April 7, 2006 Washington Nationals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
NYY 1 BOS 14
@BAL 8 CLE 11
MIN 6 KCR 11
CHW 7 OAK 5
@SEA 0 DET 5
@TEX 2 TBD 9
@TOR 8 CHC 5
STL 1 CIN 7
PIT 6 HOU 6
WSN 1 MIL 3
ARI 1 NYM 9
FLA 3 LAD 5
@PHI 3 COL 10
@SDP 4 ATL 14
@SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 26,978

Friday, April 7, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Nationals

1-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Astros          0  0  2   0  0  4   0  0  X    6  7  0

W: B Backe (1-0), L: T Armas (0-1)

Astros

3-1

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Watson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .301   13    3   0   
J Vidro 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .412 1.121   23    2   4   HR
J Guillen RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .950    6    2   0   HBP
  M Byrd PR-RF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    5    0   0   
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .357 1.357   15    7   0   2B
A Soriano LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .661   15    4   0   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .800   18    1   1   
R Clayton SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .276   18    1   3   
B Schneider C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .188   10    4   0   
T Armas P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   GDP
  J Bergmann P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    2    0   0   
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1   4              133   24   8

BATTING

2B: N Johnson (1, off B Backe).

HR: J Vidro (1, off B Backe; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: J Guillen (4, by B Backe).

TB: J Vidro 4; N Johnson 3; M Byrd; B Watson.

GIDP: T Armas (1).

RBI: J Vidro (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Clayton-J Vidro-N Johnson.

BASERUNNING

PO: B Watson (1st base by B Backe).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .267  .780   15    2   2   2B,GDP
W Taveras CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .666   18    2   0   
L Berkman 1B                  3   1   2   3    0   0  .455 1.654   19    8   3   HR,SF
M Ensberg 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .700   12    0   1   
P Wilson LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .267  .980   12    5   0   HR
J Lane RF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .250   17    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .350   22    3   0   HBP
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .462   19    2   1   
B Backe P                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    8    4   5   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Buchholz P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       29   6   7   6    5   4              150   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (3, off T Armas).

HR: L Berkman (2, off J Bergmann; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); P Wilson (2, off J Bergmann; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: L Berkman (1, off T Armas).

HBP: B Ausmus (1, by J Bergmann).

TB: L Berkman 5; P Wilson 4; C Biggio 2; W Taveras 2; A Everett.

GIDP: C Biggio (2).

RBI: L Berkman 3 (6); P Wilson 2 (5); C Biggio (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Backe-A Everett-C Biggio.

PITCHING

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Armas, L (0-1)               5     4   2   2    1   3   0   3.60   19   72-44   25· 7·12    6· 7· 2· 0     53    -     0.87   0.03
J Bergmann                     0     3   4   4    2   0   2  54.00    6   26-13   11· 0· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.55  -0.24
F Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.75    4   17-10    8· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.23   0.01
M Stanton                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
G Majewski                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   20-12    9· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    5   4   2          36  145-84   56· 9·19   10·12· 4· 0          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Backe, W (1-0)               6     3   1   1    1   3   1   1.50   22   82-49   24· 8·17   10· 6· 1· 0     64    -     0.96   0.27
T Buchholz                     2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8   35-25   16· 4· 5    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.03
M Gallo                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-5     4· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.26   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   4   1          33  127-79   44·13·22   16·10· 1· 0          1-0

J Bergmann faced 6 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Majewski (1); B Backe 2 (2).

IBB: None.

PO: B Backe (1; B Watson, 1st base).

HBP: J Bergmann (1; B Ausmus); B Backe (1; J Guillen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Doug Eddings.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 26,978.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 11mph out to Rightfield.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Houston Astros                       
1. B Watson             CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Vidro              2B    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. J Guillen            RF    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. N Johnson            1B    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. A Soriano            LF    5. P Wilson             LF 
6. R Zimmerman          3B    6. J Lane               RF 
7. R Clayton            SS    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. B Schneider          C     8. A Everett            SS 
9. T Armas              P     9. B Backe              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-2  1--  4   14%  91% L Berkman       J Bergmann      Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  3   12%  68% C Biggio        T Armas         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Everett Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  ---  2  -10%  62% J Vidro         B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  5    8%  54% T Armas         B Backe         Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
   b 6   0  1-4  1--  3    5%  97% P Wilson        J Bergmann      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ensberg Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   54%  J Vidro         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   55%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   51%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   52%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  N Johnson       Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  5   54%  A Soriano       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   53%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Zimmerman to 1B
          1--      52%  R Clayton       Wild Pitch; Zimmerman to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Armas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   46%  B Schneider     Walk
   OO     1--  5   54%  T Armas         Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
          ---  3   53%  B Watson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   56%  J Vidro         Watson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Armas facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   60%  A Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   56%  B Backe         Bunt Popfly: 1B
   R      1--  3   68%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Everett Scores
          -2-  5   73%  W Taveras       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Biggio to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   74%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Line); Biggio Scores
   O      1--  2   72%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   62%  J Vidro         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   65%  J Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   60%  N Johnson       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   64%  A Soriano       Lineout: SS
   O      -2-  3   68%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tony Armas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   66%  P Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  J Lane          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   67%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  B Schneider     Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  3   70%  T Armas         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tony Armas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   68%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
          ---  7   71%  B Backe         Walk
   OO     1--  2   65%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  B Watson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  8   72%  J Vidro         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   70%  J Guillen       Hit By Pitch
                  Marlon Byrd pinch runs for Jose Guillen batting 3rd
   O      1--  5   74%  N Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Bergmann facing 2-3-4
                  Jay Bergmann replaces Tony Armas pitching and batting 9th; Marlon Byrd moves to RF
          ---  3   77%  W Taveras       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   RR     1--  4   91%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
          ---  5   92%  M Ensberg       Walk
   RR     1--  3   97%  P Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ensberg Scores
          ---  4   98%  J Lane          Walk
          1--  7   98%  B Ausmus        Hit By Pitch; Lane to 2B
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Jay Bergmann pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   98%  A Everett       Bunt Popfly: 3B
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Brandon Backe batting 9th
   O      12-  4   97%  M Lamb          Flyball: CF
          12-  7   97%  C Biggio        Walk; Lane to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      123  5   97%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-6, Taylor Buchholz facing 5-6-7
                  Taylor Buchholz replaces Mike Lamb pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   98%  R Clayton       Flyball: LF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Stanton replaces Felix Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   98%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-6, Taylor Buchholz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   99%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B-P
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  M Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Gary Majewski facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Majewski replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  J Lane          Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  B Ausmus        Lineout: SS
          1--     100%  A Everett       Wild Pitch; Lane to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   99%  T Buchholz      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-6, Taylor Buchholz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8  100%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   99%  M Byrd          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Mike Gallo replaces Taylor Buchholz pitching and batting 9th
          1--  3   99%  N Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Byrd to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  5  100%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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