Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 5, Chi. Cubs 4
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Chris Guccione, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Mike Everitt
Attendance: 19631
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Chi. Cubs 020002000481
Washington 20002010-5130
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 35-53 20-26 15-27 L3
Washington 45-43 27-15 18-28 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Washington Nationals have a 27-15 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 15-27 record on the road.
  • Washington has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Nationals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Ryan Mattheus pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.59. Drew Storen closed out the game to get the save and has 22 saves for the season. Kerry Wood took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Danny Espinosa, Ryan Zimmerman hit homeruns for Washington. Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Pena hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   Washington
Randy Wells Player Tom Gorzelanny
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 6.0
5 Strikeouts 6
10 Hits 7
9.00 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Washington
Reed JohnsonPlayer Ryan Zimmerman
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 2
0 HR 1
2 TB 8
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Chi. Cubs 8 2 15 .250 10 4 1 1 1
Washington 13 2 22 .371 10 5 3 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs. The Nationals have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .477 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Cubs have a W/L % of .257 after a win and .491 after a loss.