Soriano joins elite group
Nationals 8, Brewers 5
Alfonso Soriano carries away second base after his 40th steal of the year. (Nick Wass/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
With his 40th stolen base in the first inning, Alfonso Soriano became the fourth player in Major League history to record 40 homers and 40 steals in a season, setting a strong tone to help the Nationals win. A three-run seventh inning put the game out of reach.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: September 16, 2006
Washington 8, Milwaukee 5
Today's Boxes 9/16/06
BOS 5, NYY 2
NYY 7, BOS 5
PHI 7, HOU 2
OAK 7, CWS 4
CHC 4, CIN 0
STL 6, SF 1
TOR 6, TB 1
DET 2, BAL 0
ATL 2, FLA 1
MIN 4, CLE 1
PIT 3, NYM 2
KC 7, SEA 4
TEX 12, LAA 6
ARI 7, COL 6
SD 11, LAD 2
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Standings thru 9/16/06 | Gameday | Brewers Stats | Nationals Stats
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gwynn , CF5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .294
Graffanino , 2B3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .279
Fielder , 1B4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .280
Hall , SS5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .261
Jenkins , RF5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .264
Hart , LF4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .289
Bell , 3B3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .265
Rivera , C3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250
Bush , P1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .155
a-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spurling , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Clark , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Capellan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shouse , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sarfate , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Rottino , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 6 15
BATTING 2B : Bell (23, Astacio).HR : Fielder (26, 1st inning off Astacio, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Gwynn; Graffanino; Fielder 5; Hall; Jenkins; Hart 2; Bell 2.RBI : Fielder 3 (76), Bell (51), Hart (26).2-out RBI : Hart; Fielder.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gwynn; Bell; Hall 2; Jenkins.S : Clark.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING E : Rivera (4, throw).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .287
Lopez , SS5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .278
Zimmerman , 3B5 2 1 0 0 2 6 .282
Johnson , 1B3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .292
Kearns , RF4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .263
Schneider , C3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .251
Castro , 2B4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .239
Logan , CF3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .292
Astacio , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Wagner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Lombard , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Fick , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
Rodriguez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cordero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 8 11 7 3 5 16
BATTING 2B : Schneider (16, Bush), Kearns (32, Capellan).3B : Castro 2 (2, Bush, Shouse), Zimmerman (3, Capellan).TB : Soriano; Lopez 2; Zimmerman 3; Kearns 3; Schneider 3; Castro 6; Logan.RBI : Johnson (76), Kearns 2 (81), Schneider 2 (51), Castro 2 (6).2-out RBI : Kearns; Schneider; Castro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Castro; Zimmerman 2; Logan.S : Astacio.SF : Schneider.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Soriano (40, 2nd base off Bush/Rivera), Zimmerman (11, 2nd base off Bush/Rivera), Logan (1, 3rd base off Bush/Rivera).
IBB : Johnson (by Capellan).HBP : Astacio (by Bush), Graffanino (by Rivera).Pitches-strikes : Bush 73-45, Spurling 29-16, Capellan 21-11, Shouse 11-6, Sarfate 17-12, Astacio 89-61, Wagner 3-1, Rivera 21-7, Rauch 19-10, Rodriguez 14-9, Cordero 2-2.Ground outs-fly outs : Bush 5-5, Spurling 3-2, Capellan 0-1, Shouse 1-1, Sarfate 1-0, Astacio 8-6, Wagner 1-0, Rivera 1-0, Rauch 2-1, Rodriguez 1-0, Cordero 0-1.Batters faced : Bush 21, Spurling 7, Capellan 4, Shouse 3, Sarfate 4, Astacio 24, Wagner 1, Rivera 5, Rauch 5, Rodriguez 4, Cordero 2.Inherited runners-scored : Shouse 2-2, Wagner 2-0, Rauch 3-0, Cordero 1-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Jim Joyce.Weather : 73 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, L to R.T : 3:07.Att : 24,252.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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