May 7, 2008 Washington Nationals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 13
@CHW 1 DET 10
BOS 9 KCR 9
LAA 4 CLE 3
@NYY 0 OAK 6
BAL 5
(10) TEX 2
@SEA 0 TOR 6
TBR 2 PHI 5
@ARI 4 ATL 5
SDP 2 CIN 9
CHC 0 COL 4
STL 3 FLA 6
MIL 2 HOU 4
WSN 3 NYM 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 30,432

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:54

Nationals

14-20

Lost 2

5th, 5½ GB

Manny Acta

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

W: J Valverde (4-1), L: J Hanrahan (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

18-16

Won 5

3rd, 3½ GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .276  .682   16    0   5   2B
C Guzman SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .780   12    1   2   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   2   3   3    0   1  .239  .669   12    0   3   2·HR
N Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .213  .852   20   12   0   
L Milledge CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .673   12    3   0   SH
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .640   17    2   0   
P Lo Duca C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .569    7    3   1   
  W Nieves PH-C               2   0   0   0    0   2  .355  .913    6    3   0   
W Pena LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .539   19    0   0   2B
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
O Perez P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308    5    0   0   
  M O'Connor P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  A Boone PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .796    4    0   0   
  J Hanrahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Harris LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .658         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    2  11              130   25  11

BATTING

2B: F Lopez (4, off R Oswalt); W Pena (2, off R Oswalt).

HR: R Zimmerman 2 (5, 2 off R Oswalt; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: L Milledge (4, off R Oswalt).

TB: R Zimmerman 9; F Lopez 3; W Pena 2; C Guzman.

RBI: R Zimmerman 3 (18).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .195  .582   20    1   1   
K Matsui 2B                   2   1   0   0    3   1  .275  .745   21    1   2   2·SB
M Tejada SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .331  .910   24    0   4   
L Berkman 1B                  3   1   2   1    2   0  .361 1.195   20   12   1   HR,2·IW
C Lee LF                      5   0   1   1    0   2  .276  .856   23    0   0   
H Pence RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .725   15    1   0   SB
T Wigginton 3B                2   1   1   0    1   0  .237  .660   12    0   0   SB,HBP
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .472   13   10   1   SH
  D Erstad PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .681    2    0   0   
  J Towles C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .704         1   0   
R Oswalt P                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .235  .470   17    1   2   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Cruz PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .389    5    0   0   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   4   7   4    8   6              172   27  12

BATTING

HR: L Berkman (11, off O Perez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: B Ausmus (1, off M O'Connor).

IBB: L Berkman 2 (4, 2 by J Hanrahan).

HBP: T Wigginton (1, by O Perez).

TB: L Berkman 5; M Bourn; C Lee; R Oswalt; T Wigginton; H Pence.

RBI: R Oswalt 2 (2); L Berkman (33); C Lee (21).

2-out RBI: R Oswalt 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Wigginton (2, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca); H Pence (2, 3rd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca); K Matsui 2 (6, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/W Nieves 2).

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
O Perez                        5     5   3   3    2   3   1   3.43   23   84-53   29· 8·16   10· 6· 1· 0     46    -     1.19  -0.13
M O'Connor                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   6.35    5   24-12    8· 3· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.13   0.08
J Hanrahan, L (0-2)            2.1   0   1   1    5   3   0   5.21   12   50-22   10· 5· 7    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.25   0.12
J Colome                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.15    1    4-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    4.64  -0.29
Totals                         8.1   7   4   4    8   6   1          41  162-90   48·16·26   16· 7· 3· 0          2-1

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                       7     6   3   3    2   9   2   5.33   28   97-67   34·14·19   10· 6· 1· 0     60    -     1.00   0.03
D Brocail                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.75    4   17-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.90   0.11
J Valverde, W (4-1)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.74    3   16-13    7· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2  11   2          35  130-89   46·20·23   13· 7· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Colome (1).

IBB: J Hanrahan 2 (4; L Berkman, L Berkman).

HBP: O Perez (4; T Wigginton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Angel Campos, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Brian Runge.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 30,432.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Houston Astros                       
1. F Lopez              2B    1. M Bourn              CF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. K Matsui             2B 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. M Tejada             SS 
4. N Johnson            1B    4. L Berkman            1B 
5. L Milledge           CF    5. C Lee                LF 
6. A Kearns             RF    6. H Pence              RF 
7. P Lo Duca            C     7. T Wigginton          3B 
8. W Pena               LF    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. O Perez              P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-1  -23  4   22%  66% R Oswalt        O Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pence Scores; Wigginton Scores
   b 9   1  3-3  1-3  4   18% 100% C Lee           J Colome        Single to CF (Line Drive); Matsui Scores; Berkman to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  1  -17%  33% R Zimmerman     R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Guzman Scores
   t 6   1  3-2  ---  6  -17%  53% R Zimmerman     R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 4   0  2-0  ---  4   12%  42% L Berkman       O Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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      ---  5   52%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  C Guzman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  1   33%  R Zimmerman     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Guzman Scores
   O      ---  5   34%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   35%  L Milledge      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   32%  M Bourn         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  7   35%  K Matsui        Walk
   O      1--  3   32%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   35%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Matsui to 3B
   O      1-3  6   30%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   32%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   33%  P Lo Duca       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   34%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   31%  H Pence         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   34%  T Wigginton     Walk
   O      1--  2   31%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   28%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   30%  O Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   27%  F Lopez         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   29%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Lopez to 3B
   O      --3  3   32%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   30%  M Bourn         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   28%  K Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   27%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   24%  N Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  1   25%  L Milledge      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   27%  A Kearns        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  2   31%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Odalis Perez facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   42%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   39%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   43%  H Pence         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   48%  T Wigginton     Hit By Pitch; Pence to 2B
          12-      51%  B Ausmus        Pence Steals 3B
          1-3      54%  " "             Wigginton Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   44%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  4   66%  R Oswalt        Single to CF (Line Drive); Pence Scores; Wigginton Scores
          1--  2   68%  M Bourn         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Oswalt to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  K Matsui        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   67%  W Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  O Perez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  F Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Odalis Perez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   69%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   67%  L Berkman       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   66%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   70%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  6   53%  R Zimmerman     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   56%  N Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   57%  L Milledge      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike O'Connor facing 6-7-8
                  Mike O'Connor replaces Odalis Perez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   63%  H Pence         Walk
          1--  3   70%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Pence to 2B
   O      12-  2   70%  B Ausmus        Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Weak 3B); Pence to 3B; Wigginton to 2B
   O      -23  7   59%  R Oswalt        Lineout: P (P's Right)
   O      -23  6   50%  M Bourn         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   54%  A Kearns        Popfly: 2B
                  Wil Nieves pinch hits for Paul Lo Duca batting 7th
   O      ---  3   57%  W Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  W Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Aaron Boone pinch hits for Mike O'Connor batting 9th
          -2-  4   51%  A Boone         Walk
   O      12-  2   59%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pena out at Hm/CF-C; Boone to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Joel Hanrahan facing 2-3-4
                  Joel Hanrahan replaces Aaron Boone pitching and batting 9th; Wil Nieves moves to C
          ---  5   64%  K Matsui        Walk
          1--      70%  M Tejada        Matsui Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   69%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Matsui to 3B
          --3  4   71%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   59%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   50%  H Pence         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Brocail replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   55%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  2   50%  R Zimmerman     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   56%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   61%  L Milledge      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Joel Hanrahan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   56%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Darin Erstad pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      ---  2   53%  D Erstad        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 9th
          ---  5   55%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--  7   50%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Jose Valverde facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Valverde replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th; J.R. Towles replaces Darin Erstad playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  5   56%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   60%  W Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   64%  W Pena          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Joel Hanrahan facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   71%  K Matsui        Walk
          1--      81%  M Tejada        Matsui Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   71%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
                  Jesus Colome replaces Wily Mo Pena pitching and batting 8th; Willie Harris replaces Joel Hanrahan playing LF batting 9th
          12-      82%  C Lee           Wild Pitch; Matsui to 3B
   R      1-3  4  100%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Matsui Scores; Berkman to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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