MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/24/2043
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2872 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (93-61) 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 10 13 0
Chicago Cubs (43-111) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Nationals, Neal Blast Cubs, 10-0
Mike Neal batted in 3 runs to lead Washington to a win over Chicago. The final score was 10-0. Neal chipped in 1 single and 2 home runs. Washington pitcher Danny Larios got the win, upping his record to 12-6. Jamie Williams got the loss. The first-place Nationals, at 93-61, lead the National League East Division by 5½ games.

Washington won the game in part because of Billy Copsey. The designated hitter ripped a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Nationals ahead, 2-0. For the game, Copsey had 2 doubles and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Copsey.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. McLaurin 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 7 33
M. Salas 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .305 30 100
J. Brody SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .286 14 72
B. Copsey DH 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .285 18 71
M. Neal C 5 2 3 3 0 2 1 .262 30 86
K. Thompson CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .275 23 69
C. Caballero LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 23 85
   a-M. Delgado PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 16 63
J. Wenz 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .270 13 69
J. Kesler RF, LF 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .254 3 26
Totals 40 10 13 10 2 9 10      
a - M. Delgado pinch hit for C. Caballero in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kesler (10, 4th Inning off J. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Copsey 2 (33, 5th Inning off T. Shipman, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off G. Contreras, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Wenz (36, 7th Inning off V. Bermudez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Neal 2 (30, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off V. Bermudez, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Copsey (18, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Brody 2 (14, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Salas (30, 5th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Salas 4 , J. Brody 8 , B. Copsey 8 , M. Neal 9 , M. Delgado , J. Wenz 3 , J. Kesler 2
2-out RBI: , J. Brody 2 , B. Copsey , M. Neal , J. Wenz , J. Kesler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. McLaurin , M. Salas , K. Thompson , J. Kesler
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salas-Wenz-McLaurin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Mercer 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271 9 35
D. Cotto DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .272 12 42
D. Maldonado 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .311 15 77
T. Kessier C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261 19 56
O. Gallardo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 16 70
O. Baskin CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262 9 65
T. Bennett LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275 12 55
   a-J. Eakin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 0 20
   b-J. Cox LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 2 14
C. Fleming 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .256 11 68
J. Castillo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .281 4 45
Totals 33 0 7 0 5 5 18      
a - J. Eakin pinch hit for T. Bennett in the 7th
b - J. Cox substituted for J. Eakin in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Mercer , D. Cotto 2 , T. Kessier , O. Baskin , C. Fleming 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mercer , D. Cotto , D. Maldonado , C. Fleming
GIDP: J. Castillo
Team LOB: 11
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Larios W (12-6) 5.0 4 0 0 3 4 0 87 3.67   
J. Cancelliere 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 4.66   
A. Resendes 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 29 3.57   
J. Kincaid 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Larios 60
Batters Faced: D. Larios 21, J. Cancelliere 7, A. Resendes 7, J. Kincaid 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Larios 2-8, J. Cancelliere 4-1, A. Resendes 1-3, J. Kincaid 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Larios 87-55, J. Cancelliere 25-15, A. Resendes 29-16, J. Kincaid 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kincaid 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams L (3-10) 4.0 8 7 7 0 3 5 56 5.68   
T. Shipman 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 7.30   
G. Contreras 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21 4.57   
V. Bermudez 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 23 6.99   
Z. Green 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 6.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 21
Batters Faced: J. Williams 20, T. Shipman 6, G. Contreras 5, V. Bermudez 6, Z. Green 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 2-7, T. Shipman 1-1, G. Contreras 2-1, V. Bermudez 0-2, Z. Green 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 56-37, T. Shipman 21-15, G. Contreras 21-12, V. Bermudez 23-13, Z. Green 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Contreras 1-0 , V. Bermudez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Neal
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 23193
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