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Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:37PM
, Nationals Park
Attendance: 31,463, Time of Game: 2:55
Astros
5
44-51
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 13 GB
 at Nationals
0
36-60
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 16 GB
W: Brandon Backe (6-9)
L: Odalis Perez (2-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  2   0  0  0   2  0  0    5 12  0
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darin Erstad CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .755 14 9 -0.017 0.75 0.035 -0.052 -0.9 3 1 SH
Kazuo Matsui 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .283 .709 18 14 0.000 0.76 0.073 -0.073 -0.2 5 1
Lance Berkman 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 .347 1.096 14 8 -0.018 1.02 0.102 -0.120 -0.4 6 1 SB,GDP,IW
Carlos Lee LF 4 0 2 3 0 1 .302 .899 24 16 0.093 0.92 0.144 -0.051 1.6 1 0
   Michael Bourn CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .564 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .739 10 8 -0.048 0.48 0.002 -0.051 -0.3 2 1
Ty Wigginton 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .282 .838 20 11 0.138 0.45 0.144 -0.005 1.0 1 3 HR,GDP
Hunter Pence RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .263 .732 18 14 0.025 0.52 0.057 -0.031 0.5 2 0 2B
J.R. Towles C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .528 9 6 -0.063 0.42 0.000 -0.063 -1.5 6 1 GDP
Brandon Backe P 3 2 2 0 0 1 .345 .923 14 7 0.035 0.69 0.079 -0.044 0.4 0 0 2B
   Chris Sampson P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 .340 6 2 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.3 1 2
Team Totals 34 5 12 5 3 7 .353 .905 147 95 0.146 0.67 0.637 -0.490 0.5 27 10
2B: B Backe (2, off O Perez); H Pence (19, off O Perez).
HR: T Wigginton (8, off O Perez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: D Erstad (1, off C Manning).
IBB: L Berkman (13, by C Manning).
TB: T Wigginton 5; B Backe 3; K Matsui 2; H Pence 2; C Lee 2; D Erstad; M Tejada; L Berkman.
GIDP: J Towles (3); T Wigginton (3); L Berkman (9).
RBI: C Lee 3 (76); T Wigginton (22); L Berkman (73).
2-out RBI: C Lee 3; L Berkman.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Sampson-M Tejada-L Berkman; T Wigginton-K Matsui-L Berkman.
Outfield Assists: D Erstad (K Casto at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: L Berkman (15, 2nd base off O Perez/W Nieves).

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Harris CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .221 .715 14 5 -0.057 0.94 0.055 -0.111 -0.3 3 0 CS
Paul Lo Duca 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .590 16 11 -0.035 0.65 0.026 -0.061 -0.8 11 0 GDP
Cristian Guzman SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .313 .765 20 11 0.018 0.52 0.040 -0.023 0.1 2 2
Austin Kearns RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 .614 11 8 -0.026 1.09 0.047 -0.073 -0.5 1 1
Ronnie Belliard 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .804 13 9 -0.115 1.11 0.028 -0.143 -1.2 0 2 GDP
Kory Casto LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .625 8 6 0.005 0.68 0.041 -0.036 -0.1 1 0
Pete Orr 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .389 10 7 -0.078 1.09 0.000 -0.078 -0.9 2 4
Wil Nieves C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .256 .653 15 8 0.050 0.82 0.056 -0.006 0.4 7 2 2B
Odalis Perez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .520 6 6 -0.114 2.17 0.000 -0.114 -1.1 0 0
   Charlie Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jesus Colome P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Langerhans PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .485 11 8 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jon Rauch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 4 6 .172 .480 124 79 -0.355 0.92 0.293 -0.648 -4.5 27 13
2B: W Nieves (4, off B Backe).
TB: W Nieves 2; K Casto; P Lo Duca; A Kearns; R Belliard.
GIDP: P Lo Duca (7); R Belliard (5).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. L Ayala-C Guzman-P Lo Duca; R Belliard-P Orr-P Lo Duca; P Orr-P Lo Duca.
Outfield Assists: A Kearns (C Lee at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: W Harris (2, 2nd base by B Backe/J Towles).

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
Brandon Backe, W (6-9) 7 5 0 0 4 5 0 4.76 28 107 65 43 7 15 6 13 7 0 68 0.316 1.04 3.1
Chris Sampson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 5 17 14 7 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.038 0.21 1.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 4 6 0 0.00 33 124 79 50 8 21 9 14 7 0 68 1 0 0.354 0.67 4.5
B Backe faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Odalis Perez, L (2-7) 6 9 3 3 1 6 1 3.71 26 104 70 46 7 17 9 10 6 0 47 -0.084 0.85 0.0
Charlie Manning 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 5.12 4 8 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.48 0.1
Jesus Colome 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.48 1 5 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 -0.070 0.74 -1.6
Luis Ayala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.44 3 12 7 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.10 0.5
Jon Rauch 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.85 4 18 11 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 3 7 1 5.00 38 147 95 60 11 24 14 14 8 0 47 2 2 -0.145 0.92 -0.5
Balks: None.
WP: J Colome (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Manning (2; L Berkman).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Kevin Causey.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 31,463.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting 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 Ronnie Belliard 3B
6 Ty Wigginton 3B 6 Kory Casto LF
7 Hunter Pence RF 7 Pete Orr 2B
8 J.R. Towles C 8 Wil Nieves C
9 Brandon Backe P 9 Odalis Perez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R HOU T. Wigginton O. Perez 11% 58% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU L. Berkman O. Perez -10% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Erstad to 3B
b6 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO WSN R. Belliard B. Backe 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R HOU L. Berkman O. Perez 9% 69% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Backe Scores
b2 0-1 2 123 3,(0-2)  O WSN O. Perez B. Backe 8% 61% Strikeout Looking

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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' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU D. Erstad O. Perez 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU K. Matsui O. Perez 5% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Erstad to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU L. Berkman O. Perez -10% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Erstad to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee O. Perez -4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN W. Harris B. Backe 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN P. Lo Duca B. Backe 2% 49% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN C. Guzman B. Backe 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Nationals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Tejada O. Perez -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R HOU T. Wigginton O. Perez 11% 58% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU H. Pence O. Perez -1% 57% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Towles O. Perez -1% 56% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN A. Kearns B. Backe 3% 58% Lineout: LF
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  WSN R. Belliard B. Backe -3% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  WSN K. Casto B. Backe -4% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Belliard to 2B
b2 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O WSN P. Orr B. Backe 5% 57% Lineout: CF-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  WSN W. Nieves B. Backe -3% 53% Walk; Belliard to 3B; Orr to 2B
b2 0-1 2 123 3,(0-2)  O WSN O. Perez B. Backe 8% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Nationals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Backe O. Perez 6% 67% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t3 1-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU D. Erstad O. Perez -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Backe to 3B
t3 1-0 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Matsui O. Perez -6% 60% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t3 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R HOU L. Berkman O. Perez 9% 69% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Backe Scores
t3 2-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Lee O. Perez 1% 70% Berkman Steals 2B
t3 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R HOU C. Lee O. Perez 8% 78% Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Berkman Scores
t3 3-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Tejada O. Perez -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN W. Harris B. Backe -4% 73% Walk
b3 0-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O WSN P. Lo Duca B. Backe 6% 79% Harris Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 0-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  WSN P. Lo Duca B. Backe -3% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b3 0-3 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  WSN C. Guzman B. Backe -4% 72% Walk; Lo Duca to 2B
b3 0-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O WSN A. Kearns B. Backe 4% 77% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Lo Duca to 3B; Kearns to 1B
b3 0-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Belliard B. Backe 5% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU T. Wigginton O. Perez 2% 84% Walk
t4 3-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU H. Pence O. Perez 6% 89% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Wigginton to 3B
t4 3-0 0 -23 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Towles O. Perez -3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Backe O. Perez -4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O HOU D. Erstad O. Perez -3% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
b4 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O WSN K. Casto B. Backe 2% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN P. Orr B. Backe 2% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  WSN W. Nieves B. Backe -2% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b4 0-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O WSN O. Perez B. Backe 3% 84% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU K. Matsui O. Perez 2% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 3-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman O. Perez -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-0 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O HOU C. Lee O. Perez -2% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Tejada O. Perez -1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
b5 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN W. Harris B. Backe 3% 84% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b5 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN P. Lo Duca B. Backe 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 0-3 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O WSN C. Guzman B. Backe 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
t6 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Wigginton O. Perez 2% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t6 3-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU H. Pence O. Perez -2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU J. Towles O. Perez -3% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
b6 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN A. Kearns B. Backe -5% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b6 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO WSN R. Belliard B. Backe 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN K. Casto B. Backe 1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Nationals 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Charlie Manning facing 9-1-2
Charlie Manning replaces Odalis Perez pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Backe C. Manning 1% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Erstad C. Manning -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Backe to 2B
t7 3-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Matsui C. Manning -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 3-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman C. Manning 0% 89% Intentional Walk
Jesus Colome replaces Charlie Manning pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  HOU C. Lee J. Colome 1% 90% Wild Pitch; Backe to 3B; Berkman to 2B
t7 3-0 2 -23 5,(1-2)  RRO HOU C. Lee J. Colome 6% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Backe Scores; Berkman Scores; Lee out at 2B/RF-C-SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
b7 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN P. Orr B. Backe 1% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 0-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O WSN W. Nieves B. Backe 1% 98% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Jesus Colome (P) batting 9th
b7 0-5 2 --- 11,(3-2)  O WSN R. Langerhans B. Backe 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Nationals 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Nationals' Luis Ayala facing 5-6-7
Luis Ayala replaces Ryan Langerhans (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU M. Tejada L. Ayala 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 5-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO HOU T. Wigginton L. Ayala -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t8 5-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence L. Ayala -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
b8 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN W. Harris B. Backe -2% 96% Walk
Chris Sampson replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO WSN P. Lo Duca C. Sampson 3% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b8 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN C. Guzman C. Sampson 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Nationals 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Nationals' Jon Rauch facing 8-9-1
Jon Rauch replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Towles J. Rauch -0% 99% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t9 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Sampson J. Rauch 0% 99% Walk
t9 5-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Erstad J. Rauch -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O HOU K. Matsui J. Rauch -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Nationals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 4-5-6
Darin Erstad moves from CF to LF
Michael Bourn replaces Carlos Lee (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b9 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN A. Kearns C. Sampson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN R. Belliard C. Sampson 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b9 0-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN K. Casto C. Sampson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Nationals 0.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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