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Washington Nationals @ 
Chicago Cubs
2008-08-23 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40708 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph to CF · 2:47
Chicago Cubs defeated Washington Nationals 9–2. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 4th. Ryan Dempster earned the win. Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
W: Ryan Dempster L: Odalis Perez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Derryl Cousins · 1B: Angel Hernandez · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Marty Foster · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Nationals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Emilio Bonifacio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Willie Harris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Zimmerman | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lastings Milledge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ronnie Belliard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesus Flores | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Austin Kearns | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Anderson Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Odalis Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Langerhans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Boone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Orr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alfonso Soriano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Ryan Theriot | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Derrek Lee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Aramis Ramirez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 Reed Johnson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark DeRosa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Geovany Soto | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Kosuke Fukudome | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan Dempster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Daryle Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odalis Perez | 4.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
 Garrett Mock | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Marco Estrada | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
 Carlos Marmol | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sean Marshall | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Emilio Bonifacio: 7/F7M
- Willie Harris: W
- Ryan Zimmerman: S7/G56.1-2
- Lastings Milledge: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 1
- Alfonso Soriano: 7/F78M
- Ryan Theriot: S49/G4+
- Derrek Lee: 54(1)/FO/G56
- Aramis Ramirez: S7/G6+.1-2
- Reed Johnson: K
Top 2
- Ronnie Belliard: S6/G6
- Jesus Flores: K
- Austin Kearns: 8/F8RM
- Anderson Hernandez: 31/G13-
Bot 2
- Mark DeRosa: 53/G56
- Geovany Soto: S7
- Kosuke Fukudome: W.1-2
- Ryan Dempster: 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
- Alfonso Soriano: IW
- Ryan Theriot: 4/L4
Top 3
- Odalis Perez: 3/G3-
- Emilio Bonifacio: K
- Willie Harris: 6/P5F
Bot 3
- Derrek Lee: W
- Aramis Ramirez: 9/F89D
- Reed Johnson: S7/G6.1-2
- Mark DeRosa: S7/L7M.2-3;1-2
- Geovany Soto: 4/IF/P34
- Kosuke Fukudome: K
Top 4
- Ryan Zimmerman: S8/G6M+
- Lastings Milledge: 3/SH/BG34S+.1-2
- Ronnie Belliard: 53/G56S
- Jesus Flores: K
Bot 4
- Ryan Dempster: 3/G34S-
- Alfonso Soriano: W
- Ryan Theriot: S8/F8LS-.1-3
- Derrek Lee: S7/G6+.3-H;1-2
- Aramis Ramirez: HR/L78XD+.2-H;1-H
- Reed Johnson: S9/L9M+
- Mark DeRosa: K
- Geovany Soto: K
Top 5
- Austin Kearns: 5!3/G56S-
- Anderson Hernandez: 4/L34
- Odalis Perez: 8/F89XD
Bot 5
- Kosuke Fukudome: E6/TH/G6.B-1
- Ryan Dempster: 13/SH.1-2
- Alfonso Soriano: D7.2-H(UR)
- Ryan Theriot: 53/G5S
- Derrek Lee: K
Top 6
- Emilio Bonifacio: 6/P6D
- Willie Harris: S9/L9LS.B-3(E9)(E9/TH)
- Ryan Zimmerman: 13/G
- Lastings Milledge: 13/G
Bot 6
- Aramis Ramirez: 53/G5
- Reed Johnson: 53/G56S-
- Mark DeRosa: HR/F8LXD+
- Geovany Soto: K
Top 7
- Ronnie Belliard: 63/G6
- Jesus Flores: 9/F9M
- Austin Kearns: D8/L8LM+
- Anderson Hernandez: S8/L8RS.2-H
- Ryan Langerhans: S1/G3S-.1-2
- Emilio Bonifacio: K
Bot 7
- Kosuke Fukudome: K
- Ryan Dempster: 6/P78S-
- Alfonso Soriano: K
Top 8
- Willie Harris: 43/G34-
- Ryan Zimmerman: S57/G56
- Lastings Milledge: HP.1-2
- Ronnie Belliard: 64(1)/FO/G6M.2-3
- Jesus Flores: K
Bot 8
- Ryan Theriot: S15/G15
- Daryle Ward: W.1-2
- Aramis Ramirez: HR/L9D+.2-H;1-H
- Reed Johnson: 8/L8RM+
- Mark DeRosa: 31/G4S-
- Geovany Soto: K
Top 9
- Austin Kearns: 4/P34
- Anderson Hernandez: S8/L89S
- Aaron Boone: D8/F89XD+.1-3
- Emilio Bonifacio: 9/SF/F9M+.3-H
- Pete Orr: 53/G5