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Washington Nationals @ Chicago Cubs

2017-08-04 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 41396 · 63°F, overcast · Wind 17 mph L to R · 2:43

Washington Nationals defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Daniel Murphy homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Howie Kendrick scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Daniel Murphy homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Howie Kendrick scores — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Tanner Roark L: Kyle Hendricks SV: Sean Doolittle

Umpires — HP: Mark Ripperger · 1B: Chad Whitson · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Goodwin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Howie Kendrick	3	2	2	0	1	0
Bryce Harper	4	0	2	0	0	0
Daniel Murphy	4	2	3	3	0	0
Anthony Rendon	2	0	0	1	1	1
Adam Lind	4	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Wieters	3	0	0	0	1	3
Wilmer Difo	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tanner Roark	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jon Jay	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kris Bryant	4	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Rizzo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willson Contreras	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Zobrist	2	0	0	0	1	0
Kyle Schwarber	3	1	1	0	1	2
Jason Heyward	4	0	1	0	0	0
Javier Baez	4	1	1	2	0	2
Kyle Hendricks	2	0	0	0	0	2
Ian Happ	1	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tanner Roark	6.1	5	3	4
Brandon Kintzler	0.2	0	1	0
Ryan Madson	1.0	0	0	2
Sean Doolittle	1.0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Hendricks	7.0	5	2	5
Carl Edwards	1.0	2	1	0
Koji Uehara	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian Goodwin: 6/F56D-
Howie Kendrick: S8/G4M+
Bryce Harper: 5/L56
Daniel Murphy: HR/F89D+.1-H
Anthony Rendon: K

Bot 1

Jon Jay: S8/L8RS
Kris Bryant: 8/F8LD
Anthony Rizzo: 5/F5F-
Willson Contreras: 43/G4-

Top 2

Adam Lind: 63/G4MD
Matt Wieters: W
Wilmer Difo: K
Tanner Roark: 53/G56S-

Bot 2

Ben Zobrist: W
Kyle Schwarber: K
Jason Heyward: 91(1)/FO/F8RS
Javier Baez: 7/L7M

Top 3

Brian Goodwin: 31/G4
Howie Kendrick: S6/G56
Bryce Harper: SB2
Bryce Harper: S6/G56-.2-3
Daniel Murphy: 9/F89S
Anthony Rendon: W.1-2
Adam Lind: 31/G34+

Bot 3

Kyle Hendricks: K
Jon Jay: W
Kris Bryant: S8/G6+.1-2
Anthony Rizzo: 56(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 4

Matt Wieters: K
Wilmer Difo: 3/G34
Tanner Roark: 63/G6

Bot 4

Willson Contreras: 43/G4
Ben Zobrist: 63/G6
Kyle Schwarber: W
Jason Heyward: 43/G34

Top 5

Brian Goodwin: 7/F7D+
Howie Kendrick: 3/L3-
Bryce Harper: 2/F25F-

Bot 5

Javier Baez: K
Kyle Hendricks: K
Jon Jay: 43/G4+

Top 6

Daniel Murphy: HR/F78XD+
Anthony Rendon: 4/L4MD+
Adam Lind: 7/F78M
Matt Wieters: K

Bot 6

Kris Bryant: 53/G56
Anthony Rizzo: 43/G34-
Willson Contreras: S9/L9S
Ben Zobrist: 63/G6

Top 7

Wilmer Difo: 13/G13-
Tanner Roark: 6/F8RS
Brian Goodwin: K

Bot 7

Kyle Schwarber: D9/L89D+
Jason Heyward: 7/F78S
Javier Baez: HR/F8LXD+.2-H
Ian Happ: W
Jon Jay: 64(1)/FO/G6
Kris Bryant: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 8

Howie Kendrick: W
Bryce Harper: S9/L4D.1-2
Daniel Murphy: S8/L8RM-.2-3;1-2
Anthony Rendon: 9/SF/L9M.3-H
Adam Lind: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M+

Bot 8

Anthony Rizzo: K
Willson Contreras: 63/G6
Ben Zobrist: HP
Kyle Schwarber: K

Top 9

Matt Wieters: K
Wilmer Difo: K
Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6

Bot 9

Jason Heyward: S9/L34+
Javier Baez: K
Ian Happ: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Notes & reviews

Nationals challenged call that Harper was out at 1st; call was overturned - single
Nationals challenged call that Jay was safe at 1st to avoid double play; call was upheld - safe at 1st, no DP

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