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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 34,255, Time of Game: 3:08
Nationals
6
59-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
 at Astros
5
60-52
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 11½ GB
S: Chad Cordero (37)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  1  2   2  1  0   0  0  0    6  8  1
Astros          0  1  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    5  9  0

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brandon Watson LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .400 1.600 20 13 0.126 0.81 0.183 -0.057 1.3 2 0 HR,2B
Jose Vidro 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .764 16 11 0.009 0.77 0.042 -0.033 -0.1 3 2 SF
Nick Johnson 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 .316 .945 19 5 0.063 0.79 0.082 -0.019 0.6 7 1
Vinny Castilla 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .242 .702 21 14 -0.079 1.08 0.066 -0.146 -0.5 2 1 HR,GDP
Brad Wilkerson CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .258 .786 17 5 0.121 0.85 0.124 -0.004 1.1 2 0 HR,IW
Preston Wilson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .252 .801 15 11 -0.108 1.01 0.000 -0.108 -1.2 2 0
Brian Schneider C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .288 .779 14 8 0.089 0.61 0.113 -0.023 1.3 4 0 HR
Cristian Guzman SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .188 .503 15 10 -0.068 0.66 0.000 -0.068 -1.0 4 2
John Patterson P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .054 .135 6 5 0.022 0.65 0.040 -0.018 0.0 1 0 SH
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tony Blanco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .627 3 3 -0.013 0.48 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Gary Majewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chad Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 8 6 6 7 .250 1.015 146 85 0.162 0.81 0.650 -0.489 1.4 27 7
2B: B Watson (1, off E Astacio).
HR: B Schneider (8, off E Astacio; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Wilkerson (8, off E Astacio; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); B Watson (1, off E Astacio; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); V Castilla (8, off C Harville; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Vidro (3, off E Astacio).
SH: J Patterson (6, off C Harville).
IBB: B Wilkerson (7, by C Qualls).
TB: B Watson 6; B Schneider 5; V Castilla 4; B Wilkerson 4; J Vidro; J Patterson.
GIDP: V Castilla (14).
RBI: V Castilla 2 (50); J Vidro (25); B Wilkerson (43); B Schneider (31); B Watson (1).
2-out RBI: B Watson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Vidro-C Guzman-N Johnson; M Stanton-C Guzman-N Johnson.
E: C Guzman (11).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .294 .684 20 13 0.050 1.69 0.099 -0.049 0.4 1 0
Craig Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .802 12 9 -0.004 2.23 0.196 -0.200 0.5 1 3
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lance Berkman LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .298 .909 16 7 0.047 1.59 0.163 -0.116 -0.3 1 0 2B
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 2 3 3 1 1 .294 .989 21 13 0.163 2.03 0.289 -0.126 3.0 1 1 2·HR
Mike Lamb 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .654 19 14 -0.464 2.23 0.000 -0.464 -2.2 11 1 2·GDP
Orlando Palmeiro RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .873 12 9 -0.013 1.06 0.059 -0.072 -0.0 1 0 SB
Adam Everett SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .664 19 13 -0.131 1.25 0.000 -0.131 -0.9 3 4
Brad Ausmus C 2 1 1 0 2 1 .243 .619 22 9 -0.011 0.94 0.035 -0.047 0.2 7 0 IW
Ezequiel Astacio P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 2 1 -0.061 2.06 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 1 0
   Chris Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .616 3 1 -0.018 0.62 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Chad Harville P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Eric Bruntlett PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 .763 5 1 0.025 0.87 0.025 0.000 0.2
   Chad Qualls P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jason Lane PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .801 5 3 0.080 1.26 0.080 0.000 0.3 3B
   Mike Gallo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Vizcaino 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .628 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 9 3 6 4 .257 .880 156 93 -0.337 1.60 0.946 -1.284 0.4 27 11
2B: L Berkman (22, off J Patterson).
3B: J Lane (3, off G Majewski).
HR: M Ensberg 2 (31, 2 off J Patterson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: B Ausmus (5, by J Patterson).
TB: M Ensberg 9; J Lane 3; L Berkman 2; W Taveras 2; B Ausmus; O Palmeiro.
GIDP: M Lamb 2 (8).
RBI: M Ensberg 3 (85).
2-out RBI: M Ensberg 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Everett-M Lamb.
Baserunning
SB: O Palmeiro (3, 2nd base off J Patterson/B Schneider).

Washington Nationals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Patterson, W (6-3) 5.2 7 5 3 4 2 2 2.52 28 96 55 38 6 11 7 15 2 0 37 -0.012 0.94 -0.7
Luis Ayala, H (21) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 3 9 6 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 -0.183 2.92 -1.6
Mike Stanton, H (7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.31 2 6 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.185 2.00 0.9
Gary Majewski, H (19) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.11 4 25 14 9 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 2.42 0.0
Chad Cordero, S (37) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.07 4 20 14 8 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.347 4.69 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 5 3 6 4 2 3.00 41 156 93 62 9 22 10 21 3 0 37 6 2 0.337 0.81 -0.4
L Ayala faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ezequiel Astacio, L (2-5) 4 6 5 5 2 2 3 6.75 20 70 44 23 10 11 4 12 3 0 30 -0.309 0.84 -3.0
Chad Harville 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4.91 8 35 20 12 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 -0.003 0.39 0.0
Chad Qualls 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.71 8 25 13 5 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.110 1.26 1.0
Mike Gallo 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93 3 11 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.021 0.52 0.3
Brad Lidge 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.33 1 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.019 0.66 0.2
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 6 7 4 6.00 40 146 85 44 16 25 13 14 4 0 30 1 0 -0.162 1.60 -1.4
Balks: None.
WP: J Patterson 2 (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Qualls (2; B Wilkerson); J Patterson (6; B Ausmus).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Lance Barksdale.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 34,255.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO HOU M. Lamb C. Cordero 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 3-6 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR HOU C. Biggio L. Ayala -20% 60% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores/No RBI/unER; Bruntlett Scores/No RBI/unER; Taveras to 3B
b7 5-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO HOU M. Lamb M. Stanton 16% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b8 5-6 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Cordero 14% 84% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b9 5-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman C. Cordero -13% 66% Walk

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ezequiel Astacio facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN B. Watson E. Astacio -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN J. Vidro E. Astacio -2% 46% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN N. Johnson E. Astacio -1% 45% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' John Patterson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Patterson 2% 47% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Patterson 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Patterson 1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ezequiel Astacio facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN V. Castilla E. Astacio -2% 48% Popfly: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R WSN B. Wilkerson E. Astacio 11% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN P. Wilson E. Astacio -1% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  WSN B. Schneider E. Astacio 1% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 1-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O WSN C. Guzman E. Astacio -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Nationals' John Patterson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU M. Ensberg J. Patterson -11% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b2 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Lamb J. Patterson 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU O. Palmeiro J. Patterson -3% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b2 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU A. Everett J. Patterson -2% 43% Palmeiro Steals 2B
b2 1-1 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. Patterson 4% 47% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b2 1-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Patterson -1% 46% Intentional Walk
b2 1-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  HOU E. Astacio J. Patterson -2% 44% Wild Pitch; Palmeiro to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
b2 1-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O HOU E. Astacio J. Patterson 6% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ezequiel Astacio facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN J. Patterson E. Astacio 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  WSN B. Watson E. Astacio 11% 65% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Patterson to 3B
t3 1-1 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RO WSN J. Vidro E. Astacio 0% 66% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Patterson Scores; Watson to 3B
t3 2-1 1 --3 4,(3-0)  WSN N. Johnson E. Astacio 2% 68% Walk
t3 2-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO WSN V. Castilla E. Astacio 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B; Watson Scores; Johnson to 2B
t3 3-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  WSN B. Wilkerson E. Astacio 1% 71% Walk
t3 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O WSN P. Wilson E. Astacio -3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Nationals' John Patterson facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Patterson 3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Patterson 2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU L. Berkman J. Patterson -2% 69% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 1-3 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Patterson -0% 69% Wild Pitch; Berkman to 3B
b3 1-3 2 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Patterson -2% 67% Walk
b3 1-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Lamb J. Patterson 6% 73% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Ezequiel Astacio facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R WSN B. Schneider E. Astacio 8% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN C. Guzman E. Astacio -1% 80% Flyball: LF
t4 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Patterson E. Astacio -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R WSN B. Watson E. Astacio 7% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 5-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN J. Vidro E. Astacio -0% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Nationals' John Patterson facing 6-7-8
b4 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU O. Palmeiro J. Patterson 2% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Everett J. Patterson 1% 89% Flyball: LF
b4 1-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Patterson -1% 88% Walk
Chris Burke pinch hits for Ezequiel Astacio (P) batting 9th
b4 1-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU C. Burke J. Patterson 2% 90% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Chad Harville facing 3-4-5
Chad Harville replaces Chris Burke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN N. Johnson C. Harville -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 5-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R WSN V. Castilla C. Harville 4% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 6-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O WSN B. Wilkerson C. Harville -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 6-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN P. Wilson C. Harville -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Nationals' John Patterson facing 1-2-3
b5 1-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU W. Taveras J. Patterson -2% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b5 1-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Patterson 2% 92% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 1-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Patterson 2% 94% Flyball: CF
b5 1-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU M. Ensberg J. Patterson -9% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
b5 3-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Lamb J. Patterson 1% 86% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Chad Harville facing 7-8-9
t6 6-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  WSN B. Schneider C. Harville 2% 88% Walk
t6 6-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O WSN C. Guzman C. Harville -2% 86% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Patterson C. Harville -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Schneider to 2B
t6 6-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O WSN B. Watson C. Harville -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Nationals' John Patterson facing 6-7-8
b6 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU O. Palmeiro J. Patterson 3% 87% Flyball: RF
b6 3-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. Patterson 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Patterson -1% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Chad Harville (P) batting 9th
b6 3-6 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU E. Bruntlett J. Patterson -3% 84% Walk; Ausmus to 2B
b6 3-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  HOU W. Taveras J. Patterson -4% 80% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ausmus to 3B; Bruntlett to 2B
Luis Ayala replaces John Patterson pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-6 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR HOU C. Biggio L. Ayala -20% 60% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores/No RBI/unER; Bruntlett Scores/No RBI/unER; Taveras to 3B
b6 5-6 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O HOU L. Berkman L. Ayala 9% 69% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Astros' Chad Qualls facing 2-3-4
Chad Qualls replaces Eric Bruntlett (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  WSN J. Vidro C. Qualls 4% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 6-5 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  WSN N. Johnson C. Qualls 5% 78% Walk; Vidro to 2B
t7 6-5 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO WSN V. Castilla C. Qualls -10% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Vidro to 3B
t7 6-5 2 --3 4,(3-0)  WSN B. Wilkerson C. Qualls 1% 69% Intentional Walk
t7 6-5 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O WSN P. Wilson C. Qualls -6% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Nationals' Luis Ayala facing 4-5-6
b7 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU M. Ensberg L. Ayala -8% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Mike Stanton replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO HOU M. Lamb M. Stanton 16% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b7 5-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU O. Palmeiro M. Stanton 2% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Astros' Chad Qualls facing 7-8-9
t8 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN B. Schneider C. Qualls -2% 72% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t8 6-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN C. Guzman C. Qualls -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
Tony Blanco pinch hits for Mike Stanton (P) batting 9th
t8 6-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN T. Blanco C. Qualls -1% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Nationals' Gary Majewski facing 7-8-9
Gary Majewski replaces Tony Blanco (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU A. Everett G. Majewski 6% 76% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 5-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus G. Majewski 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
Jason Lane pinch hits for Chad Qualls (P) batting 9th
b8 5-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Lane G. Majewski -8% 72% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b8 5-6 2 --3 8,(3-2)  HOU W. Taveras G. Majewski -3% 69% Walk
Chad Cordero replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-6 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Cordero 14% 84% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Astros' Mike Gallo facing 1-2-3
Mike Gallo replaces Jason Lane (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN B. Watson M. Gallo -2% 82% Bunt Popfly: 1B
t9 6-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN J. Vidro M. Gallo -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN N. Johnson M. Gallo 1% 81% Walk
Brad Lidge replaces Craig Biggio (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Jose Vizcaino replaces Mike Gallo (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t9 6-5 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O WSN V. Castilla B. Lidge -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Nationals' Chad Cordero facing 3-4-5
b9 5-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman C. Cordero -13% 66% Walk
b9 5-6 0 1-- 7,(1-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg C. Cordero 13% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-6 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO HOU M. Lamb C. Cordero 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.

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