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NYY
@LAA		3
6
BOS
@CHW		4
8
SEA
@CLE		4
3
MIN
@DET		6
12
TOR
@KCR		3
5
BAL
@TBD		5
7
OAK
@TEX		11
10
ATL
@ARI		5
6		 
(10)
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@CIN		6
11
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@NYM		6
5
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@PHI		6
8		 
(11)
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@PIT		5
3		 
(10)
FLA
@SFG		5
8
CHC
@STL		1
2		 
(11)
HOU
@WSN		14
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Friday, July 22, 2005 7:05PM
, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Attendance: 38,019, Time of Game: 3:02
Astros
14
50-46
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
2nd, 12 GB
 at Nationals
1
54-43
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
W: Roger Clemens (8-4)
L: Ryan Drese (7-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  1   0  0  1   4  4  2   14 19  0
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 6 2 4 2 0 0 .300 .707 17 11 -0.053 0.52 0.034 -0.088 1.1 0 0 CS
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .280 .816 13 10 -0.015 0.37 0.019 -0.033 -0.8 3 2
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Gallo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Vizcaino PH-SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 .599 6 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0 SF
Lance Berkman 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .314 .918 16 8 0.045 0.47 0.053 -0.008 1.0 5 1
   Mike Lamb PH-1B 2 1 1 3 0 1 .222 .663 5 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.4 0 1 HR
Morgan Ensberg 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 .292 .989 15 10 0.166 0.58 0.205 -0.039 2.4 0 0 HR,2B
   Eric Bruntlett PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .596 7 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 1 0
Jason Lane RF 5 1 4 3 0 0 .249 .776 11 10 0.142 0.38 0.142 0.000 3.4 1 0 2·2B
Adam Everett SS 4 1 0 1 0 0 .241 .669 12 8 -0.011 0.49 0.059 -0.070 -0.4 1 0 2·SB,SF
   Mike Burns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Chris Burke LF-2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .648 13 8 0.004 0.35 0.035 -0.031 0.4 3 0 2B,HBP
Brad Ausmus C 4 2 2 0 1 0 .244 .620 13 6 -0.012 0.37 0.004 -0.017 0.8 10 1 SB,IW
Roger Clemens P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .538 14 11 -0.053 0.50 0.000 -0.053 -1.0 0 0
   Chad Qualls P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Orlando Palmeiro PH-LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .317 .881 10 6 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 1.9 2 0 2B
Team Totals 44 14 19 13 2 5 .432 1.131 152 100 0.214 0.40 0.552 -0.339 9.7 27 6
2B: M Ensberg (22, off S Kim); O Palmeiro (12, off S Kim); J Lane 2 (23, 1 off S Kim, 1 off R Drese); C Burke (11, off R Drese).
HR: M Ensberg (26, off R Drese; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); M Lamb (5, off S Kim; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: J Vizcaino (1, off L Ayala); A Everett (4, off S Kim).
IBB: B Ausmus (3, by R Drese).
HBP: C Burke (3, by S Kim).
TB: M Ensberg 7; J Lane 6; W Taveras 4; M Lamb 4; O Palmeiro 3; B Ausmus 2; C Burke 2; C Biggio; L Berkman.
RBI: J Lane 3 (43); M Lamb 3 (35); M Ensberg 3 (74); W Taveras 2 (19); J Vizcaino (11); A Everett (37).
2-out RBI: M Ensberg 2; J Lane.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 20.
Baserunning
SB: B Ausmus (3, 2nd base off R Drese/B Schneider); A Everett 2 (13, Home off R Drese/B Schneider, 2nd base off R Drese/B Schneider).
CS: W Taveras (10, 2nd base by R Drese POCS).

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jamey Carroll 3B-2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .595 21 12 -0.047 0.53 0.014 -0.061 -1.1 1 4
Jose Vidro 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .814 15 9 -0.027 0.64 0.013 -0.040 -0.6 0 1
   Kenny Kelly RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Guillen RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 .302 .879 10 8 0.016 0.93 0.058 -0.043 0.3 1 0 2B
   Carlos Baerga 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 .711 7 5 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 0 1
Ryan Church LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 .319 .904 15 12 0.077 0.93 0.099 -0.023 1.9 2 0 2B,SB,HBP
Preston Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .261 .825 26 18 -0.115 1.19 0.000 -0.115 -1.6 8 0
Brad Wilkerson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .786 13 9 -0.093 0.94 0.000 -0.093 -1.3 10 0
Brian Schneider C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .751 14 12 -0.074 0.69 0.000 -0.074 -1.2 5 0
Cristian Guzman SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .190 .512 16 10 0.019 0.49 0.044 -0.025 0.8 0 3 3B
Ryan Drese P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.038 1.12 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 1 SH
   Sun-Woo Kim P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.5 0 0
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marlon Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .604 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 3 11 .188 .590 143 100 -0.286 0.72 0.228 -0.516 -3.3 27 10
2B: R Church (13, off D Wheeler); J Guillen (21, off R Clemens).
3B: C Guzman (5, off C Qualls).
SH: R Drese (3, off R Clemens).
HBP: R Church (3, by R Clemens).
TB: J Guillen 3; C Guzman 3; R Church 3; C Baerga.
RBI: R Church (33).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 13.
Fielding
E: J Vidro (4).
Baserunning
SB: R Church (2, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus).

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
Roger Clemens, W (8-4) 6 3 0 0 3 10 0 1.40 25 102 70 38 15 17 3 8 5 0 73 0.283 1.05 2.9
Chad Qualls 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.83 4 8 7 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.09 0.5
Dan Wheeler 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.73 3 17 13 10 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -1.2
Mike Gallo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 2 8 5 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0.000 0.00 0.7
Mike Burns 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.71 3 8 5 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 11 0 1.00 37 143 100 58 17 25 7 15 8 0 73 1 0 0.286 0.40 3.3

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
Ryan Drese, L (7-9) 6.1 9 6 5 2 4 1 5.56 30 89 59 39 4 16 12 12 7 0 35 -0.178 0.62 -1.8
Sun-Woo Kim 1.2 10 8 8 0 0 1 6.26 16 46 30 18 1 11 4 11 6 0 2 2 -0.036 0.04 -9.2
Luis Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 3 17 11 7 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0.000 0.00 1.3
Team Totals 9 19 14 13 2 5 2 13.00 49 152 100 64 6 30 17 24 13 0 35 5 3 -0.214 0.72 -9.7
S Kim faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: S Kim (1).
HBP: S Kim (2; C Burke); R Clemens (2; R Church).
IBB: R Drese (2; B Ausmus).
Pickoffs: R Drese (2; W Taveras, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Troy Fullwood, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 38,019.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 87° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Washington Nationals
1 Willy Taveras CF 1 Jamey Carroll 3B
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Jose Vidro 2B
3 Lance Berkman 1B 3 Jose Guillen RF
4 Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 Ryan Church LF
5 Jason Lane RF 5 Preston Wilson CF
6 Adam Everett SS 6 Brad Wilkerson 1B
7 Chris Burke LF 7 Brian Schneider C
8 Brad Ausmus C 8 Cristian Guzman SS
9 Roger Clemens P 9 Ryan Drese P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR HOU M. Ensberg R. Drese 19% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Berkman Scores
t3 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Lane R. Drese 8% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores/unER; Berkman to 2B
b6 0-4 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O WSN P. Wilson R. Clemens 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU R. Clemens R. Drese 5% 92% Everett Steals Hm; Ausmus Steals 2B
b6 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  WSN J. Guillen R. Clemens -5% 86% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU W. Taveras R. Drese -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Drese -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman R. Drese 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR HOU M. Ensberg R. Drese 19% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Berkman Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Lane R. Drese 1% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Everett R. Drese -2% 66% Lineout: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Carroll R. Clemens 2% 68% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Vidro R. Clemens 2% 70% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  WSN J. Guillen R. Clemens -1% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-2 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O WSN R. Church R. Clemens 2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Nationals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nationals' Ryan Drese facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Burke R. Drese -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus R. Drese -1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Clemens R. Drese -1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN P. Wilson R. Clemens 2% 69% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN B. Wilkerson R. Clemens 2% 71% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN B. Schneider R. Clemens 1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Nationals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nationals' Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU W. Taveras R. Drese 3% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 1,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Drese -4% 70% Taveras Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
t3 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio R. Drese 2% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU L. Berkman R. Drese 3% 75% Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Biggio to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg R. Drese -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Lane R. Drese 8% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores/unER; Berkman to 2B
t3 3-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Everett R. Drese -2% 78% Lineout: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN C. Guzman R. Clemens -4% 74% Walk
b3 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN R. Drese R. Clemens 2% 76% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Guzman to 2B
b3 0-3 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O WSN J. Carroll R. Clemens 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-3 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  WSN J. Vidro R. Clemens -1% 78% Walk
b3 0-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O WSN J. Guillen R. Clemens 4% 82% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Ryan Drese facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Burke R. Drese 3% 86% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t4 3-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus R. Drese -0% 85% Flyball: CF; Burke to 3B
t4 3-0 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Clemens R. Drese -3% 82% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O HOU W. Taveras R. Drese -2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN R. Church R. Clemens -4% 75% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-3 0 1-- 9,(3-2)  O WSN P. Wilson R. Clemens 2% 78% Strikeout Looking, Church Steals 2B
b4 0-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O WSN B. Wilkerson R. Clemens 4% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-3 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O WSN B. Schneider R. Clemens 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Ryan Drese facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Drese -1% 83% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t5 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman R. Drese -1% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg R. Drese -1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN C. Guzman R. Clemens 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN R. Drese R. Clemens 2% 86% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b5 0-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN J. Carroll R. Clemens -1% 85% Walk
b5 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O WSN J. Vidro R. Clemens 2% 87% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Ryan Drese facing 5-6-7
t6 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Lane R. Drese 3% 90% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t6 3-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Everett R. Drese -3% 87% Fielder's Choice SS; Lane out at 3B/SS-3B
t6 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Burke R. Drese 1% 88% Everett Steals 2B
t6 3-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Burke R. Drese -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Everett to 3B
t6 3-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Ausmus R. Drese 0% 87% Intentional Walk
t6 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU R. Clemens R. Drese 5% 92% Everett Steals Hm; Ausmus Steals 2B
t6 4-0 2 -2- 7,(1-2)  O HOU R. Clemens R. Drese -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
b6 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  WSN J. Guillen R. Clemens -5% 86% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 0-4 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  WSN R. Church R. Clemens -4% 82% Hit By Pitch
b6 0-4 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O WSN P. Wilson R. Clemens 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O WSN B. Wilkerson R. Clemens 4% 91% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b6 0-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O WSN B. Schneider R. Clemens 3% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Nationals 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Nationals' Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
t7 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU W. Taveras R. Drese 1% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 4-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Drese -1% 95% Flyball: CF
t7 4-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU L. Berkman R. Drese 1% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Taveras to 3B
Sun-Woo Kim replaces Ryan Drese pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R HOU M. Ensberg S. Kim 1% 98% Single to SS (Line Drive); Taveras Scores; Berkman to 2B
t7 5-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  RR HOU J. Lane S. Kim 2% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Berkman Scores; Ensberg Scores
t7 7-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  HOU A. Everett S. Kim 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Lane to 3B
t7 7-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO HOU A. Everett S. Kim 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lane Scores
t7 8-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Burke S. Kim -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Chad Qualls facing 8-9-1
Chad Qualls replaces Roger Clemens pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  WSN C. Guzman C. Qualls -0% 99% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b7 0-8 0 --3 2,(0-1)  O WSN S. Kim C. Qualls 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b7 0-8 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Carroll C. Qualls 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 0-8 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Vidro C. Qualls 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Nationals 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Nationals' Sun-Woo Kim facing 8-9-1
Jamey Carroll moves from 3B to 2B
Carlos Baerga replaces Jose Guillen (RF) playing 3B batting 3rd
Kenny Kelly replaces Jose Vidro (2B) playing RF batting 2nd
t8 8-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Ausmus S. Kim 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Qualls (P) batting 9th
t8 8-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU O. Palmeiro S. Kim 0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ausmus to 3B
t8 8-0 0 -23 3,(1-1)  R HOU W. Taveras S. Kim 0% 100% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores; Palmeiro stays at 2B
t8 9-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio S. Kim 0% 100% Flyball: CF; Palmeiro to 3B
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Lance Berkman (1B) batting 3rd
t8 9-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR HOU M. Lamb S. Kim 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Taveras Scores
t8 12-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU M. Ensberg S. Kim 0% 100% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Morgan Ensberg (3B) batting 4th
t8 12-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Lane S. Kim 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 12-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O HOU A. Everett S. Kim 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 12, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-12, Astros' Dan Wheeler facing 3-4-5
Dan Wheeler replaces Craig Biggio (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Mike Lamb moves from PH to 1B
Chris Burke moves from LF to 2B
Eric Bruntlett moves from PR to 3B
Orlando Palmeiro moves from PH to LF
b8 0-12 0 --- 7,(2-2)  WSN C. Baerga D. Wheeler -0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b8 0-12 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  R WSN R. Church D. Wheeler 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Baerga Scores
b8 1-12 0 -2- 6,(1-2)  O WSN P. Wilson D. Wheeler 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Mike Gallo replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 2nd
b8 1-12 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O WSN B. Wilkerson M. Gallo 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b8 1-12 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O WSN B. Schneider M. Gallo 0% 100% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 12, Nationals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-1, Nationals' Sun-Woo Kim facing 7-8-9
t9 12-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Burke S. Kim 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
t9 12-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Ausmus S. Kim 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Burke to 2B
t9 12-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  HOU O. Palmeiro S. Kim 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Burke to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
t9 12-1 0 123 3,(1-1)  R HOU W. Taveras S. Kim 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Burke Scores; Ausmus to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B
Luis Ayala replaces Sun-Woo Kim pitching and batting 9th
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Mike Gallo (P) batting 2nd
t9 13-1 0 123 6,(2-2)  RO HOU J. Vizcaino L. Ayala 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Ausmus Scores; Palmeiro to 3B
t9 14-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Lamb L. Ayala 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 14-1 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O HOU E. Bruntlett L. Ayala 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 14, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-14, Astros' Mike Burns facing 8-9-1
Mike Burns replaces Adam Everett (SS) pitching and batting 6th
Jose Vizcaino moves from PH to SS
b9 1-14 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN C. Guzman M. Burns 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
Marlon Byrd pinch hits for Luis Ayala (P) batting 9th
b9 1-14 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN M. Byrd M. Burns 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-14 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN J. Carroll M. Burns 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 14, Nationals 1.

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