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    Cubs falter in finale
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    Nationals 5, Cubs 4
    Lou Piniella watched as his team dropped its 14th in the past 20 games. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
    By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
    The lineup -- led by homers from Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee -- tried to pick up Randy Wells, who put the Cubs in an early hole, but the rally fell short when Lee was put out at home in the seventh trying to score on a wild pitch.
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    Series at a glance:
    WSH
    Washington (46-82)
    Won 1     		Washington 5, Chi Cubs 4   CHC
    Chi Cubs (63-62)
    Lost 1
    August 27, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Washington
    		 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   5 5 0
    Chi Cubs
    		 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0   4 6 0
    Standings thru 8/27/09  |  Recap: WSH | CHC  |  Gameday  |  Nationals stats  |  Cubs stats
    Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Morgan, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .307
      Harris, CF 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .230
    Guzman, C, SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .303
    Zimmerman, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .303
    Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .283
      MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296
      Padilla, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
    Belliard, 2B-1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249
    Dukes, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .236
    Bard, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
    Martin, J, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231
      Clippard, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Gonzalez, Al, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
    Totals 31 5 5 5 6 5 12  

    BATTING
    2B: Guzman, C (22, Wells).
    HR: Zimmerman (27, 1st inning off Wells, 1 on, 0 out), Dunn, A (34, 3rd inning off Wells, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Zimmerman 4; Guzman, C 2; Dunn, A 4; Harris; Bard.
    RBI: Guzman, C 2 (46), Zimmerman 2 (88), Dunn, A (90).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C.
    SAC: Bard.
    Team RISP: 2-for-5.
    Team LOB: 6.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Morgan 2 (42, 2nd base off Wells/Hill, K, 3rd base off Wells/Hill, K).
    		 
    Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Theriot, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293
    Bradley, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255
    Lee, D, 1B 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .293
    Ramirez, Ar, 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .328
    Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
    Soriano, A, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
    Fontenot, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .226
      Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Fox, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
      Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Grabow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Hill, K, C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240
      b-Fuld, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
    Wells, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189
      Baker, J, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .281
    Totals 31 4 6 4 4 7 14  

    a-Struck out for Gregg in the 8th. b-Walked for Hill, K in the 9th.

    BATTING
    HR: Ramirez, Ar (11, 3rd inning off Martin, J, 1 on, 2 out), Lee, D (25, 5th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 1 out).
    TB: Ramirez, Ar 6; Fontenot; Lee, D 5.
    RBI: Ramirez, Ar 3 (42), Lee, D (86).
    2-out RBI: Ramirez, Ar 3.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano, A 2; Theriot 2; Bradley.
    SAC: Wells.
    Team RISP: 2-for-7.
    Team LOB: 7.
     
    Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Martin, J (W, 3-3) 5.0 4 3 3 2 2 2 4.85
    Clippard (H, 2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 2.63
    Burnett, S (H, 10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
    MacDougal (S, 14) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.10
    		 
    Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Wells (L, 9-7) 6.1 5 5 5 4 4 2 3.06
    Gregg 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.20
    Guzman, A 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.20
    Grabow 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.81

    Game Scores: Martin, J 47, Wells 43.
    WP: MacDougal.
    HBP: Theriot (by Martin, J), Lee, D (by Martin, J).
    Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 103-64, Clippard 30-20, Burnett, S 11-5, MacDougal 27-18, Wells 110-65, Gregg 13-8, Guzman, A 11-6, Grabow 9-4.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 4-7, Clippard 1-0, Burnett, S 1-0, MacDougal 3-0, Wells 6-5, Gregg 1-0, Guzman, A 1-1, Grabow 0-1.
    Batters faced: Martin, J 23, Clippard 8, Burnett, S 1, MacDougal 6, Wells 28, Gregg 5, Guzman, A 3, Grabow 2.
    Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 2-0, Gregg 1-0, Grabow 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Rob Drake.
    Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy.
    Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
    T: 2:46.
    Att: 35,174.
    Venue: Wrigley Field.
    August 27, 2009
    August 27, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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