August 20, 2007 Washington Nationals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
NYY 6
(10) CHW 4
KCR 3 SEA 9
@MIN 4 BOS 6
@TBD 0 OAK 6
@TOR 4 MIL 9
@ARI 0 STL 6
@CHC 4 ATL 14
@CIN 4 PIT 4
@COL 2
(11) SFG 8
@FLA 7 WSN 7
@HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 30,374

Monday, August 20, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:09

Nationals

56-69

Won 1

4th, 15 GB

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

W: T Redding (3-3), L: J Jennings (2-9)

Astros

56-69

Lost 2

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .243  .664   20    4   4   SB
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   3   0    1   0  .283  .733   26    3   3   2B
R Zimmerman 3B                4   1   0   0    1   2  .268  .774   23    0   1   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Young 1B                    4   2   2   3    0   0  .332  .893   13    8   0   HR
  R Fick PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .532    8    1   0   
A Kearns RF                   4   1   3   0    1   1  .257  .729   17    3   0   2·2B
R Church CF                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .264  .772   17    3   0   2B
  N Logan CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .679    8    3   0   
W Pena LF                     4   1   3   2    1   0  .234  .743   11    0   0   HR,IW
B Schneider C                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .229  .643   18    2   0   SF
T Redding P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .105  .263   17    0   0   
  T Batista 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .669    3    0   1   
Totals                       40   7  14   7    4  11              181   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Kearns 2 (28, off J Gutierrez, off T Miller); R Belliard (24, off J Jennings); R Church (36, off J Jennings).

HR: D Young (12, off J Jennings; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); W Pena (7, off J Jennings; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: B Schneider (5, off J Gutierrez).

IBB: W Pena (1, by J Gutierrez).

TB: W Pena 6; D Young 5; A Kearns 5; R Belliard 4; R Church 3; F Lopez.

RBI: D Young 3 (67); W Pena 2 (20); R Church (49); B Schneider (41).

2-out RBI: D Young 3; W Pena 2; R Church.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young; F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young; F Lopez-D Young.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Lopez (19, 2nd base off J Jennings/E Munson).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .679   19    3   1   
M Loretta SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .714   12    0   2   2·GDP
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   3   0    1   0  .273  .861   17    3   0   
C Lee LF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .882   12    2   0   GDP
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Scott RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .852   24    1   0   
T Wigginton 3B-LF             4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .781   18    0   1   
J Lane CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .177  .612   14    6   0   
E Munson C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .753   19   11   0   
J Jennings P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .249    5    0   0   
  J Gutierrez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .597    3    0   0   
  B Moehler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
  E Bruntlett PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .631    5    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lamb 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .829         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   7   0    4   2              148   27   4

BATTING

TB: L Berkman 3; C Biggio; C Lee; O Palmeiro; E Munson.

GIDP: M Loretta 2 (14); C Lee (21).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

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 Redding, W (3-3)             7     6   0   0    3   2   0   2.53   27  116-71   45·13·13   12· 6· 4· 0     64    -     0.54   0.17
J Colome                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.64    8   29-16   13· 0· 3    1· 6· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     7   0   0    4   2   0          35  145-87   58·13·16   13·12· 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
J Jennings, L (2-9)            4     7   6   6    2   6   2   6.45   21   83-48   22·10·16    1· 9· 3· 0     28    -     0.64  -0.31
J Gutierrez                    1     2   1   1    1   2   0   4.50    6   24-13    8· 3· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.01
B Moehler                      2     3   0   0    0   1   0   4.95    9   24-16   12· 0· 4    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
D Borkowski                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.24    4   26-19   11· 2· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
T Miller                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.95    5   21-15    9· 5· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    14   7   7    4  11   2          45  178-111  62·20·29   10·15· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Redding (1).

IBB: J Gutierrez (1; W Pena).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Mike DiMuro.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 30,374.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Houston Astros                       
1. F Lopez              SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Belliard           2B    2. M Loretta            SS 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. D Young              1B    4. C Lee                LF 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. L Scott              RF 
6. R Church             CF    6. T Wigginton          3B 
7. W Pena               LF    7. J Lane               CF 
8. B Schneider          C     8. E Munson             C  
9. T Redding            P     9. J Jennings           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  12-  4   24%  84% D Young         J Jennings      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lopez Scores; Zimmerman Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  ---  2   11%  57% W Pena          J Jennings      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2    7%  49% M Loretta       T Redding       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 3   2  0-4  1--  6    5%  90% R Church        J Jennings      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Kearns Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  4    4%  52% R Belliard      J Jennings      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Jennings facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  F Lopez         Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   52%  R Belliard      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   48%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   45%  D Young         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   49%  M Loretta       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   48%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  C Lee           Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Jennings facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   57%  W Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   56%  B Schneider     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   58%  L Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   59%  J Lane          Walk
   O      1--  7   61%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Jennings facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   59%  T Redding       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   61%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   59%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF
          1--      60%  R Zimmerman     Lopez Steals 2B
          -2-  4   60%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  4   84%  D Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lopez Scores; Zimmerman Scores
          ---  5   85%  A Kearns        Walk
   R      1--  6   90%  R Church        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Kearns Scores
   R      -2-  1   93%  W Pena          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Church Scores
   O      1--  5   93%  B Schneider     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Tim Redding facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   94%  J Jennings      Lineout: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   95%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   95%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jason Jennings facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   95%  T Redding       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   95%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   94%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Tim Redding facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   92%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   89%  C Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  7   92%  L Scott         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   94%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   96%  J Lane          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Juan Gutierrez facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Gutierrez replaces Jason Jennings pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  D Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  3   98%  A Kearns        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Young to 3B
   O      -23  5   97%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   97%  W Pena          Intentional Walk
   RO     123  4   98%  B Schneider     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
   O      12-  4   97%  T Redding       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Tim Redding facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   96%  E Munson        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Juan Gutierrez batting 9th
          1--  3   94%  O Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Munson to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  C Biggio        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   OO     1-3  2   98%  M Loretta       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Moehler replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  F Lopez         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  6   98%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   98%  R Zimmerman     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   98%  D Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Tim Redding facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   97%  L Berkman       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   99%  C Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  8   99%  L Scott         Walk
          1--      99%  T Wigginton     Wild Pitch; Scott to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   99%  A Kearns        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   99%  R Church        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Kearns to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  W Pena          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      12-  2   99%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  4   99%  T Redding       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Tim Redding facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   99%  J Lane          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  E Munson        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Brian Moehler batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Eric Bruntlett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9  100%  R Belliard      Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  Robert Fick pinch hits for Dmitri Young batting 4th
   O      1--  8   99%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Jesus Colome facing 1-2-3
                  Jesus Colome replaces Ryan Zimmerman pitching and batting 3rd; Robert Fick moves to 1B; Tony Batista replaces Tim Redding playing 3B batting 9th; Nook Logan replaces Ryan Church playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   99%  M Loretta       Walk
          1--  6   99%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Loretta to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  C Lee           Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  1  100%  L Scott         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Trever Miller replaces Carlos Lee pitching and batting 4th; Mike Lamb replaces Dave Borkowski playing 3B batting 9th; Ty Wigginton moves to LF
          ---  3  100%  A Kearns        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  8  100%  N Logan         Flyball: CF
          -2-  2  100%  W Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kearns to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3  100%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Jesus Colome facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  100%  T Wigginton     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Lane          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  E Munson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Astros 0.

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