Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 5, Chi. Cubs 4
When: 2:20 PM ET, Thursday, August 27, 2009
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 35174
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Bill Welke, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 35174
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Washington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 46-82 | 27-39 | 19-43 | W1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 63-62 | 36-24 | 27-38 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 36-24 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 19-43 record on the road.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cubs have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nationals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- J.D. Martin pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.85. Mike MacDougal closed out the game to get the save and has 14 saves for the season. Randy Wells took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
- Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Ryan Zimmerman, Adam Dunn hit homeruns for Washington.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | Chi. Cubs | |
| J.D. Martin | Player | Randy Wells |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 5.0 | IP | 6.1 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 4 | Hits | 5 |
| 5.40 | ERA | 7.11 |
Hitting
| Washington | Chi. Cubs | |
| Willie Harris | Player | Aramis Ramirez |
| 1 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 3 |
| 0 | HR | 1 |
| 1 | TB | 6 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 5 | 2 | 12 | .161 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 6 | 2 | 12 | .194 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |