Game Wrapup


	Cubs falter in finale

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:

Tue. 08/25: WSH 15, CHC 6
Wed. 08/26: CHC 9, WSH 4
Thu. 08/27: WSH 5, CHC 4

Washington (46-82)
Won 1

Washington 5, Chi Cubs 4

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

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, Je, 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

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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