Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 7, Chi. Cubs 6
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, July 21, 2006
Where: RFK Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 35442
Where: RFK Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 35442
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Washington | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Chi. Cubs | 37-58 | 17-28 | 20-30 | L1 |
| Washington | 41-56 | 21-24 | 20-32 | W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Washington Nationals have a 21-24 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 20-30 record on the road.
- Washington has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nationals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cubs have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Jon Rauch pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.32. Chad Cordero closed out the game to get the save and has 15 saves for the season. Bob Howry took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
- Aramis Ramirez (2), John Mabry hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs | Washington | |
| Mark Prior | Player | Pedro Astacio |
| Loss | W/L | Loss |
| 3.1 | IP | 6.1 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 4 | Hits | 6 |
| 10.80 | ERA | 4.26 |
Hitting
| Chi. Cubs | Washington | |
| Aramis Ramirez | Player | Marlon Anderson |
| 2 | Hits | 2 |
| 3 | RBI | 3 |
| 2 | HR | 0 |
| 8 | TB | 3 |
| .500 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Chi. Cubs | 9 | 3 | 20 | .265 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington | 11 | 0 | 13 | .344 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |