MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
06/21/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1528 - FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (36-28) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 11 1
Washington Nationals (35-30) 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 X 5 8 0
Nationals Beat Cubs, 5-4
The Washington Nationals topped the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, at Nationals Park. Washington left fielder Chris Rutigliano was a spark plug for the offense. He was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Dallas Cart picked up the save, his 13th. The Nationals improved to 35-30.

Chris Becerra, who is on pace for 82 RBI this season, came through for Washington with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the seventh. The second baseman went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 runs batted in.

Becerra told a Washington Observer reporter that he was "very pleased" with the win.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hudkins RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .345 6 25
M. Gerena SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .356 13 41
M. Jimenez 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .304 7 37
J. Van Vleet C 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .335 15 43
J. Sanders DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .214 10 26
N. Wilder LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .281 6 25
J. Esposito 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .252 6 28
T. Ash 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 4 .221 6 32
C. Buffington CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .250 6 28
Totals 36 4 11 4 4 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Esposito 2 (16, 3rd Inning off N. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off N. Palmer, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Jimenez (10, 6th Inning off N. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Van Vleet (1, 6th Inning off N. Palmer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Jimenez 4 , J. Van Vleet 3 , N. Wilder 2 , J. Esposito 4 , T. Ash 2 , C. Buffington
2-out RBI: M. Jimenez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hudkins , J. Van Vleet , J. Sanders , C. Buffington
GIDP: J. Van Vleet
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Buffington (13)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Martinko (1)
OF assists: 1 (Hudkins(Reyes at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rutigliano LF 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .284 2 23
   a-S. Jaynes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 5
C. Becerra 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .279 6 33
J. Reyes 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 2 17
   b-J. Coe LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 1
B. McGinnis DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .356 10 29
C. Montague 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .332 8 35
C. Anderson SS, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 4 33
G. Beekhuizen C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 6 23
Z. Anderson RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258 4 22
M. Pirovano CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 3 21
Totals 30 5 8 5 2 9 6      
a - S. Jaynes substituted for C. Rutigliano in the 9th
b - J. Coe substituted for J. Reyes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Beekhuizen (6, 3rd Inning off B. Martinko, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Anderson (7, 5th Inning off B. Martinko, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Becerra (10, 7th Inning off B. Martinko, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Becerra (6, 4th Inning off B. Martinko, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Rutigliano (2, 5th Inning off B. Martinko, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Rutigliano 4 , C. Becerra 6 , J. Reyes , B. McGinnis , C. Anderson , G. Beekhuizen 2 , Z. Anderson 2
2-out RBI: C. Becerra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rutigliano , J. Reyes , C. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: M. Pirovano
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rutigliano (27) , J. Reyes (5)
CS: C. Anderson 2 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jaynes-Becerra-Montague)
OF assists: 1 (Pirovano(Wilder at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Martinko L (7-4) 6.2 7 5 5 2 6 2 103 4.20   
J. Hager 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Martinko 44
Batters Faced: B. Martinko 29, J. Hager 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Martinko 3-9, J. Hager 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Martinko 103-66, J. Hager 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hager 1-0
WP: B. Martinko
Hit Batsmen: B. Martinko
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Palmer 6.2 9 4 4 2 8 0 109 4.01   
T. Large W (1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 18 2.00   
D. Cart SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Palmer 46
Batters Faced: N. Palmer 31, T. Large 6, D. Cart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Palmer 5-7, T. Large 0-1, D. Cart 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Palmer 109-73, T. Large 18-11, D. Cart 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Large 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Rutigliano
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 28380
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