July 4, 2008 Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 8
TOR 2 BAL 10
TEX 4 OAK 7
@CHW 1 MIN 12
CLE 3 BOS 6
@NYY 4 SEA 4
DET 1 TBR 11
KCR 2 SDP 5
@ARI 1 ATL 6
HOU 2 CIN 3
WSN 0 COL 18
FLA 17 MIL 9
PIT 1 PHI 3
NYM 2 LAD 10
@SFG 7 CHC 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 22,626

Friday, July 4, 2008, 1:15pm
Time of Game: 2:22

Nationals

34-54

Lost 3

5th, 14½ GB

Manny Acta

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  1
Reds            2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    3  7  0

W: B Arroyo (6-7), L: J Bergmann (1-6), S: F Cordero (17)

Reds

41-47

Won 2

5th, 11½ GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Harris CF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .220  .707   15    2   0   
C Guzman SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .315  .777   17    4   2   
E Dukes LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .262  .798   13    3   0   
D Young 1B                    2   0   2   0    2   0  .278  .800   16    4   0   2B
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .546   17    2   0   
R Belliard 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .771   15    1   1   
P Lo Duca C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .615   20    6   1   
F Lopez 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .636   16    1   1   
J Bergmann P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  A Boone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .720    4    0   0   
  S Shell P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   2   
  J Flores PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .787    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   0   8   0    3   7              143   24   7

BATTING

2B: D Young (6, off B Arroyo).

TB: D Young 3; E Dukes; C Guzman; P Lo Duca; W Harris; R Belliard; J Flores.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Shell-D Young; F Lopez-C Guzman-D Young.

E: E Dukes (4).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .331  .854   19    2   2   
J Bruce CF-LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .822   13    2   0   2B,GDP
K Griffey RF                  2   1   1   2    2   0  .239  .751   14    3   0   HR
B Phillips 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .822   19    4   1   
A Dunn LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .227  .900   15    3   0   
  C Patterson PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .558         0   0   
J Keppinger 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .758    6    1   3   
J Votto 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .821   22    5   0   CS
P Bako C                      2   1   1   0    1   1  .221  .667   17    7   1   
B Arroyo P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .509   10    0   1   
  A Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .392    4    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   3   7   2    5   6              139   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Bruce (7, off J Bergmann).

HR: K Griffey (11, off J Bergmann; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: K Griffey 4; A Dunn 2; J Bruce 2; P Bako; J Hairston; J Votto.

GIDP: J Bruce (3).

RBI: K Griffey 2 (38).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Votto (4, 2nd base by S Shell/P Lo Duca).

PITCHING

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bergmann, L (1-6)            6     6   3   2    3   5   1   4.15   27  106-64   39·10·15    4·12· 3· 0     52    -     0.54  -0.08
S Shell                        2     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.60    7   30-17   10· 3· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
Totals                         8     7   3   2    5   6   1          34  136-81   49·13·19    7·13· 3· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Arroyo, W (6-7)              6     5   0   0    3   3   0   5.82   26   95-54   29· 7·18    8· 8· 4· 0     62    -     1.02   0.31
D Weathers, H (8)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.01    3   11-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.05
J Burton, H (9)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.33    4   15-10    4· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.85   0.05
F Cordero, S (17)              1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.33    5   22-13    7· 1· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.41   0.04
Totals                         9     8   0   0    3   7   0          38  143-86   45·13·28   13·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 22,626.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. W Harris             CF    1. J Hairston           SS 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. J Bruce              CF 
3. E Dukes              LF    3. K Griffey            RF 
4. D Young              1B    4. B Phillips           2B 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. R Belliard           3B    6. J Keppinger          3B 
7. P Lo Duca            C     7. J Votto              1B 
8. F Lopez              2B    8. P Bako               C  
9. J Bergmann           P     9. B Arroyo             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  2   15%  72% K Griffey       J Bergmann      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bruce Scores
   b 4   2  0-2  1--  5    9%  85% B Arroyo        J Bergmann      Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bako Scores/unER; Arroyo to 3B
   t 6   0  3-0  ---  4   -6%  80% D Young         B Arroyo        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 3   0  0-2  1--  4   -5%  74% J Bruce         J Bergmann      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   t 6   1  3-0  --3  5    5%  88% R Belliard      B Arroyo        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  W Harris        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   54%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   53%  E Dukes         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   51%  D Young         Walk; Dukes to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Bergmann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   57%  J Bruce         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   RR     -2-  2   72%  K Griffey       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bruce Scores
   O      ---  3   70%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   71%  A Dunn          Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   70%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   66%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   69%  P Lo Duca       Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  4   72%  F Lopez         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   75%  J Bergmann      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jay Bergmann facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   73%  J Votto         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   72%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   71%  B Arroyo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   73%  W Harris        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   71%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   74%  E Dukes         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   72%  D Young         Walk; Guzman to 2B
   O      12-  3   76%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jay Bergmann facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   79%  J Hairston      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   74%  J Bruce         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   74%  K Griffey       Walk
          1--  6   76%  B Phillips      Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  A Dunn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   75%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   77%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   78%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jay Bergmann facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   77%  J Keppinger     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  5   76%  J Votto         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   77%  P Bako          Walk
   R      1--  5   85%  B Arroyo        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bako Scores/unER; Arroyo to 3B
   O      --3  4   83%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bronson Arroyo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   86%  J Bergmann      Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  3   83%  W Harris        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   86%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   88%  E Dukes         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jay Bergmann facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   87%  J Bruce         Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   87%  K Griffey       Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   86%  B Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   80%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  6   83%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Young to 3B
   O      --3  5   88%  R Belliard      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          --3  6   86%  P Lo Duca       Walk
   O      1-3  5   91%  F Lopez         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jay Bergmann facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   90%  A Dunn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   90%  J Keppinger     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   90%  J Votto         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   91%  P Bako          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Votto to 2B
                  Andy Phillips pinch hits for Bronson Arroyo batting 9th
   O      12-  4   89%  A Phillips      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Weathers replaces Andy Phillips pitching and batting 9th; Aaron Boone pinch hits for Jay Bergmann batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  A Boone         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   93%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  C Guzman        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steven Shell facing 1-2-3
                  Steven Shell replaces Aaron Boone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   93%  J Bruce         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   93%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  3   93%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jared Burton facing 3-4-5
                  Jared Burton replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   95%  E Dukes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   92%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   95%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   97%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steven Shell facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   98%  A Dunn          Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Corey Patterson pinch runs for Adam Dunn batting 5th
   OO     1--  1   97%  J Keppinger     Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt P (Weak SS-2B); Patterson out at 1B/P-1B
          ---  7   97%  J Votto         Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  P Bako          Votto Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Francisco Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Jared Burton pitching and batting 9th; Jay Bruce moves to LF; Corey Patterson moves to CF
          ---  5   93%  P Lo Duca       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   96%  F Lopez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  Jesus Flores pinch hits for Steven Shell batting 9th
          1--  4   92%  J Flores        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  W Harris        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      12-  6  100%  C Guzman        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Reds 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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