GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (40-54) at WASHINGTON (38-55)

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS WASHINGTON (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .226
H Pence cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333
L Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .261
C Lee lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .297
M Loretta ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M Lamb 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .229
E Munson c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283
J Jennings p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .254
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 6 9 6 2 4 10

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for M Albers in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Munson (4, R King); L Berkman (11, S Rivera). HR - M Lamb (9,
2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 1 Out), L Scott (11, 5th inning off J Bergmann
0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Biggio. RBI - M Lamb (27), L Scott (40), E Munson (8), C
Biggio (31), L Berkman (61), C Lee (78). 2-out RBI - L Berkman, C Lee. Team LOB
- 4.

FIELDING: E - C Burke (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .310
R Zimmerman 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .257
D Young 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .342
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
R Church lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .262
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .250
R Langerhans cf-lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .168
J Flores c 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .232
J Bergmann p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 30 7 9 7 4 4 12

BATTING: 2B - R Church (27, J Jennings); A Kearns (22, J Jennings); R Belliard
(18, J Jennings). HR - R Langerhans (5, 5th inning off J Jennings 2 on, 1 Out).
S - J Bergmann. RBI - R Church (39), A Kearns 2 (36), R Belliard (29), R
Langerhans 3 (18). 2-out RBI - R Church, A Kearns 2, R Belliard. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Langerhans 1, R Zimmerman 3. Team LOB - 7.


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HOUSTON - 010 010 40 -- 6
WASHINGTON - 310 030 0 -- 7
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings 5 8 7 7 4 2 1 4.76
M Albers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.68
T Miller 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.12

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 6 6 4 4 1 3 2 4.46
R King 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.40
S Rivera 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.62
J Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99

J Bergmann pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
R King pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - S Rivera. Pitches-strikes: J Jennings 90-55; M Albers 6-5; T Miller
11-9; J Bergmann 83-58; R King 2-2; S Rivera 22-13; J Rauch 13-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Jennings 6-8; M Albers 0-3; T Miller 0-1; J Bergmann 6-9; R
King 0-0; S Rivera 0-1; J Rauch 0-3. Batters faced: J Jennings 28; M Albers 3;
T Miller 4; J Bergmann 25; R King 1; S Rivera 5; J Rauch 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 90 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: DAN WHEELER (1-4, 5.44) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.224, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Wheeler relieved T Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
WASHINGTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N Logan (.224, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Palmeiro in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
WASHINGTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N Logan (.224, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 6 9 1
WASHINGTON 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 9 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DAN WHEELER
WAS - JON RAUCH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E MUNSON (.283, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
O PALMEIRO (.257, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
C BURKE (.226, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS WASHINGTON (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .226
H Pence cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333
L Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .261
C Lee lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .297
M Loretta ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M Lamb 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .229
D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Munson c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283
J Jennings p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .254
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Palmeiro rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257

Totals 31 6 9 6 2 4 10

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for M Albers in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Munson (4, R King); L Berkman (11, S Rivera). HR - M Lamb (9,
2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 1 Out), L Scott (11, 5th inning off J Bergmann
0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Biggio. RBI - M Lamb (27), L Scott (40), E Munson (8), C
Biggio (31), L Berkman (61), C Lee (78). 2-out RBI - L Berkman, C Lee. Team LOB
- 4.

FIELDING: E - C Burke (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238
R Belliard 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .257
D Young 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .342
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
R Church lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .262
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .250
R Langerhans cf-lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .168
J Flores c 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .232
J Bergmann p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 33 7 9 7 4 5 12

BATTING: 2B - R Church (27, J Jennings); A Kearns (22, J Jennings); R Belliard
(18, J Jennings). HR - R Langerhans (5, 5th inning off J Jennings 2 on, 1 Out).
S - J Bergmann. RBI - R Church (39), A Kearns 2 (36), R Belliard (29), R
Langerhans 3 (18). 2-out RBI - R Church, A Kearns 2, R Belliard. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Langerhans 1, R Zimmerman 3. Team LOB - 7.


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HOUSTON - 010 010 40 -- 6
WASHINGTON - 310 030 00 -- 7
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings 5 8 7 7 4 2 1 4.76
M Albers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.68
T Miller 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.12
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.32

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 6 6 4 4 1 3 2 4.46
R King 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.40
S Rivera 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.62
J Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99

J Bergmann pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
R King pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - S Rivera. Pitches-strikes: J Jennings 90-55; M Albers 6-5; T Miller
11-9; D Wheeler 12-10; J Bergmann 83-58; R King 2-2; S Rivera 22-13; J Rauch
13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Jennings 6-8; M Albers 0-3; T Miller 0-1; D
Wheeler 1-1; J Bergmann 6-9; R King 0-0; S Rivera 0-1; J Rauch 0-3. Batters
faced: J Jennings 28; M Albers 3; T Miller 4; D Wheeler 3; J Bergmann 25; R
King 1; S Rivera 5; J Rauch 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 90 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (1-2, 2.86) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E MUNSON (.283, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E Munson (.283, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Bruntlett ran for E Munson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E BRUNTLETT ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: O Palmeiro (.257, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 10 1
WASHINGTON 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 x 7 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - JASON JENNINGS, MATT ALBERS (6TH), TREVER MILLER (7TH), DAN
WHEELER (8TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

WAS - JASON BERGMANN, RAY KING (7TH), SAUL RIVERA
(7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES

HOME RUNS: HOU - MIKE LAMB (9) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
LUKE SCOTT (11) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN LANGERHANS (5) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 5TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 10 1
WASHINGTON 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 x 7 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - JASON JENNINGS, MATT ALBERS (6TH), TREVER MILLER (7TH), DAN
WHEELER (8TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

WAS - JASON BERGMANN, RAY KING (7TH), SAUL RIVERA
(7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES


WP - JASON BERGMANN (2-5)
LP - JASON JENNINGS (1-6)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (17)

HOME RUNS: HOU - MIKE LAMB (9) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
LUKE SCOTT (11) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN LANGERHANS (5) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 5TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:36 ATT: 27,119

PROBABLES: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (5-2, 4.45)
WAS - MATT CHICO (4-6, 4.57)

PROBABLES: HOU - ROY OSWALT (8-6, 3.90)
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (9-4, 3.24)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS WASHINGTON (7) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .224
H Pence cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .332
L Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .261
C Lee lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .297
M Loretta ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M Lamb 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .229
D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Munson c 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .295
E Bruntlett pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Jennings p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .254
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Palmeiro rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254

Totals 35 6 10 6 2 4 12

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for M Albers in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Munson (4, R King); L Berkman (11, S Rivera). HR - M Lamb (9,
2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 1 Out), L Scott (11, 5th inning off J Bergmann
0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Biggio. RBI - M Lamb (27), L Scott (40), E Munson (8), C
Biggio (31), L Berkman (61), C Lee (78). 2-out RBI - L Berkman, C Lee. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - H Pence 1. GIDP - O Palmeiro. Team LOB - 5.


FIELDING: E - C Burke (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238
R Belliard 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .257
D Young 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .342
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
R Church lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .262
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .250
R Langerhans cf-lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .168
J Flores c 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .232
J Bergmann p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 33 7 9 7 4 5 12

BATTING: 2B - R Church (27, J Jennings); A Kearns (22, J Jennings); R Belliard
(18, J Jennings). HR - R Langerhans (5, 5th inning off J Jennings 2 on, 1 Out).
S - J Bergmann. RBI - R Church (39), A Kearns 2 (36), R Belliard (29), R
Langerhans 3 (18). 2-out RBI - R Church, A Kearns 2, R Belliard. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Langerhans 1, R Zimmerman 3. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman (14, ground ball). DP: 1 (R Belliard-F Lopez-R
Fick).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 010 010 400 -- 6
WASHINGTON - 310 030 00x -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings (L, 1-6) 5 8 7 7 4 2 1 4.76
M Albers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.68
T Miller 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.12
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.32

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann (W, 2-5) 6 6 4 4 1 3 2 4.46
R King 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.40
S Rivera (H, 12) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.62
J Rauch (H, 20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99
C Cordero (S, 17) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.80

J Bergmann pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
R King pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - S Rivera, C Cordero. Pitches-strikes: J Jennings 90-55; M Albers 6-5; T
Miller 11-9; D Wheeler 12-10; J Bergmann 83-58; R King 2-2; S Rivera 22-13; J
Rauch 13-7; C Cordero 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Jennings 6-8; M Albers
0-3; T Miller 0-1; D Wheeler 1-1; J Bergmann 6-9; R King 0-0; S Rivera 0-1; J
Rauch 0-3; C Cordero 3-0. Batters faced: J Jennings 28; M Albers 3; T Miller 4;
D Wheeler 3; J Bergmann 25; R King 1; S Rivera 5; J Rauch 3; C Cordero 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

T--2:36. Att--27,119.
Weather: 90 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
HOUSTON 6
WASHINGTON 7 FINAL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (6) AT WASHINGTON (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to left. R Belliard flied out to center.
R Zimmerman walked. D Young walked, R Zimmerman to second. R Church doubled
to deep right, R Zimmerman scored, D Young to third. A Kearns doubled to left,
D Young and R Church scored. R Langerhans grounded out to first. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 3.

HOUSTON 2ND: M Loretta lined out to third. M Lamb homered to right center.
L Scott flied out to left. E Munson singled to center. J Jennings fouled out
to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 2ND: J Flores singled to left. J Bergmann sacrificed to first,
J Flores to second. F Lopez grounded out to first, J Flores to third.
R Belliard doubled to deep left center, J Flores scored. R Zimmerman grounded
out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 4.

HOUSTON 5TH: L Scott homered to right center. E Munson grounded out to
second. J Jennings flied out to left. C Burke lined out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 5TH: D Young walked. R Church flied out to center. A Kearns
walked, D Young to second. R Langerhans homered to right, D Young and A Kearns
scored. J Flores flied out to left. J Bergmann singled to center. F Lopez
popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 7.

HOUSTON 7TH: M Lamb singled to left center. L Scott singled to right,
M Lamb to third. R King relieved J Bergmann. E Munson hit a ground rule double
to deep left center, M Lamb scored, L Scott to third. S Rivera relieved
R King. C Biggio hit for M Albers. C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to left, L Scott
scored. C Burke walked. E Munson to third on wild pitch by S Rivera. H Pence
struck out swinging. L Berkman doubled to right, E Munson scored, C Burke to
third. C Lee reached on infield single to third, C Burke scored, L Berkman
tagged out at home. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (6) AT WASHINGTON (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Houston Starting Lineups -- C Burke 2B, H Pence CF, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
M Loretta SS, M Lamb 3B, L Scott RF, E Munson C, J Jennings RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, R Church LF, A Kearns RF, R Langerhans CF, J Flores C, J Bergmann RHP.

Umpires -- Wally Bell (HP), Bill Welke (1B), John Hirschbeck (2B), Laz Diaz (3B).

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Overcast, wind in from left at 8 mph.


HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke walked. H Pence flied out to center. L Berkman
struck out swinging. C Lee popped out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to left. R Belliard flied out to center.
R Zimmerman walked. D Young walked, R Zimmerman to second. R Church doubled
to deep right, R Zimmerman scored, D Young to third. A Kearns doubled to left,
D Young and R Church scored. R Langerhans grounded out to first. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 3.

HOUSTON 2ND: M Loretta lined out to third. M Lamb homered to right center.
L Scott flied out to left. E Munson singled to center. J Jennings fouled out
to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 2ND: J Flores singled to left. J Bergmann sacrificed to first,
J Flores to second. F Lopez grounded out to first, J Flores to third.
R Belliard doubled to deep left center, J Flores scored. R Zimmerman grounded
out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 4.

HOUSTON 3RD: C Burke grounded out to second. H Pence grounded out to
shortstop. L Berkman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 3RD: D Young singled to center. R Church fouled out to third.
A Kearns fouled out to catcher. R Langerhans lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 4.

HOUSTON 4TH: C Lee struck out swinging. M Loretta popped out to second.
M Lamb grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 4TH: J Flores struck out swinging. J Bergmann struck out
swinging. F Lopez singled to right center. R Belliard grounded into fielder's
choice to second, F Lopez safe at third on throwing error by second baseman
C Burke, R Belliard to second. R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 1 Error) HOUSTON 1, WASHINGTON 4.

HOUSTON 5TH: L Scott homered to right center. E Munson grounded out to
second. J Jennings flied out to left. C Burke lined out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 5TH: D Young walked. R Church flied out to center. A Kearns
walked, D Young to second. R Langerhans homered to right, D Young and A Kearns
scored. J Flores flied out to left. J Bergmann singled to center. F Lopez
popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 7.

HOUSTON 6TH: H Pence singled to left. L Berkman popped out to second.
C Lee grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Pence out at second.
M Loretta grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2,
WASHINGTON 7.

WASHINGTON 6TH: M Albers relieved J Jennings. R Belliard popped out to
second. R Zimmerman flied out to center. D Young flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 7.

HOUSTON 7TH: M Lamb singled to left center. L Scott singled to right,
M Lamb to third. R King relieved J Bergmann. E Munson hit a ground rule
double to deep left center, M Lamb scored, L Scott to third. S Rivera
relieved R King. C Biggio hit for M Albers. C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to left,
L Scott scored. C Burke walked. E Munson to third on wild pitch by S Rivera.
H Pence struck out swinging. L Berkman doubled to right, E Munson scored,
C Burke to third. C Lee reached on infield single to third, C Burke scored,
L Berkman tagged out at home. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7.

WASHINGTON 7TH: T Miller relieved M Albers. R Church singled to center.
A Kearns struck out swinging. R Langerhans popped out to second. J Flores
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7.

HOUSTON 8TH: R Fick at first base. J Rauch relieved S Rivera. R Langerhans
in left field. N Logan in center field. M Loretta flied out to right. M Lamb
fouled out to second. L Scott flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7.

WASHINGTON 8TH: D Wheeler relieved T Miller. O Palmeiro in right field.
N Logan flied out to center. F Lopez grounded out to first. R Belliard
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7.

HOUSTON 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. E Munson reached on infield single
to third. E Bruntlett ran for E Munson. O Palmeiro grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, E Bruntlett out at second. C Burke reached on
infield single to third, C Burke safe at second on error by third baseman
R Zimmerman. C Burke to third on wild pitch by C Cordero. H Pence grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) HOUSTON 6, WASHINGTON 7.</div>

 

Langerhans, Nationals edge Astros

<h3>WASHINGTON 7, HOUSTON 6</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Ryan Langerhans blasted a three-runhomer and Jason Bergmann tossed six strong innings as theWashington Nationals held off the Houston Astros, 7-6, in thefinale of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.

Dmitri Young drove in two runs for the Nationals, who took twoout of three from the Astros and have won five out of their lasteight games.


Washington took advantage of ineffective Houston starter JasonJennings (1-6), who struggled with his command all day.

The Nationals, who were leading 4-2, broke the game open in thefifth inning. After two walks were sandwiched around a flyout,Langerhans blasted a shot into the right field seats.

However, the Astros got back into the game with a four-runseventh. Eric Munson smacked a two-run double, Craig Biggio hita sacrifice fly, Lance Berkman added another RBI double andCarlos Lee drove in a run with an infield single to make it 7-6.

But on Lee's base hit, Young then ended the threat by throwingout Berkman, who tried to sneak home, to preserve the one-runlead.


Bergmann (2-5) allowed four runs and six hits, while strikingout three and walking one. Three relievers combined to toss twoinnings, bridging the gap to closer Chad Cordero, who strandedthe potential tying run at third in the ninth for his 17th save.The Nationals started the scoring with a two-out rally in thefirst. Ryan Zimmerman and Young were issued walks by Jennings,and Ryan Church doubled home Zimmerman, sending Young to third.

Austin Kearns then ripped another double, scoring both Young andChurch to make it 3-0.


After Mike Lamb's solo homer in the second, Washington addedanother run in the bottom of the frame on Ronnie Belliard's RBIdouble to make it 4-1.


Luke Scott led off the fifth with a solo homer to cut theNationals' lead to 4-2.


Jennings yielded seven runs and eight hits, while walking fourand striking out two, in five innings for the Astros, who havelost five of their last six.

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL

(RESENDING TO CORRECT LINESCORE)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 11 1
WASHINGTON 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 x 7 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - JASON JENNINGS, MATT ALBERS (6TH), TREVER MILLER (7TH), DAN
WHEELER (8TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

WAS - JASON BERGMANN, RAY KING (7TH), SAUL RIVERA
(7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES


WP - JASON BERGMANN (2-5)
LP - JASON JENNINGS (1-6)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (17)

HOME RUNS: HOU - MIKE LAMB (9) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
LUKE SCOTT (11) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN LANGERHANS (5) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 5TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:36 ATT: 27,119

PROBABLES: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (5-2, 4.45)
WAS - MATT CHICO (4-6, 4.57)

PROBABLES: HOU - ROY OSWALT (8-6, 3.90)
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (9-4, 3.24)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (6) VS WASHINGTON (7) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .230
H Pence cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .332
L Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .261
C Lee lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .297
M Loretta ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M Lamb 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .296
L Scott rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .229
D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Munson c 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .295
E Bruntlett pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Jennings p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .067
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .254
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Palmeiro rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254

Totals 35 6 11 6 2 4 12

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for M Albers in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Munson (4, R King); L Berkman (11, S Rivera). HR - M Lamb (9,
2nd inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 1 Out), L Scott (11, 5th inning off J Bergmann
0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Biggio. RBI - M Lamb (27), L Scott (40), E Munson (8), C
Biggio (31), L Berkman (61), C Lee (78). 2-out RBI - L Berkman, C Lee. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - H Pence 1. GIDP - O Palmeiro. Team LOB - 5.


FIELDING: E - C Burke (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238
R Belliard 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .257
D Young 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .342
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
R Church lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .262
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .250
R Langerhans cf-lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .168
J Flores c 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .232
J Bergmann p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 33 7 9 7 4 5 12

BATTING: 2B - R Church (27, J Jennings); A Kearns (22, J Jennings); R Belliard
(18, J Jennings). HR - R Langerhans (5, 5th inning off J Jennings 2 on, 1 Out).
S - J Bergmann. RBI - R Church (39), A Kearns 2 (36), R Belliard (29), R
Langerhans 3 (18). 2-out RBI - R Church, A Kearns 2, R Belliard. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Langerhans 1, R Zimmerman 3. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman (14, throw). DP: 1 (R Belliard-F Lopez-R Fick).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 010 010 400 -- 6
WASHINGTON - 310 030 00x -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings (L, 1-6) 5 8 7 7 4 2 1 4.76
M Albers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.68
T Miller 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.12
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.32

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann (W, 2-5) 6 6 4 4 1 3 2 4.46
R King 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.40
S Rivera (H, 12) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.62
J Rauch (H, 20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99
C Cordero (S, 17) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.80

J Bergmann pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
R King pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - S Rivera, C Cordero. Pitches-strikes: J Jennings 90-55; M Albers 6-5; T
Miller 11-9; D Wheeler 12-10; J Bergmann 83-58; R King 2-2; S Rivera 22-13; J
Rauch 13-7; C Cordero 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Jennings 6-8; M Albers
0-3; T Miller 0-1; D Wheeler 1-1; J Bergmann 6-9; R King 0-0; S Rivera 0-1; J
Rauch 0-3; C Cordero 3-0. Batters faced: J Jennings 28; M Albers 3; T Miller 4;
D Wheeler 3; J Bergmann 25; R King 1; S Rivera 5; J Rauch 3; C Cordero 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

T--2:36. Att--27,119.
Weather: 90 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

Langerhans, Nationals edge Astros

<h3>WASHINGTON 7, HOUSTON 6</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Ryan Langerhans blasted a three-runhomer and Jason Bergmann tossed six strong innings as theWashington Nationals held off the Houston Astros, 7-6, in thefinale of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.

Dmitri Young drove in two runs for the Nationals, who took twoout of three from the Astros and have won five out of their lasteight games.


Washington took advantage of ineffective Houston starter JasonJennings (1-6), who struggled with his command all day.

"When the hitting backs up the pitching and the pitching backsup the hitting, we are going to win," Bergmann said.

The Nationals, who were leading 4-2, broke the game open in thefifth inning. After two walks were sandwiched around a flyout,Langerhans blasted a shot into the right field seats.

"It was a hanging breaking ball. It gave us a little cushion,"Langerhans said. "It's a good feeling to get a hit like that infront of the home crowd."


However, the Astros got back into the game with a four-runseventh. Eric Munson smacked a two-run double, Craig Biggio hita sacrifice fly, Lance Berkman added another RBI double andCarlos Lee drove in a run with an infield single to make it 7-6.

But on Lee's base hit, Young then ended the threat by throwingout Berkman, who tried to sneak home, to preserve the one-runlead.


"I never even hesitated. He made the play. If you're safe, itlooks like a good play," Berkman said. "It was my fault. Itwas my decision. It turned out not to be a good one."

Bergmann (2-5) allowed four runs and six hits, while strikingout three and walking one. Three relievers combined to toss twoinnings, bridging the gap to closer Chad Cordero, who strandedthe potential tying run at third in the ninth for his 17th save.

"He gave us an OK outing," Nationals manager Manny Acta said."Thank goodness we were able to score more runs."


The Nationals started the scoring with a two-out rally in thefirst. Ryan Zimmerman and Young were issued walks by Jennings,and Ryan Church doubled home Zimmerman, sending Young to third.

Austin Kearns then ripped another double, scoring both Young andChurch to make it 3-0.


After Mike Lamb's solo homer in the second, Washington addedanother run in the bottom of the frame on Ronnie Belliard's RBIdouble to make it 4-1.


Luke Scott led off the fifth with a solo homer to cut theNationals' lead to 4-2.


"I'm a fly-ball pitcher, but I don't want to give up home runslike that," Bergmann said. "I've given up five the last twogames. I'm missing my spots."


Jennings yielded seven runs and eight hits, while walking fourand striking out two, in five innings for the Astros, who havelost five of their last six.


"It's a little frustrating because I didn't pitch that well atall," Jennings said.