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BOS 12
BAL  1
 CLE  8
TBR  4
 MIN  6
@DET  5
 KCR  5
SEA  4
 LAA  4
@OAK  1
 CHW  9
@TEX  7
 NYY  9
@TOR  4
 CHC  8
SFG  7
(11)		 FLA  5
@LAD  3
(11)		 CIN  8
@MIL  2
 NYM  3
COL  0
 ARI 10
@PHI  4
 PIT 12
STL 11
(10)		 ATL  4
@SDP  1
 HOU  6
@WSN  4
Standings at end of play this day

Nationals Park, Attendance: 30,682

 Saturday, July 12, 2008, 7:13PM
Time of Game: 2:37
Astros
6
43-51
Won 1
6th, 14 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  0    6 13  0
Nationals       1  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  9  2
W: Wandy Rodriguez (4-3), L: Collin Balester (1-2), S: Jose Valverde (24)
 Nationals
4
36-59
Lost 1
5th, 15 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Erstad CF-LF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .762   19   13    3   0   
K Matsui 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .280  .707   22   13    1   3   2B
L Berkman 1B                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .347 1.098   14    9   11   1   2B,GDP
C Lee LF                      5   0   3   1    0   0  .299  .898   21   14    2   0   
  M Bourn CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .564              0   0   
M Tejada SS                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .275  .741   16    9    2   6   
G Blum 3B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .599   16   11    2   2   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
H Pence RF                    3   1   2   3    1   0  .263  .732   13    6    1   0   HR
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .570   18   12    4   1   
W Rodriguez P                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .080  .160   10    8    1   1   
  C Sampson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300              0   1   
  D Newhan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .639    2    2    0   0   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  T Wigginton 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .813              0   0   
Totals                       40   6  13   0    2   6              151   97   27  15
Batting Events
2B: L Berkman (30, off C Balester); K Matsui (17, off C Balester).
HR: H Pence (12, off C Balester; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: H Pence 5; L Berkman 3; K Matsui 3; C Lee 3; B Ausmus; D Erstad; M Tejada; W Rodriguez.
GIDP: L Berkman (8).
RBI: H Pence 3 (46); L Berkman 2 (72); C Lee (73).
2-out RBI: H Pence.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 4. C Sampson-B Ausmus-L Berkman; K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman; W Rodriguez-M Tejada-L Berkman; M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Harris CF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .224  .716   17   13    1   0   HR,2B,GDP
P Lo Duca 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .226  .594   13    9    7   1   
C Guzman SS                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .315  .769   17   12    2   4   SF
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .204  .616   16    7    4   0   GDP
R Belliard 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .233  .811   18   12    1   0   2B
J Flores C                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .270  .759    7    6    6   0   HBP
W Pena LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .509   11    7    4   0   GDP
F Lopez 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .619   10    8    1   1   2B,GDP
C Balester P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    4    2    0   0   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Langerhans PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .499    1    1    0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  K Casto PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .632    5    4    0   0   
  J Hanrahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
Totals                       31   4   9   0    1   3              119   81   27   7
Batting Events
2B: W Harris (4, off W Rodriguez); R Belliard (12, off W Rodriguez); F Lopez (17, off W Rodriguez).
HR: W Harris (5, off W Rodriguez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: C Guzman (2, off W Rodriguez).
HBP: J Flores (3, by C Sampson).
TB: W Harris 6; R Belliard 3; P Lo Duca 2; F Lopez 2; C Balester; J Flores.
GIDP: A Kearns (7); F Lopez (12); W Harris (3); W Pena (5).
RBI: J Flores 2 (37); W Harris (13); C Guzman (30).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Guzman-P Lo Duca.
E: C Guzman (10); R Belliard (5).

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Rodriguez, W (4-3)           5.1   8   4   4    1   1   1   3.48   23   80-53   32· 4·17    8·13· 8· 0     36    -     1.03  -0.16
C Sampson, H (5)               1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.62    5   13-10    5· 2· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          3-1    2.27   0.20
G Geary, H (5)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.35    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.44   0.09
J Valverde, S (24)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.80    3   15-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1   3   1          34  119-81   50· 7·24   12·17·11· 0          3-1 
Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Balester, L (1-2)            4.2  11   6   4    0   3   1   5.87   26   91-60   36· 6·18   11·12· 5· 0     25    -     1.00  -0.40
J Colome                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.53    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.07   0.03
S Rivera                       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.40    8   36-21   11· 4· 6    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.71   0.05
J Hanrahan                     2     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.86    7   20-13    7· 1· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.05
Totals                         9    13   6   4    2   6   1          42  151-97   55·12·30   18·16· 6· 0          3-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Sampson (2; J Flores).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Kevin Causey, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Charlie Reliford.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 30,682.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 0mph, Cloudy.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            Washington Nationals                         
1. Darin Erstad                 CF       1. Willie Harris                CF
2. Kazuo Matsui                 2B       2. Paul Lo Duca                 1B
3. Lance Berkman                1B       3. Cristian Guzman              SS
4. Carlos Lee                   LF       4. Austin Kearns                RF
5. Miguel Tejada                SS       5. Ron Belliard                 3B
6. Geoff Blum                   3B       6. Jesus Flores                  C
7. Hunter Pence                 RF       7. Wily Mo Pena                 LF
8. Brad Ausmus                   C       8. Felipe Lopez                 2B
9. Wandy Rodriguez               P       9. Collin Balester               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 1 123 OO 3,(1-1)  24% 81% 4-6 WSN W. Pena C. Sampson Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
t4 1 1-- RR 2,(1-0)  22% 60% 1-2 HOU H. Pence C. Balester Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tejada Scores
b6 1 123 R 1,(0-0)  -12% 58% 3-6 WSN J. Flores C. Sampson Hit By Pitch; Lo Duca Scores; Kearns to 3B; Belliard to 2B
t5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  11% 78% 3-2 HOU K. Matsui C. Balester Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Erstad to 3B
b8 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  10% 92% 4-6 WSN A. Kearns G. Geary Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 HOU D. Erstad C. Balester Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  2% 50% 0-0 HOU K. Matsui C. Balester Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  6% 56% 0-0 HOU L. Berkman C. Balester Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Matsui to 3B
t1 1 1-3 R 7,(2-2)  7% 63% 0-0 HOU C. Lee C. Balester Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Matsui Scores; Berkman to 2B
t1 1 12- O 3,(2-0)  -4% 59% 1-0 HOU M. Tejada C. Balester Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 2 12- O 3,(1-1)  -4% 55% 1-0 HOU G. Blum C. Balester Lineout: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -6% 49% 0-1 WSN W. Harris W. Rodriguez Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b1 0 -2- O 3,(1-1)  2% 51% 0-1 WSN P. Lo Duca W. Rodriguez Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Harris to 3B
b1 1 --3 RO 6,(2-2)  -2% 49% 0-1 WSN C. Guzman W. Rodriguez Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harris Scores
b1 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 50% 1-1 WSN A. Kearns W. Rodriguez Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 48% 1-1 HOU H. Pence C. Balester Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 46% 1-1 HOU B. Ausmus C. Balester Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  1% 47% 1-1 HOU W. Rodriguez C. Balester Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 45% 1-1 HOU D. Erstad C. Balester Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -6% 39% 1-1 WSN R. Belliard W. Rodriguez Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0 -2- R 2,(0-1)  -7% 31% 1-1 WSN J. Flores W. Rodriguez Single to CF (Line Drive); Belliard Scores
b2 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  3% 34% 2-1 WSN W. Pena W. Rodriguez Flyball: CF
b2 1 1-- OO 4,(1-2)  5% 39% 2-1 WSN F. Lopez W. Rodriguez Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 36% 1-2 HOU K. Matsui C. Balester Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 34% 1-2 HOU L. Berkman C. Balester Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t3 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 33% 1-2 HOU C. Lee C. Balester Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -3% 30% 2-1 WSN C. Balester W. Rodriguez Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0 1-- OO 5,(1-2)  7% 37% 2-1 WSN W. Harris W. Rodriguez Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 38% 2-1 WSN P. Lo Duca W. Rodriguez Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  5% 42% 1-2 HOU M. Tejada C. Balester Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
t4 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -4% 38% 1-2 HOU G. Blum C. Balester Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 1 1-- RR 2,(1-0)  22% 60% 1-2 HOU H. Pence C. Balester Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tejada Scores
t4 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 58% 3-2 HOU B. Ausmus C. Balester Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 57% 3-2 HOU W. Rodriguez C. Balester Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 60% 2-3 WSN C. Guzman W. Rodriguez Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 1 --- O 7,(3-2)  2% 62% 2-3 WSN A. Kearns W. Rodriguez Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 64% 2-3 WSN R. Belliard W. Rodriguez Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  4% 68% 3-2 HOU D. Erstad C. Balester Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Erstad to 1B
t5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  11% 78% 3-2 HOU K. Matsui C. Balester Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Erstad to 3B
t5 0 -23 RR 3,(2-0)  9% 87% 3-2 HOU L. Berkman C. Balester Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Erstad Scores/unER; Matsui Scores
t5 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  3% 90% 5-2 HOU C. Lee C. Balester Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Berkman to 3B
t5 0 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  -3% 87% 5-2 HOU M. Tejada C. Balester Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  -4% 84% 5-2 HOU G. Blum C. Balester Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Berkman stays at 3B; Lee stays at 1B
t5 2 1-3 R 3,(1-1)  6% 89% 5-2 HOU H. Pence C. Balester Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Berkman Scores/unER; Lee to 2B
t5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  1% 90% 6-2 HOU B. Ausmus C. Balester Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lee to 3B; Pence to 2B
Jesus Colome replaces Collin Balester pitching and batting 9th
t5 2 123 O 4,(1-2)  -2% 88% 6-2 HOU W. Rodriguez J. Colome Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 90% 2-6 WSN J. Flores W. Rodriguez Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b5 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 91% 2-6 WSN W. Pena W. Rodriguez Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  -2% 89% 2-6 WSN F. Lopez W. Rodriguez Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Jesus Colome (P) batting 9th
b5 2 -2- O 1,(0-0)  2% 92% 2-6 WSN R. Langerhans W. Rodriguez Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Nationals' Saul Rivera facing 1-2-3
Saul Rivera replaces Ryan Langerhans (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  1% 93% 6-2 HOU D. Erstad S. Rivera Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 0 1-- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 92% 6-2 HOU K. Matsui S. Rivera Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Matsui to 1B
t6 1 1-- OO 3,(1-1)  -2% 90% 6-2 HOU L. Berkman S. Rivera Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- R 7,(1-2)  -7% 84% 2-6 WSN W. Harris W. Rodriguez Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -5% 79% 3-6 WSN P. Lo Duca W. Rodriguez Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  3% 82% 3-6 WSN C. Guzman W. Rodriguez Groundout: 2B-1B; Lo Duca to 2B
b6 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  -3% 78% 3-6 WSN A. Kearns W. Rodriguez Walk
b6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  -8% 70% 3-6 WSN R. Belliard W. Rodriguez Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lo Duca to 3B; Kearns to 2B
Chris Sampson replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
b6 1 123 R 1,(0-0)  -12% 58% 3-6 WSN J. Flores C. Sampson Hit By Pitch; Lo Duca Scores; Kearns to 3B; Belliard to 2B
b6 1 123 OO 3,(1-1)  24% 81% 4-6 WSN W. Pena C. Sampson Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Nationals' Saul Rivera facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  4% 86% 6-4 HOU C. Lee S. Rivera Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lee to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t7 0 -2- O 5,(3-1)  -3% 83% 6-4 HOU M. Tejada S. Rivera Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t7 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 80% 6-4 HOU G. Blum S. Rivera Groundout: P-1B
t7 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  1% 81% 6-4 HOU H. Pence S. Rivera Walk
t7 2 12- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 78% 6-4 HOU B. Ausmus S. Rivera Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-6, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  4% 82% 4-6 WSN F. Lopez C. Sampson Strikeout Swinging
Kory Casto pinch hits for Saul Rivera (P) batting 9th
b7 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  3% 85% 4-6 WSN K. Casto C. Sampson Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b7 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 86% 4-6 WSN W. Harris C. Sampson Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Nationals' Joel Hanrahan facing 9-1-2
Joel Hanrahan replaces Kory Casto (PH) pitching and batting 9th; David Newhan pinch hits for Chris Sampson (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 85% 6-4 HOU D. Newhan J. Hanrahan Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t8 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 84% 6-4 HOU D. Erstad J. Hanrahan Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 85% 6-4 HOU K. Matsui J. Hanrahan Walk
t8 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 83% 6-4 HOU L. Berkman J. Hanrahan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-6, Astros' Geoff Geary facing 2-3-4
Geoff Geary replaces David Newhan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -8% 75% 4-6 WSN P. Lo Duca G. Geary Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 0 1-- O 7,(3-2)  7% 82% 4-6 WSN C. Guzman G. Geary Strikeout Swinging
b8 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  10% 92% 4-6 WSN A. Kearns G. Geary Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Nationals' Joel Hanrahan facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 92% 6-4 HOU C. Lee J. Hanrahan Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t9 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 91% 6-4 HOU M. Tejada J. Hanrahan Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
t9 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 91% 6-4 HOU G. Blum J. Hanrahan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-6, Astros' Jose Valverde facing 5-6-7
Jose Valverde replaces Geoff Blum (3B) pitching and batting 6th; Ty Wigginton replaces Geoff Geary (P) playing 3B batting 9th; Darin Erstad moves from CF to LF; Michael Bourn replaces Carlos Lee (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b9 0 --- O 9,(3-2)  5% 95% 4-6 WSN R. Belliard J. Valverde Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b9 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  3% 98% 4-6 WSN J. Flores J. Valverde Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 100% 4-6 WSN W. Pena J. Valverde Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Nationals 4.

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