GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (56-69) at HOUSTON (56-69)

NL: WASHINGTON (56-69) at HOUSTON (56-69)

<h3>Nationals seek consecutive wins</h3>



<div class="pre">Washington (56-69) at Houston (56-69) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

HOUSTON (Ticker) - The Washington Nationals will try to buildoff their recent success when they meet the Houston Astros onTuesday.


Former Astro Tim Redding threw seven shutout innings andAll-Star Dmitri Young homered as the Nationals ended theirfour-game skid in Monday's series opener, 7-0.


Washington's Joel Hanrahan (2-1, 2.95 ERA) gets the call aftergiving up two runs and four hits over five innings in a setbackto Philadelphia last Thursday.


The rookie righthander has not surrendered more than three runsthrough four of his starts this season.


Hanrahan's teammate Willy Mo Pena could help add some offensefire power in this one, going deep in consecutive games for thefirst time since the 2005 campaign. Pena was acquired from theBoston Red Sox on Friday.


Wandy Rodriguez (7-11, 4.31) hopes to finally break through forHouston. Last time out, the lefthander surrendered four runs infive frames in a loss to remain winless since July 26.

In four career starts, Rodriguez is 2-0 with a 3.96 ERA againstWashington. He has not faced Washington since a 10-3 victory atRFK Stadium on May 22, 2006.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON AT HOUSTON -- LINEUPS

WASHINGTON HOUSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .243 9 48 Craig Biggio 2B .250 9 42
Nook Logan CF .271 0 12 Hunter Pence CF .330 12 45
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .268 18 66 Lance Berkman 1B .273 24 77
Dmitri Young 1B .332 12 67 Carlos Lee LF .300 24 97
Austin Kearns RF .257 10 49 Mike Lamb 3B .291 11 38
Wily Mo Pena LF .455 2 3 Luke Scott RF .254 14 55
Ronnie Belliard 2B .283 7 39 Mark Loretta SS .281 2 30
Brian Schneider C .229 6 41 Brad Ausmus C .233 3 22
Joel Hanrahan RHP .429 0 2 Wandy Rodriguez LHP .135 0 1
(2-1, 2.95) (7-11, 4.31)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
WARMUPS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (2-1, 2.95)
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (7-11, 4.31)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM JOYCE
1B - JIM WOLF
2B - MIKE DIMURO
3B - TIM TSCHIDA

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
STARTING BATS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ AND BRAD AUSMUS

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.243, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
N LOGAN (.271, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 18 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.250, 9 HR, 42 RBI)
H PENCE (.330, 12 HR, 45 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.273, 24 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS HOUSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
H Pence cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Lamb 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
HOUSTON - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.28

Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 1-1.
Batters faced: W Rodriguez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CRAIG BIGGIO (10) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF JOEL HANRAHAN.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, HOUSTON 1

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.330, 12 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.332, 12 HR, 67 RBI)
A KEARNS (.257, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
W PENA (.455, 2 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS HOUSTON (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252
H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Lamb 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - C Biggio (10, 1st inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C
Biggio (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Scott 1. Team LOB - 2.



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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
HOUSTON - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.22

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.28

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 28-16; W Rodriguez 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hanrahan 2-0; W Rodriguez 1-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 6; W Rodriguez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.281, 2 HR, 30 RBI)
B AUSMUS (.233, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
W RODRIGUEZ (.135, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS HOUSTON (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252
H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Lamb 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - C Biggio (10, 1st inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C
Biggio (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Scott 1. Team LOB - 2.



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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
HOUSTON - 1 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3.22

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.25

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 28-16; W Rodriguez 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Hanrahan 2-0; W Rodriguez 2-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 6; W Rodriguez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.229, 6 HR, 41 RBI)
J HANRAHAN (.429, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.243, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS HOUSTON (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .251
H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Lamb 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 1 3

BATTING: HR - C Biggio (10, 1st inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 0 Out). S - W
Rodriguez. RBI - C Biggio (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Biggio 1, L Scott 1. Team LOB - 3.


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
HOUSTON - 10 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3.09

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.25

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 41-26; W Rodriguez 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Hanrahan 5-0; W Rodriguez 2-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 10; W Rodriguez 7.


UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.329, 0-FOR-1)
L BERKMAN (.272, 0-FOR-1)
C LEE (.300, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS HOUSTON (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .251
H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Lamb 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 1 3

BATTING: HR - C Biggio (10, 1st inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 0 Out). S - W
Rodriguez. RBI - C Biggio (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Biggio 1, L Scott 1. Team LOB - 3.


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WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
HOUSTON - 10 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3.09

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 41-26; W Rodriguez 39-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Hanrahan 5-0; W Rodriguez 3-2. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 10; W Rodriguez 10.


UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.270, 0-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.267, 0-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.334, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS HOUSTON (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .251
H Pence cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
C Lee lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302
M Lamb 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
L Scott rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .253
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 12 1 4 1 2 2 6

BATTING: HR - C Biggio (10, 1st inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 0 Out). S - W
Rodriguez. RBI - C Biggio (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Biggio 1, L Scott 2. Team LOB - 5.


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WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
HOUSTON - 100 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 2.96

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 66-42; W Rodriguez 39-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Hanrahan 6-1; W Rodriguez 3-2. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 15; W Rodriguez 10.


UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED NOOK LOGAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.334, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY WILY MO PENA SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, W PENA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>