September 28, 2008 Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Citizens Bank Park, Attendance: 44,945

Sunday, September 28, 2008, 1:35pm
Time of Game: 2:39

Nationals

59-102

Lost 4

5th, 32½ GB

Manny Acta

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  2
Phillies        1  0  0   3  0  1   0  3  X    8 13  0

W: L Walrond (1-1), L: O Perez (7-12)

Phillies

92-70

Won 3

1st

Charlie Manuel

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Bonifacio 2B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .633   20    1   2   CS
A Hernandez SS                3   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .790   15    0   2   2B
K Casto 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .215  .610   16    6   0   2B
R Langerhans RF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .234  .776   14    4   0   
A Gonzalez 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .684   15    1   2   
R Bernadina CF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .544   22    2   0   
L Montz C                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .143  .594   13    8   0   HR
P Orr LF                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .253  .589   12    2   0   
O Perez P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .340    1    0   0   
  S Martis P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125    4    0   0   
  L Milledge PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .732    5    0   0   
  M Estrada P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Boone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .683    1    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    2   8              138   24   7

BATTING

2B: K Casto (10, off K Kendrick); A Hernandez (4, off K Kendrick).

HR: L Montz (1, off K Kendrick; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: L Montz 4; A Hernandez 3; P Orr 2; K Casto 2; R Langerhans; A Gonzalez; E Bonifacio.

RBI: L Montz (3); K Casto (16); A Gonzalez (10).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: K Casto (2); A Hernandez (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Bonifacio (4, 2nd base by L Walrond/L Marson).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Taguchi LF                  5   1   3   3    0   0  .220  .580   18    3   0   3B
E Bruntlett SS                5   1   2   1    0   0  .217  .594   15    1   2   2B
T Iguchi 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .232  .598   17    1   2   2B
G Jenkins RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .693   16    3   0   
C Coste 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .748   20    7   1   
M Cervenak 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .308   15    0   0   
G Golson CF                   4   1   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   16    2   0   
L Marson C                    4   2   2   2    0   2  .500 1.750   20    9   1   HR
K Kendrick P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .271    1    0   1   
  J Werth PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .861    8    0   0   SB
  L Walrond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Howard PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .882    3    0   0   
  J Happ P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Seanez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stairs PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .750    1    0   0   HR
  C Condrey P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         1   0   
Totals                       38   8  13   7    1   8              150   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Iguchi (15, off O Perez); E Bruntlett (9, off O Perez).

3B: S Taguchi (1, off S Martis).

HR: M Stairs (13, off M Estrada; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); L Marson (1, off M Estrada; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: S Taguchi 5; L Marson 5; M Stairs 4; E Bruntlett 3; T Iguchi 3; G Jenkins; J Werth; R Howard.

RBI: S Taguchi 3 (9); L Marson 2 (2); M Stairs (49); E Bruntlett (15).

2-out RBI: S Taguchi 3; E Bruntlett.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Werth (20, 2nd base off O Perez/L Montz).

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
O Perez, L (7-12)              3.2   8   4   3    1   5   0   4.34   20   83-56   32· 9·15    7· 4· 3· 0     35    -     1.10  -0.30
S Martis                       2.1   2   1   1    0   3   0   5.66    9   36-25   14· 6· 5    3· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.76   0.01
M Estrada                      2     3   3   2    0   0   2   7.82   10   28-19   13· 2· 4    5· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.03
Totals                         8    13   8   6    1   8   2          39  147-100  59·17·24   15·12· 3· 0          1-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Kendrick                     4     4   3   3    0   1   1   5.49   16   53-32   22· 2· 8    6· 7· 2· 0     43    -     0.87  -0.14
L Walrond, W (1-1)             2     2   0   0    0   4   0   6.10    7   24-18    6· 8· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.36   0.15
J Happ, H (1)                  1.2   2   0   0    1   3   0   3.69    8   39-23   13· 3· 7    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.24   0.08
R Seanez, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.53    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.73   0.07
C Condrey                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.26    5   17-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   8   1          37  136-85   49·14·22    9·11· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: O Perez (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 44,945.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 5mph , Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Philadelphia Phillies                
1. E Bonifacio          2B    1. S Taguchi            LF 
2. A Hernandez          SS    2. E Bruntlett          SS 
3. K Casto              1B    3. T Iguchi             2B 
4. R Langerhans         RF    4. G Jenkins            RF 
5. A Gonzalez           3B    5. C Coste              1B 
6. R Bernadina          CF    6. M Cervenak           3B 
7. L Montz              C     7. G Golson             CF 
8. P Orr                LF    8. L Marson             C  
9. O Perez              P     9. K Kendrick           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  3-1  -23  5   21%  54% S Taguchi       O Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Marson Scores; Werth Scores; Taguchi to 2B/Adv on E3
   b 4   2  3-3  -2-  3   13%  67% E Bruntlett     O Perez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Taguchi Scores/unER
   b 6   2  3-4  1--  2   12%  84% S Taguchi       S Martis        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Howard Scores
   t 4   0  1-1  -2-  2  -11%  32% K Casto         K Kendrick      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Hernandez Scores
   t 3   0  1-0  ---  2  -11%  50% L Montz         K Kendrick      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Kendrick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  E Bonifacio     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   54%  A Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  K Casto         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   55%  E Bruntlett     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  4   63%  T Iguchi        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bruntlett to 3B
   R      -23      68%  G Jenkins       Wild Pitch; Bruntlett Scores; Iguchi to 3B
   O      --3  2   63%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          --3  8   64%  C Coste         Walk
   O      1-3  3   60%  M Cervenak      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle Kendrick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  R Langerhans    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   64%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   66%  R Bernadina     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  G Golson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   62%  L Marson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   61%  K Kendrick      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle Kendrick facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   50%  L Montz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   53%  P Orr           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   54%  O Perez         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   56%  E Bonifacio     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  S Taguchi       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   51%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   53%  T Iguchi        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  3   55%  G Jenkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Iguchi to 2B
   O      12-  7   50%  C Coste         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Kyle Kendrick facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   43%  A Hernandez     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  2   32%  K Casto         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Hernandez Scores
   O      -2-  3   33%  R Langerhans    Groundout: 2B-1B; Casto to 3B
   R      --3  2   27%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Casto Scores
   O      1--  5   30%  R Bernadina     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   32%  L Montz         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   29%  M Cervenak      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   27%  G Golson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   28%  L Marson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
                  Jayson Werth pinch hits for Kyle Kendrick batting 9th
          1--  8   32%  J Werth         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Marson to 3B
          1-3      33%  S Taguchi       Werth Steals 2B
   RR     -23  5   54%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Marson Scores; Werth Scores; Taguchi to 2B/Adv on E3
   R      -2-  3   67%  E Bruntlett     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Taguchi Scores/unER
                  Shairon Martis replaces Odalis Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   64%  T Iguchi        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 4.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-4, Les Walrond facing 8-9-1
                  Les Walrond replaces Jayson Werth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   67%  P Orr           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  S Martis        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   67%  E Bonifacio     Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  2   71%  A Hernandez     Bonifacio Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Shairon Martis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   68%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   67%  C Coste         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   66%  M Cervenak      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 4.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-4, Les Walrond facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   60%  A Hernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   65%  K Casto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   70%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   74%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Shairon Martis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   72%  G Golson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   70%  L Marson        Strikeout Looking
                  Ryan Howard pinch hits for Les Walrond batting 9th
          ---  3   71%  R Howard        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  2   84%  S Taguchi       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Howard Scores
   O      --3  2   81%  E Bruntlett     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 5.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, J.A. Happ facing 6-7-8
                  J.A. Happ replaces Ryan Howard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   85%  R Bernadina     Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   87%  L Montz         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   85%  P Orr           Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Lastings Milledge pinch hits for Shairon Martis batting 9th
   O      1--  5   89%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Marco Estrada facing 3-4-5
                  Marco Estrada replaces Lastings Milledge pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  T Iguchi        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   87%  G Jenkins       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   86%  C Coste         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 5.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, J.A. Happ facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   90%  E Bonifacio     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   85%  A Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  7   90%  K Casto         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   87%  R Langerhans    Single to RF (Line Drive); Hernandez to 2B
                  Rudy Seanez replaces J.A. Happ pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   94%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Marco Estrada facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   95%  M Cervenak      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   94%  G Golson        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
   RR     1--  4   99%  L Marson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Golson Scores/unER
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Rudy Seanez batting 9th
   R      ---  1   99%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   99%  S Taguchi       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   99%  E Bruntlett     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  1   99%  T Iguchi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 8.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-8, Clay Condrey facing 6-7-8
                  Clay Condrey replaces Matt Stairs pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   99%  R Bernadina     Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  L Montz         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   99%  P Orr           Single to RF (Line Drive); Bernadina to 2B
                  Aaron Boone pinch hits for Marco Estrada batting 9th
   O      12-  1  100%  A Boone         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  6  100%  E Bonifacio     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Phillies 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation