August 8, 2008 Washington Nationals at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Miller Park, Attendance: 43,209

Friday, August 8, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:25

Nationals

44-72

Lost 1

5th, 18½ 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  5  1
Brewers         1  1  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    5  6  2

W: C Sabathia (12-8), L: C Balester (2-4)

Brewers

65-51

Won 3

2nd, 5 GB

Dale Sveum

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Bonifacio 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .750    9    2   2   GDP
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .742   15    0   4   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .722   16    3   1   
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .633   10    2   0   GDP
L Milledge CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .712    8    2   0   SB
J Flores C                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .281  .780    6    4   2   
R Belliard 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .799   14    6   0   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
W Harris LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .785    9    1   0   
C Balester P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .661    3    1   0   
  K Casto PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .606    6    0   0   
  G Mock P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Langerhans 1B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .750    7    3   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    1   9              103   24  11

BATTING

TB: J Flores 2; L Milledge 2; C Guzman.

GIDP: A Kearns (8); E Bonifacio (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Balester (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Milledge (15, 2nd base off C Sabathia/J Kendall).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Weeks 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .229  .715   15    2   5   
J Hardy SS                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .282  .810   16    3   6   HR
R Braun LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .300  .927   16    0   0   
P Fielder 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .279  .893   13   10   0   
C Hart RF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .284  .810   22    2   0   SF
C Counsell 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .228  .624   21    0   0   
M Cameron CF                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .239  .823   17    1   0   HR
J Kendall C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .643   14    9   0   
C Sabathia P                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .680   14    0   1   
Totals                       30   5   6   4    5   6              148   27  12

BATTING

HR: M Cameron (18, off C Balester; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Hardy (16, off J Colome; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: C Hart (4, off C Balester).

TB: J Hardy 5; M Cameron 4; P Fielder; C Sabathia; R Braun.

RBI: C Hart (67); M Cameron (48); P Fielder (68); J Hardy (50).

2-out RBI: P Fielder; J Hardy.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Sabathia-J Hardy-P Fielder; J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder.

E: C Sabathia (1); J Hardy (9).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Hardy (2nd base by C Balester).

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
C Balester, L (2-4)            5     5   4   3    1   4   1   4.66   21   78-53   30· 8·15    7· 5· 4· 0     46    -     0.69  -0.19
G Mock                         1     0   0   0    2   1   0   4.91    5   23-12    5· 3· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
J Colome                       2     1   1   1    2   1   1   4.73   10   40-22   12· 2· 8    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         8     6   5   4    5   6   2          36  141-87   47·13·27   11·10· 4· 0           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia, W (12-8)           9     5   0   0    1   9   0   3.11   32  103-77   44·17·16   15· 4· 3· 0     85    -     0.60   0.31
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   9   0          32  103-77   44·17·16   15· 4· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Balester 2 (3); J Colome (7).

IBB: None.

PO: C Balester (1; J Hardy, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 43,209.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. E Bonifacio          2B    1. R Weeks              2B 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. J Hardy              SS 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. R Braun              LF 
4. A Kearns             RF    4. P Fielder            1B 
5. L Milledge           CF    5. C Hart               RF 
6. J Flores             C     6. C Counsell           3B 
7. R Belliard           1B    7. M Cameron            CF 
8. W Harris             LF    8. J Kendall            C  
9. C Balester           P     9. C Sabathia           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  ---  4   10%  73% M Cameron       C Balester      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  1    9%  62% P Fielder       C Balester      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Weeks Scores
   b 3   1  0-2  -23  4    4%  87% C Hart          C Balester      Wild Pitch; Hardy Scores; Braun to 3B
   t 4   1  4-0  1--  1    4%  91% A Kearns        C Sabathia      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 3   0  0-2  1--  7    4%  83% R Braun         C Balester      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hardy to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  E Bonifacio     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  6   54%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Collin Balester facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  R Weeks         Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  J Hardy         Strikeout Looking
          1--      57%  R Braun         Wild Pitch; Weeks to 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Weeks to 3B
   R      --3  1   62%  P Fielder       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Weeks Scores
   O      1--  5   60%  C Hart          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   65%  L Milledge      Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   63%  J Flores        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   66%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Collin Balester facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   64%  C Counsell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  4   73%  M Cameron       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   72%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   73%  C Sabathia      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   71%  R Weeks         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   74%  W Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  C Balester      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   77%  E Bonifacio     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Collin Balester facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   79%  J Hardy         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  7   83%  R Braun         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hardy to 2B
   O      12-  6   79%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          12-      83%  C Hart          Hardy Picked off 2B, safe on E1 (throw); Hardy to 3B; Braun to 2B
   R      -23      87%  " "             Wild Pitch; Hardy Scores; Braun to 3B
   RO     --3  5   88%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Braun Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   88%  C Counsell      Foul Popfly: P (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   85%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   88%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  1   91%  A Kearns        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Collin Balester facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   91%  M Cameron       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   90%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   90%  C Sabathia      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, C.C. Sabathia facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   87%  L Milledge      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   90%  J Flores        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-- 10   92%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
          1--      91%  W Harris        Milledge Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   93%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Collin Balester facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   93%  R Weeks         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   92%  J Hardy         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   92%  R Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, C.C. Sabathia facing 9-1-2
                  Kory Casto pinch hits for Collin Balester batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  K Casto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  E Bonifacio     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Garrett Mock facing 4-5-6
                  Garrett Mock replaces Kory Casto pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  P Fielder       Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   94%  C Hart          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  7   95%  C Counsell      Walk
          1--  5   95%  M Cameron       Walk; Counsell to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  J Kendall       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, C.C. Sabathia facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   96%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   96%  L Milledge      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  1   94%  J Flores        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Milledge to 2B
   O      12-  1   97%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jesus Colome facing 9-1-2
                  Jesus Colome replaces Ron Belliard pitching and batting 7th; Ryan Langerhans replaces Garrett Mock playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  C Sabathia      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  R Weeks         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   R      ---  5   98%  J Hardy         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   98%  R Braun         Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  P Fielder       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   98%  R Langerhans    Walk
   OO     1--  1   99%  E Bonifacio     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jesus Colome facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  C Hart          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   99%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Counsell to 1B
          1--  7  100%  M Cameron       Walk; Counsell to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Counsell to 3B
   O      1-3  1   99%  C Sabathia      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   99%  C Guzman        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
   O      1--  2   99%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Zimmerman to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  2  100%  A Kearns        Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  2  100%  L Milledge      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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