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Chicago Cubs @ 
Washington Nationals
2009-07-16 · Night game · Nationals Park · Att: 26980 · 91°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph R to L · 2:39
Chicago Cubs defeated Washington Nationals 6–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 9th. Rich Harden earned the win. Derrek Lee went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
W: Rich Harden L: John Lannan SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: D.J. Reyburn · 3B: Mike Estabrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reed Johnson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Theriot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Milton Bradley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Derrek Lee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aramis Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alfonso Soriano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Baker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Koyie Hill | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Harden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Micah Hoffpauir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Fuld | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nyjer Morgan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Zimmerman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Josh Willingham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Bard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Lannan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ronnie Belliard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Harden | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
 Angel Guzman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Marmol | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kevin Gregg | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lannan | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
 Jason Bergmann | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Julian Tavarez | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Sean Burnett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Clippard | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Reed Johnson: 9/L9D+
- Ryan Theriot: 43/G4
- Milton Bradley: 9/F9LD
Bot 1
- Nyjer Morgan: 3/P3F
- Nick Johnson: 8/F8RD
- Ryan Zimmerman: K
Top 2
- Derrek Lee: 9/L9D+
- Aramis Ramirez: W
- Alfonso Soriano: K
- Jeff Baker: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Adam Dunn: K
- Josh Willingham: 8/F8LXD
- Cristian Guzman: 7/F7S
Top 3
- Koyie Hill: E5/TH1/G56S.B-2
- Rich Harden: 54/SH/BG25.2-3
- Reed Johnson: K
- Ryan Theriot: D7/L7LS.3-H(UR)
- Milton Bradley: 9/F9LD
Bot 3
- Josh Bard: 4/F9S
- Alberto Gonzalez: T9/L9LM+
- John Lannan: K
- Nyjer Morgan: 43/G4
Top 4
- Derrek Lee: D9/F9LM
- Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LM
- Alfonso Soriano: S8/L8LS-.2-3;BX1(8264)
- Jeff Baker: 9/F9M
Bot 4
- Nick Johnson: 31/G34
- Ryan Zimmerman: K
- Adam Dunn: K
Top 5
- Koyie Hill: 63/G6+
- Rich Harden: 43/G4
- Reed Johnson: S9/L89D+
- Ryan Theriot: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Josh Willingham: 3/F13-
- Cristian Guzman: K
- Josh Bard: HP
- Alberto Gonzalez: S7/G56+.1-2
- John Lannan: 64(1)/FO/G56
Top 6
- Milton Bradley: 6!3/G6+
- Derrek Lee: HR/F9D+
- Aramis Ramirez: 8/F89D
- Alfonso Soriano: 53/G5-
Bot 6
- Nyjer Morgan: S5/BG
- Nick Johnson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Nick Johnson: 63/G6.3-H(UR)
- Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6
- Adam Dunn: K
Top 7
- Jeff Baker: S6/G56+
- Koyie Hill: 54/SH.1-2
- Micah Hoffpauir: 3!/G34+.2-3
- Reed Johnson: S8/G4M.3-H
- Ryan Theriot: WP.1-2
- Ryan Theriot: K
Bot 7
- Josh Willingham: 1/G3S-
- Cristian Guzman: 7/F78M
- Josh Bard: K
Top 8
- Milton Bradley: 8/F8LD
- Derrek Lee: S5/G5+
- Aramis Ramirez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 8
- Alberto Gonzalez: 3/G3-
- Ronnie Belliard: K
- Nyjer Morgan: W
- Nick Johnson: PO1(13)
Top 9
- Alfonso Soriano: W
- Sam Fuld: S9/G34.1-3
- Koyie Hill: S9/L34+.3-H;1-3
- Jake Fox: FC1.3-H(E1)(UR)(NR);1-2
- Reed Johnson: WP.2-3;1-2
- Reed Johnson: 8/F8LM
- Ryan Theriot: 9/SF/L9D+.3-H(UR)
- Milton Bradley: K
Bot 9
- Nick Johnson: 7/F7D+
- Ryan Zimmerman: HR/F9LD+
- Adam Dunn: W
- Josh Willingham: 9/F9LD
- Cristian Guzman: 8/F8RXD
Notes & reviews
- Jim Riggleman's first game as manager of the Nationals
- Alfonso Soriano rounded first too far and was caught diving back into first