April 8, 2006 Washington Nationals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
NYY 2 BOS 2
@BAL 1 CLE 3
MIN 0 KCR 4
CHW 3 OAK 3
@SEA 0 DET 7
@TEX 0 TOR 8
TBD 4 CHC 3
STL 2 CIN 11
PIT 9 WSN 12
@HOU 8 MIL 5
ARI 4 COL 12
@SDP 4 SFG 12
ATL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 39,324

Saturday, April 8, 2006, 6:05PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Nationals

2-3

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  2  1   0  0  0   6  3  0   12 14  1
Astros          5  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  1    8 14  0

W: L Hernandez (1-1), L: C Qualls (0-1)

Astros

3-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Watson CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .358    8    0   0   CS
  J Guillen PH-RF             2   2   2   0    0   0  .333 1.074    7    3   0   
M Byrd RF-CF                  4   2   1   2    0   2  .250  .708   20    2   0   2B,HBP
J Vidro 2B                    5   1   2   5    0   0  .409 1.185   22    5   1   HR
N Johnson 1B                  3   2   1   0    2   0  .353 1.287   19    8   1   
A Soriano LF                  4   2   2   4    0   0  .333  .956   13    3   0   HR,2B
  D Jackson LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.000    4    0   0   
R Zimmerman 3B                5   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .798   17    1   2   
R Clayton SS                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .158  .308   18    0   6   GDP
B Schneider C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .118  .368   11    4   0   
L Hernandez P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    8    0   2   
  M Anderson PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .933    4    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M LeCroy PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       39  12  14  12    3   6              159   27  13

BATTING

2B: A Soriano (1, off C Qualls); M Byrd (1, off C Qualls).

HR: A Soriano (1, off R Oswalt; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); J Vidro (2, off F Nieve; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: M Byrd (1, by R Oswalt).

TB: A Soriano 6; J Vidro 5; R Zimmerman 2; B Schneider 2; J Guillen 2; M Byrd 2; B Watson; N Johnson; R Clayton.

GIDP: R Clayton (1).

RBI: J Vidro 5 (7); A Soriano 4 (4); M Byrd 2 (2); R Zimmerman (2).

2-out RBI: J Vidro 3; A Soriano 2; R Zimmerman.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M Byrd (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Watson (2, 3rd base by R Oswalt/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .754   16    4   4   HBP
  C Burke 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Taveras CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .600   24    3   0   
L Berkman 1B                  5   1   2   3    0   1  .438 1.587   24    9   1   HR
M Ensberg 3B                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .991   20    2   2   3B
P Wilson LF                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .300 1.083   15    1   0   HR
J Lane RF                     4   2   2   1    1   0  .125  .646   20    1   0   HR
B Ausmus C                    5   0   1   2    0   0  .133  .368   17    6   1   
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .235  .470   11    0   4   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400   10    0   1   SH
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Nieve P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       40   8  14   8    1   4              166   27  13

BATTING

3B: M Ensberg (1, off L Hernandez).

HR: L Berkman (3, off L Hernandez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); P Wilson (3, off G Majewski; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Lane (1, off J Rauch; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: R Oswalt (1, off L Hernandez).

HBP: C Biggio (1, by L Hernandez).

TB: J Lane 5; L Berkman 5; P Wilson 5; M Ensberg 5; C Biggio; W Taveras; B Ausmus; R Oswalt; A Everett.

RBI: L Berkman 3 (9); B Ausmus 2 (2); P Wilson (6); J Lane (1); R Oswalt (1).

2-out RBI: R Oswalt; L Berkman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman.

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
L Hernandez, W (1-1)           6    12   6   4    1   4   1   5.25   32  110-75   39· 7·29   15· 7· 4· 0     31    -     0.78  -0.25
J Rauch, H (1)                 1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.25    4   20-14    9· 0· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.13  -0.01
G Majewski                     2     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.08    7   32-22   13· 1· 8    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.03
Totals                         9    14   8   6    1   4   3          43  162-111  61· 8·42   19·14· 4· 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
R Oswalt                       6.1   7   5   5    2   3   1   3.14   27  101-62   33· 5·24   11· 6· 4· 0     40    -     1.02   0.09
C Qualls, BS (1), L (0-1)      0.1   4   4   4    1   0   0  23.14    6   17-12    7· 1· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          2-2    2.55  -0.72
R Springer                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.58   0.02
T Miller                       0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   6.75    2   11-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.69  -0.00
F Nieve                        1.2   2   2   2    0   3   1   6.75    7   24-16    6· 4· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.43  -0.12
Totals                         9    14  12  12    3   6   2          43  154-97   51·10·36   15·12· 6· 0          4-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L Hernandez (1; C Biggio); R Oswalt (1; M Byrd).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 39,324.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 16mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Houston Astros                       
1. B Watson             CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Byrd               RF    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. J Vidro              2B    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. L Hernandez          P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  6-6  1-3  3   30%  80% A Soriano       C Qualls        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Byrd Scores; Johnson Scores
   t 7   1  6-3  123  3   24%  48% M Byrd          C Qualls        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Clayton Scores; Anderson Scores; Guillen to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  5  -16%  29% L Berkman       L Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Berkman Scores/unER
   t 8   2  7-9  12-  1   13%  98% J Vidro         F Nieve         Home Run (Fly Ball); Schneider Scores; Guillen Scores
   b 7   0  9-6  ---  6   -9%  77% J Lane          J Rauch         Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  M Byrd          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  J Vidro         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   45%  W Taveras       Flyball: RF
          1--      45%  L Berkman       E9 on Foul Ball
   RR     1--  5   29%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Berkman Scores/unER
          ---  4   27%  M Ensberg       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   25%  P Wilson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ensberg to 2B
          12-  5   21%  J Lane          Walk; Ensberg to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RR     123  5   13%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ensberg Scores; Wilson Scores; Lane to 2B
   O      12-  3   15%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  3   10%  R Oswalt        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lane Scores/unER; Ausmus to 3B
   O      1-3  2   11%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   14%  N Johnson       Walk
   RR     1--  3   23%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores
          ---  3   26%  R Zimmerman     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   19%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   20%  B Schneider     Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   18%  L Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Livan Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   20%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   21%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   21%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-5, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   25%  B Watson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   31%  M Byrd          Hit By Pitch; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      23%  J Vidro         Watson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Byrd to 2B
   R      -2-  6   30%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Byrd Scores
          1--  1   34%  N Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Vidro to 2B
   O      12-  6   29%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vidro to 3B
   O      1-3  4   24%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Livan Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   26%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   24%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   26%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   28%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   25%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   23%  B Schneider     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   22%  L Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Livan Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   23%  R Oswalt        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   25%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   24%  W Taveras       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   26%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   23%  B Watson        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   20%  M Byrd          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   19%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Livan Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   13%  M Ensberg       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  1   16%  P Wilson        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      --3  3   20%  J Lane          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  5   23%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   20%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   17%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   16%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Livan Hernandez facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   14%  A Everett       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   15%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Everett to 2B
          -2-  3   14%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   16%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   10%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Everett Scores; Biggio to 2B
          12-  1    9%  M Ensberg       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Biggio to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   O      123  3   11%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-6, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   15%  R Clayton       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   11%  B Schneider     Popfly: 2B
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Livan Hernandez batting 9th
          1--  4   16%  M Anderson      Walk; Clayton to 2B
                  Chad Qualls replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th; Jose Guillen pinch hits for Brandon Watson batting 1st
          12-  1   24%  J Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Clayton to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   RR     123  3   48%  M Byrd          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Clayton Scores; Anderson Scores; Guillen to 3B
   RO     -23  3   48%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen Scores; Byrd to 3B
          --3  4   50%  N Johnson       Walk
   RR     1-3  3   80%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Byrd Scores; Johnson Scores
   R      -2-  3   88%  R Zimmerman     Single to RF (Line Drive); Soriano Scores; Zimmerman to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Russ Springer replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   86%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 9, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-9, Jon Rauch facing 6-7-8
                  Jon Rauch replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th; Damian Jackson replaces Alfonso Soriano playing LF batting 5th; Marlon Byrd moves to CF; Jose Guillen moves to RF
   R      ---  6   77%  J Lane          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   81%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  A Everett       Flyball: RF
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  9   86%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 9, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 9-7, Trever Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Trever Miller replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   88%  B Schneider     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Matt LeCroy pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 9th
   O      1--  8   86%  M LeCroy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Fernando Nieve replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
          1--  6   88%  J Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Schneider to 2B
   O      12-  5   85%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  1   98%  J Vidro         Home Run (Fly Ball); Schneider Scores; Guillen Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  N Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 12, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-12, Gary Majewski facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Majewski replaces Matt LeCroy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   99%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  6   99%  L Berkman       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 12, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 12-7, Fernando Nieve facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Burke replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  4   99%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  R Zimmerman     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   99%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 12, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-12, Gary Majewski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7  100%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  5   99%  P Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 12, Astros 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200604080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation