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
And, a likely loss.
Some stuff will happen.
The Cubs have lost four in a row. Will they avoid their fifth straight?
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.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mather, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 |
| Brett Jackson, ph,8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| Dave Sappelt, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Bryan LaHair, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Anthony Recker, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Vitters, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .076 |
| Alberto Cabrera, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jaye Chapman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Adrian Cardenas, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Chris Volstad, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .136 |
| Tony Campana, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Michael Bowden, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Blake Parker, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad (L, 2-10) | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6.23 | 0 | 89-46 |
| Michael Bowden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.56 | 0 | 24-16 |
| Blake Parker | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 20-9 |
| Alberto Cabrera | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.94 | 0 | 16-9 |
| Jaye Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Bernadina, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Bryce Harper, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .259 |
| Ryan Zimmerman, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .282 |
| Mark DeRosa, pr,5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| Corey Brown, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Michael Morse, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| Craig Stammen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ian Desmond, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| Danny Espinosa, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Kurt Suzuki, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 |
| Gio Gonzalez, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| Chad Tracy, ph,3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gio Gonzalez (W, 18-7) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.98 | 0 | 93-61 |
| Craig Stammen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.52 | 0 | 30-19 |
