May 24, 2006 Houston Astros at Washington Nationals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 24,194

Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Astros

25-22

Lost 2

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: G Majewski (2-2), L: D Wheeler (0-3)

Nationals

18-29

Won 2

4th, 11 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .635   15    0   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .832   13    1   6   
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .973   11   10   2   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .277 1.042   20    0   0   HR
P Wilson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .642   15    0   0   
J Lane RF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .203  .740   16    1   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .317  .793   14    8   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .602   11    2   5   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220    6    2   1   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .912    6    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    2   4              127   24  14

BATTING

HR: M Ensberg (16, off M O'Connor; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: M Ensberg 4; C Biggio; B Ausmus.

RBI: M Ensberg (33).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

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

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .286  .912   20    0   0   2B
R Clayton SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .228  .593   10    1   4   GDP
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .842   12    0   1   
N Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .910   16   11   0   
J Guillen RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .635    4    1   0   
  M Byrd RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .693    8    3   0   
R Zimmerman 3B                3   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .767   10    1   1   3B
D Jackson CF                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .279  .991   17    7   0   2B
W Gonzalez C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .492    2    0   1   
  M LeCroy C                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .260  .749   10    3   0   
M O'Connor P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    3    0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .632    5    0   0   
  S Ramirez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Eischen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .966    4    0   0   
  R Ortiz PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   5   6   3    2   8              121   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Jackson (4, off R Oswalt); A Soriano (6, off B Lidge).

3B: R Zimmerman (1, off D Wheeler).

TB: A Soriano 3; R Zimmerman 3; D Jackson 2; R Clayton; D Ward.

GIDP: R Clayton (4).

RBI: D Ward (5); R Clayton (10); A Soriano (32).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

PITCHING

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     2   1   1    1   7   0   3.36   23   89-65   35· 6·24   12· 1· 2· 0     75    -     1.11   0.29
D Wheeler, L (0-3)             0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    2    7-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.77  -0.13
B Lidge                        0     3   3   3    1   0   0   6.53    4   15-8     3· 3· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.75  -0.25
T Miller                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    2    5-3     2· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8     6   5   5    2   8   0          31  116-80   41·11·28   15· 2· 4· 0          2-1

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M O'Connor                     6     3   1   1    1   2   1   2.65   22   80-46   28· 2·16    6·11· 2· 0     63    -     0.79   0.20
S Ramirez                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   19-11    9· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.56   0.09
J Eischen                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.53    1    6-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.87   0.05
G Majewski, W (2-2)            0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.14    2    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.23   0.06
C Cordero                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.57    3   13-9     5· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   4   1          32  124-73   46· 2·25    8·15· 3· 0           -

B Lidge faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: R Oswalt (1).

WP: B Lidge (3); M O'Connor 2 (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 24,194.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 7mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Washington Nationals                 
1. W Taveras            CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Clayton            SS 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. J Vidro              2B 
4. M Ensberg            3B    4. N Johnson            1B 
5. P Wilson             LF    5. J Guillen            RF 
6. J Lane               RF    6. R Zimmerman          3B 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. D Jackson            CF 
8. A Everett            SS    8. W Gonzalez           C  
9. R Oswalt             P     9. M O'Connor           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  1-1  ---  1   22%  83% R Zimmerman     D Wheeler       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 8   1  1-1  1-3  4   16%  91% D Ward          B Lidge         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF Line); Zimmerman Scores; LeCroy to 3B
   b 6   2  1-0  --3  2   14%  52% A Soriano       R Oswalt        Balk; Jackson Scores
   b 6   0  1-0  ---  8   11%  50% D Jackson       R Oswalt        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  5  -10%  40% M Ensberg       M O'Connor      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike O'Connor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  L Berkman       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   51%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Vidro         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike O'Connor facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   40%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   42%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   43%  J Lane          Lineout: CF
          ---  6   42%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      41%  A Everett       Wild Pitch; Ausmus to 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             Wild Pitch; Ausmus to 3B
   O      --3  5   44%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   42%  N Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   39%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike O'Connor facing 9-1-2
                  Marlon Byrd replaces Jose Guillen playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  2   41%  R Oswalt        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   42%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   41%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   44%  L Berkman       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   41%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   39%  W Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   38%  M O'Connor      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike O'Connor facing 4-5-6
                  Matt LeCroy replaces Wiki Gonzalez playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  3   40%  M Ensberg       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   42%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   43%  J Lane          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   40%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   37%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  J Vidro         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike O'Connor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   38%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   40%  A Everett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   41%  R Oswalt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   38%  N Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   36%  M Byrd          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   34%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike O'Connor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   36%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   34%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  3   37%  L Berkman       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  4   39%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   50%  D Jackson       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   43%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Mike O'Connor batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   37%  M Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Jackson to 3B
   R      --3      52%  A Soriano       Balk; Jackson Scores
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Santiago Ramirez facing 5-6-7
                  Santiago Ramirez replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   54%  P Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---  9   50%  J Lane          Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   59%  A Everett       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   55%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   52%  J Vidro         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   54%  N Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  M Byrd          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Joey Eischen facing 9-1-2
                  Joey Eischen replaces Santiago Ramirez pitching and batting 9th; Mike Lamb pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
   O      ---  6   55%  M Lamb          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  Gary Majewski replaces Joey Eischen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   58%  W Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Wheeler facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Mike Lamb pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   83%  R Zimmerman     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  6   74%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 9th
          --3  6   75%  M LeCroy        Walk
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Gary Majewski batting 9th
   R      1-3  4   91%  D Ward          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF Line); Zimmerman Scores; LeCroy to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  A Soriano       Wild Pitch; LeCroy Scores; Ward to 2B
                  Ramon Ortiz pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
   R      -2-  4   98%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores
   R      -2-  1   99%  R Clayton       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Soriano Scores; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Trever Miller replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Vidro         Groundout: SS-1B; Clayton to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  N Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Cordero facing 3-4-5
                  Chad Cordero replaces Ramon Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8  100%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  P Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 5.

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