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Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

2015-05-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 38463 · 72°F, overcast · Wind 13 mph to CF · 2:39

Washington Nationals defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Denard Span homers (4) on a line drive to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Wilson Ramos homers (3) on a line drive to right center field — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Tanner Roark L: Justin Grimm SV: Drew Storen

Umpires — HP: Ryan Blakney · 1B: Mike DiMuro · 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 3B: Bob Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ian Desmond	4	0	1	0	0	2
Yunel Escobar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Harper	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ryan Zimmerman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Wilson Ramos	4	1	1	1	0	0
Danny Espinosa	3	0	0	0	1	2
Michael Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tanner Roark	2	0	1	0	0	1
Blake Treinen	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kris Bryant	3	1	2	1	0	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Starlin Castro	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jorge Soler	4	0	1	0	0	2
Chris Coghlan	2	0	1	0	1	0
David Ross	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tsuyoshi Wada	2	0	0	0	0	1
Addison Russell	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Baxter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel Montero	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tanner Roark	5.0	3	1	3
Blake Treinen	2.0	2	0	3
Matt Thornton	0.1	0	0	0
Aaron Barrett	0.2	0	0	1
Drew Storen	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tsuyoshi Wada	5.1	4	2	6
Justin Grimm	0.2	1	0	1
Jason Motte	1.0	0	0	0
Zac Rosscup	1.0	0	1	0
Hector Rondon	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denard Span: HR/F9D+
Ian Desmond: S1/G13+
Yunel Escobar: 9/F9LSF
Bryce Harper: K
Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6

Bot 1

Dexter Fowler: 13/G15S-
Kris Bryant: HR/L78XD+
Anthony Rizzo: 2/F25F-
Starlin Castro: 63/G6

Top 2

Wilson Ramos: 43/G4
Danny Espinosa: K
Michael Taylor: 43/G4MD

Bot 2

Jorge Soler: 43/G4+
Chris Coghlan: W
David Ross: 9/F89D
Tsuyoshi Wada: 7/F78D

Top 3

Tanner Roark: K
Denard Span: 7/L78M
Ian Desmond: K

Bot 3

Addison Russell: K
Dexter Fowler: 9/F89XD+
Kris Bryant: S6/G6S-
Anthony Rizzo: 9/F89D+

Top 4

Yunel Escobar: 63/G56
Bryce Harper: D9/L9M+
Ryan Zimmerman: W
Wilson Ramos: 3/F3DF-.2-3
Danny Espinosa: W.1-2
Michael Taylor: K

Bot 4

Starlin Castro: 63/G6
Jorge Soler: S8/G6M+
Chris Coghlan: CS2(26)
Chris Coghlan: 43/G34

Top 5

Tanner Roark: S6/G56
Denard Span: 13/SH/BG15S.1-2
Ian Desmond: WP.2-3
Ian Desmond: K
Yunel Escobar: 9/F9LM

Bot 5

David Ross: K
Tsuyoshi Wada: K
Addison Russell: 3/F3F-

Top 6

Bryce Harper: 4/F4M
Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6M-
Wilson Ramos: HR/F89XD+
Danny Espinosa: K

Bot 6

Dexter Fowler: K
Kris Bryant: K
Anthony Rizzo: D9/L9LS+
Starlin Castro: 8/L8RXD+

Top 7

Michael Taylor: E3/BG3+
Blake Treinen: 24/SH/BG13S-.1-2
Denard Span: 43/G4.2-3
Ian Desmond: 7/F7D

Bot 7

Jorge Soler: K
Chris Coghlan: S8/G4M
Mike Baxter: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S

Top 8

Yunel Escobar: 9/F89M
Bryce Harper: W
Ryan Zimmerman: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 8

Miguel Montero: 4/F9S-
Addison Russell: K
Dexter Fowler: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Wilson Ramos: 53/G5
Danny Espinosa: 5/F13S-
Michael Taylor: K

Bot 9

Kris Bryant: HP/MREV
Anthony Rizzo: 6/F78S
Starlin Castro: 8/F8RXD+
Jorge Soler: K

Notes & reviews

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