Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 9, Washington 4
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 36562
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 36562
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 45-82 | 27-39 | 18-43 | L1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 63-61 | 36-23 | 27-38 | W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 36-23 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 18-43 record on the road.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Nationals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Angel Guzman pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.23. Jason Bergmann took the loss for Washington.
- Milton Bradley had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | Chi. Cubs | |
| Livan Hernandez | Player | Rich Harden |
| Loss | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 5 | Hits | 5 |
| 3.00 | ERA | 3.00 |
Hitting
| Washington | Chi. Cubs | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Player | Koyie Hill |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 2 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 4 |
| .667 | Avg | 1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 7 | 0 | 9 | .233 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 13 | 1 | 20 | .361 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |