MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
05/27/2070
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 4598 - TUESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (22-31) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
Washington Nationals (23-30) 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 10 2
Nationals Solve Cubs, 6-4
The Washington Nationals downed the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, at Nationals Park. Marlon Butler led the way, going 2-for-4 for Washington. Edulin Traveres, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-4. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 1. Washington has now won 3 straight, while the Cubs have lost 3 in a row.

Butler contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Washington in the bottom of the first. With his team trailing 1-0, Butler took a circle change from Len López and stroked the home run to center. His 7th home run of the season allowed the Nationals to leap in front, 3-1.

"We played hard and won," said Butler. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Johnston LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .261 7 24
P. Martin DH 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .274 6 25
D. Flowers CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .228 7 25
C. Morgan 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .291 5 23
R. González 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .225 5 17
P. Morrow C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 8 24
M. Peterson RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .278 8 26
C. Butler 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .249 2 12
W. Duncan SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .232 1 4
Totals 36 4 7 4 5 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Flowers (11, 1st Inning off E. Traveres, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Martin (19, 5th Inning off E. Traveres, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Duncan (6, 5th Inning off E. Traveres, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Flowers (1, 9th Inning off P. McGhee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Peterson (8, 6th Inning off M. Lindsey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Martin 2 , D. Flowers 5 , C. Morgan , M. Peterson 4 , C. Butler , W. Duncan 2
2-out RBI: C. Morgan , M. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Morgan , R. González 2 , W. Duncan
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Flowers(Overbeek at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Morán 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .227 1 8
Y. Kodo SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .227 5 19
H. Valenzuela RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .311 6 19
D. Overbeek DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .313 7 20
M. Butler C 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .239 7 15
S. Battle 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .195 2 15
   a-C. Everhart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 5 21
   b-M. Brandt 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 5
C. Swyers LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293 2 14
W. Mathis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187 1 8
L. Morris CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .157 1 13
Totals 32 6 10 6 2 8 9      
a - C. Everhart pinch hit for S. Battle in the 8th
b - M. Brandt substituted for C. Everhart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Morán 2 (5, 1st Inning off L. López, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off L. López, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Battle (10, 5th Inning off D. Márquez, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Overbeek (4, 7th Inning off D. Márquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Butler (7, 1st Inning off L. López, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Morán 4 , Y. Kodo , H. Valenzuela 2 , D. Overbeek 2 , M. Butler 5 , S. Battle 2 , C. Swyers
2-out RBI: M. Butler , S. Battle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Overbeek , C. Swyers , W. Mathis
Sac Fly: H. Valenzuela
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Kodo (4)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Kodo (5) , C. Swyers (1)
PB: M. Butler
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. López L (1-7) 4.1 6 5 5 2 5 1 99 5.77   
D. Márquez 2.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 33 2.70   
L. Buell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. López 34
Batters Faced: L. López 21, D. Márquez 11, L. Buell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. López 3-5, D. Márquez 2-3, L. Buell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. López 99-60, D. Márquez 33-24, L. Buell 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Márquez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Traveres W (5-4) 5.0 4 3 2 1 7 0 82 3.13   
M. Lindsey H (2) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 1 35 1.42   
M. Languin H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.98   
P. McGhee SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Traveres 55
Batters Faced: E. Traveres 22, M. Lindsey 9, M. Languin 5, P. McGhee 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Traveres 5-4, M. Lindsey 1-3, M. Languin 0-3, P. McGhee 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Traveres 82-53, M. Lindsey 35-18, M. Languin 18-11, P. McGhee 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marlon Butler
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 25880
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