GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (39-54) at WASHINGTON (38-54)

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (4) VS WASHINGTON (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b-rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230
H Pence cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .336
L Berkman 1b 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .262
C Lee lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .298
M Loretta ss-2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .312
M Lamb 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .292
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
L Scott rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .225
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254
D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Munson c 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .263
C Sampson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
b-M Ensberg ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225

Totals 27 4 7 4 6 2 11

a-hit sacrifice fly to center for L Scott in the 8th; b-flied out to center
for R Oswalt in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Scott (16, T Redding). HR - C Lee (18, 3rd inning off T Redding
1 on, 2 Out), H Pence (12, 5th inning off T Redding 0 on, 0 Out). S - C
Sampson. SF - C Biggio. RBI - C Lee 2 (77), H Pence (44), C Biggio (30). 2-out
RBI - C Lee 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ensberg 2, C Burke
2, C Sampson 2. GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Burke (2, 2nd base by T Redding/B Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Loretta-C Burke-L Berkman, E Bruntlett-M Loretta-L
Berkman).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224
R Belliard 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .311
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .259
D Young 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .342
R Church lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
F Lopez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
B Schneider c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
T Redding p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
a-R Fick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 2 6 2 1 3 8

a-flied out to right for T Redding in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (26, C Sampson); D Young (26, C Sampson). HR - R
Belliard (5, 1st inning off C Sampson 0 on, 1 Out), R Zimmerman (15, 4th inning
off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Belliard (28), R Zimmerman (47). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, B Schneider 1. GIDP - R Zimmerman
2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 002 010 01 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 100 100 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sampson 6 2/3 6 2 2 0 3 2 4.15
R Oswalt 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.44

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 4.00
L Ayala 1/3 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.00
B Traber 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
C Schroder 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42

IBB - E Munson (by T Redding). HBP - B Schneider (by C Sampson); L Berkman
(by L Ayala). Pitches-strikes: C Sampson 93-60; R Oswalt 3-3; D Wheeler 13-7; T
Redding 99-55; L Ayala 18-6; B Traber 7-2; C Schroder 5-3. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Sampson 15-2; R Oswalt 0-1; D Wheeler 3-0; T Redding 9-9; L Ayala 0-1;
B Traber 0-1; C Schroder 0-1. Batters faced: C Sampson 26; R Oswalt 1; D
Wheeler 3; T Redding 29; L Ayala 4; B Traber 2; C Schroder 1.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Flores catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
WASHINGTON 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Burke (.230, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DAN WHEELER
WAS - CHRIS SCHRODER

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.342, 2-FOR-3)
R CHURCH (.260, 1-FOR-3)
A KEARNS (.249, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (4) VS WASHINGTON (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b-rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .228
H Pence cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .334
L Berkman 1b 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .261
C Lee lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .298
M Loretta ss-2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .312
M Lamb 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .292
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
L Scott rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .225
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254
D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Munson c 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .263
C Sampson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
b-M Ensberg ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225

Totals 30 4 7 4 6 2 11

a-hit sacrifice fly to center for L Scott in the 8th; b-flied out to center
for R Oswalt in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Scott (16, T Redding). HR - C Lee (18, 3rd inning off T Redding
1 on, 2 Out), H Pence (12, 5th inning off T Redding 0 on, 0 Out). S - C
Sampson. SF - C Biggio. RBI - C Lee 2 (77), H Pence (44), C Biggio (30). 2-out
RBI - C Lee 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ensberg 2, C Burke
2, C Sampson 2. GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Burke (2, 2nd base by T Redding/B Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Loretta-C Burke-L Berkman, E Bruntlett-M Loretta-L
Berkman).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224
R Belliard 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .311
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .259
D Young 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .342
R Church lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
F Lopez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
B Schneider c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Redding p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
a-R Fick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 2 6 2 1 3 8

a-flied out to right for T Redding in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (26, C Sampson); D Young (26, C Sampson). HR - R
Belliard (5, 1st inning off C Sampson 0 on, 1 Out), R Zimmerman (15, 4th inning
off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Belliard (28), R Zimmerman (47). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, B Schneider 1. GIDP - R Zimmerman
2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 002 010 010 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 100 100 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sampson 6 2/3 6 2 2 0 3 2 4.15
R Oswalt 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.44

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 4.00
L Ayala 1/3 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.00
B Traber 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
C Schroder 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.32

IBB - E Munson (by T Redding). HBP - B Schneider (by C Sampson); L Berkman
(by L Ayala). Pitches-strikes: C Sampson 93-60; R Oswalt 3-3; D Wheeler 13-7; T
Redding 99-55; L Ayala 18-6; B Traber 7-2; C Schroder 11-6. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Sampson 15-2; R Oswalt 0-1; D Wheeler 3-0; T Redding 9-9; L Ayala 0-1;
B Traber 0-1; C Schroder 1-3. Batters faced: C Sampson 26; R Oswalt 1; D
Wheeler 3; T Redding 29; L Ayala 4; B Traber 2; C Schroder 4.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRAD LIDGE (2-1, 2.21) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.342, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Lidge relieved D Wheeler.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D Young (.342, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

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

BATTERIES: HOU - CHRIS SAMPSON, ROY OSWALT (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), BRAD LIDGE
(9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

WAS - TIM REDDING, LUIS AYALA (8TH), BILLY TRABER
(8TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES
(9TH)

HOME RUNS: HOU - CARLOS LEE (18) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
HUNTER PENCE (12) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

WAS - RONNIE BELLIARD (5) OFF CHRIS SAMPSON IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
RYAN ZIMMERMAN (15) OFF CHRIS SAMPSON IN THE 4TH, 0 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 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
WASHINGTON 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - CHRIS SAMPSON, ROY OSWALT (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), BRAD LIDGE
(9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

WAS - TIM REDDING, LUIS AYALA (8TH), BILLY TRABER
(8TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER, JESUS FLORES
(9TH)


WP - CHRIS SAMPSON (7-6)
LP - TIM REDDING (1-2)
SAVE - BRAD LIDGE (1)

HOME RUNS: HOU - CARLOS LEE (18) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
HUNTER PENCE (12) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

WAS - RONNIE BELLIARD (5) OFF CHRIS SAMPSON IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
RYAN ZIMMERMAN (15) OFF CHRIS SAMPSON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 22,362

PROBABLES: HOU - JASON JENNINGS (1-5, 4.15)
WAS - JASON BERGMANN (1-5, 4.32)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (4) VS WASHINGTON (2) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b-rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .228
H Pence cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .334
L Berkman 1b 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .261
C Lee lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .298
M Loretta ss-2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .312
M Lamb 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .292
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
L Scott rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .225
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254
D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Munson c 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .263
C Sampson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
b-M Ensberg ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225

Totals 30 4 7 4 6 2 11

a-hit sacrifice fly to center for L Scott in the 8th; b-flied out to center
for R Oswalt in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Scott (16, T Redding). HR - C Lee (18, 3rd inning off T Redding
1 on, 2 Out), H Pence (12, 5th inning off T Redding 0 on, 0 Out). S - C
Sampson. SF - C Biggio. RBI - C Lee 2 (77), H Pence (44), C Biggio (30). 2-out
RBI - C Lee 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ensberg 2, C Burke
2, C Sampson 2. GIDP - M Loretta. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Burke (2, 2nd base by T Redding/B Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Loretta-C Burke-L Berkman, E Bruntlett-M Loretta-L
Berkman).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224
R Belliard 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .311
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .259
D Young 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .341
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .249
F Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238
B Schneider c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Redding p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
a-R Fick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 2 6 2 2 5 9

a-flied out to right for T Redding in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (26, C Sampson); D Young (26, C Sampson). HR - R
Belliard (5, 1st inning off C Sampson 0 on, 1 Out), R Zimmerman (15, 4th inning
off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Belliard (28), R Zimmerman (47). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2, B Schneider 1. GIDP - R Zimmerman
2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 002 010 010 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 100 100 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sampson (W, 7-6) 6 2/3 6 2 2 0 3 2 4.15
R Oswalt (H, 1) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
D Wheeler (H, 4) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.44
B Lidge (S, 1) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.15

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding (L, 1-2) 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 4.00
L Ayala 1/3 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.00
B Traber 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
C Schroder 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.32

IBB - E Munson (by T Redding). HBP - B Schneider (by C Sampson); L Berkman
(by L Ayala). Pitches-strikes: C Sampson 93-60; R Oswalt 3-3; D Wheeler 13-7; B
Lidge 25-17; T Redding 99-55; L Ayala 18-6; B Traber 7-2; C Schroder 11-6.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Sampson 15-2; R Oswalt 0-1; D Wheeler 3-0; B Lidge
0-1; T Redding 9-9; L Ayala 0-1; B Traber 0-1; C Schroder 1-3. Batters faced: C
Sampson 26; R Oswalt 1; D Wheeler 3; B Lidge 4; T Redding 29; L Ayala 4; B
Traber 2; C Schroder 4.

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

T--2:48. Att--22,362.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
HOUSTON 4
WASHINGTON 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (4) AT WASHINGTON (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan struck out swinging. R Belliard homered to left.
R Zimmerman lined out to right. D Young grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 1.

HOUSTON 3RD: C Burke grounded out to third. H Pence singled to center.
L Berkman grounded into fielder's choice to first, H Pence out at second. C Lee
homered to left, L Berkman scored. M Loretta flied out to center. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman homered to left. D Young doubled to left.
R Church grounded out to pitcher. A Kearns grounded out to first, D Young to
third. F Lopez grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2,
WASHINGTON 2.

HOUSTON 5TH: H Pence homered to left. L Berkman lined out to second.
C Lee flied out to right. M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, WASHINGTON 2.

HOUSTON 8TH: L Ayala relieved T Redding. L Berkman hit by pitch. C Lee
popped out to second. M Loretta walked, L Berkman to second. M Lamb walked,
L Berkman to third, M Loretta to second. B Traber relieved L Ayala. C Biggio hit
for L Scott. C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored, M Loretta
to third, M Lamb to second. E Munson walked. M Ensberg hit for R Oswalt.
C Schroder relieved B Traber. M Ensberg flied out to center. (1 Run, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (4) AT WASHINGTON (2) - 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, C Sampson RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- N Logan CF, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, R Church LF, A Kearns RF, F Lopez SS, B Schneider C, T Redding RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 11 mph.


HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke fouled out to second. H Pence flied out to center.
L Berkman flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan struck out swinging. R Belliard homered to left.
R Zimmerman lined out to right. D Young grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 1.

HOUSTON 2ND: C Lee singled to right. M Loretta grounded into double play,
third to second to first, C Lee out at second. M Lamb walked. L Scott doubled
to deep right, M Lamb to third. E Munson intentionally walked. C Sampson
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, E Munson out at second. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Church doubled to deep right center. A Kearns grounded
out to third. F Lopez grounded out to shortstop, R Church to third.
B Schneider grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0,
WASHINGTON 1.

HOUSTON 3RD: C Burke grounded out to third. H Pence singled to center.
L Berkman grounded into fielder's choice to first, H Pence out at second. C Lee
homered to left, L Berkman scored. M Loretta flied out to center. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: T Redding struck out looking. N Logan struck out swinging.
R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2,
WASHINGTON 1.

HOUSTON 4TH: M Lamb flied out to left. L Scott walked. E Munson singled
to left, L Scott to second. C Sampson sacrificed to pitcher, L Scott to third,
E Munson to second. C Burke grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman homered to left. D Young doubled to left.
R Church grounded out to pitcher. A Kearns grounded out to first, D Young to
third. F Lopez grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2,
WASHINGTON 2.

HOUSTON 5TH: H Pence homered to left. L Berkman lined out to second.
C Lee flied out to right. M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 5TH: B Schneider grounded out to first. T Redding flied out to
center. N Logan grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, WASHINGTON 2.

HOUSTON 6TH: M Lamb flied out to left. L Scott struck out swinging.
E Munson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3,
WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Belliard singled to left. R Zimmerman grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, R Belliard out at second. D Young
singled to right. R Church grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 3, WASHINGTON 2.

HOUSTON 7TH: C Sampson struck out swinging. C Burke singled to center.
C Burke caught stealing second, catcher to second. H Pence flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 7TH: A Kearns grounded out to shortstop. F Lopez grounded out
to shortstop. B Schneider hit by pitch. R Fick hit for T Redding. R Oswalt
relieved C Sampson. R Fick flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 3, WASHINGTON 2.

HOUSTON 8TH: L Ayala relieved T Redding. L Berkman hit by pitch. C Lee
popped out to second. M Loretta walked, L Berkman to second. M Lamb walked,
L Berkman to third, M Loretta to second. B Traber relieved L Ayala. C Biggio hit
for L Scott. C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored, M Loretta
to third, M Lamb to second. E Munson walked. M Ensberg hit for R Oswalt.
C Schroder relieved B Traber. M Ensberg flied out to center. (1 Run, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 8TH: C Burke in right field. M Loretta at second base.
E Bruntlett at shortstop. D Wheeler relieved R Oswalt. M Ensberg at third base.
N Logan grounded out to second. R Belliard walked. R Zimmerman grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, R Belliard out at second.(0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2.

HOUSTON 9TH: J Flores catching. C Burke popped out to shortstop. H Pence
fouled out to first. L Berkman grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 9TH: B Lidge relieved D Wheeler. D Young flied out to center.
R Church struck out swinging. A Kearns walked. A Kearns to second on fielder's
indifference. F Lopez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4,
WASHINGTON 2.</div>

 

Pence, Lee help Astros snap four-game slide

<h3>HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- In a difficult season for the HoustonAstros, rookie Hunter Pence continues to stand out.

Pence and All-Star Carlos Lee each hit home runs as the Astrosended their four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over theWashington Nationals on Tuesday night.


With the game tied at 2-2 in the fifth inning, Pence delivered aleadoff solo blast - his 12th - against Nationals starter TimRedding (1-2). The 24-year-old center fielder finished with twohits and leads all National League rookies in hits and RBI.

Houston took a 2-1 edge in the third, when Lee belted a 1-0pitch into the left field for a two-run shot. It was theslugger's 18th of the season and second in as many nights.

Astros starter Chris Sampson (7-6) tossed 6 2/3 solid innings,allowing two runs and six hits with three strikeouts to pick uphis first win since June 8 against the Chicago White Sox - aspan of six starts.


In a rare relief appearence, Roy Oswalt retired the only batterhe faced in the seventh and reliever Dan Wheeler pitched ascoreless eighth before giving way to closer Brad Lidge, whorecorded his first save of the season.


It also marked Lidge's first save since September 28, 2006 atPittsburgh.


Houston's Luke Scott added an insurance run in the eighth with asacrifice fly to plate Lance Berkman, who was hit by a pitchfrom Redding.


Ronnie Belliard stroked his fifth homer of the season in thefirst and Ryan Zimmerman led off the fourth with his 15th blastfor Washington, which saw its four-game home winning streaksnapped.


A former Astro, Redding went seven-plus frames, allowing threeruns and seven hits in his third start this season.

 

Pence, Lee help Astros snap four-game slide

<h3>HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- In a difficult season for the HoustonAstros, rookie Hunter Pence continues to stand out.

Pence and All-Star Carlos Lee each hit home runs as the Astrosended their four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over theWashington Nationals on Tuesday night.


With the game tied at 2-2 in the fifth inning, Pence delivered aleadoff solo blast - his 12th - against Nationals starter TimRedding (1-2). The 24-year-old center fielder finished with twohits and leads all National League rookies in hits and RBI.

Houston took a 2-1 edge in the third, when Lee belted a 1-0pitch into the left field for a two-run shot. It was theslugger's 18th of the season and second in as many nights.

Astros starter Chris Sampson (7-6) tossed 6 2/3 solid innings,allowing two runs and six hits with three strikeouts to pick uphis first win since June 8 against the Chicago White Sox - aspan of six starts.


In a rare relief appearence, Roy Oswalt retired the only batterhe faced in the seventh and reliever Dan Wheeler pitched ascoreless eighth before giving way to closer Brad Lidge, whorecorded his first save of the season.


It also marked Lidge's first save since September 28, 2006 atPittsburgh.


Houston's Luke Scott added an insurance run in the eighth with asacrifice fly to plate Lance Berkman, who was hit by a pitchfrom reliever Luis Ayala.


Ronnie Belliard stroked his fifth homer of the season in thefirst and Ryan Zimmerman led off the fourth with his 15th blastfor Washington, which saw its four-game home winning streaksnapped.


A former Astro, Redding went seven-plus frames, allowing threeruns and seven hits in his third start this season.

 

Pence, Lee help Astros snap four-game slide

<h3>HOUSTON 4, WASHINGTON 2</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- In a difficult season for the HoustonAstros, rookie Hunter Pence continues to stand out.

Pence and All-Star Carlos Lee each hit home runs as the Astrosended their four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over theWashington Nationals on Tuesday night.


With the game tied at 2-2 in the fifth inning, Pence delivered aleadoff solo blast - his 12th - against Nationals starter TimRedding (1-2). The 24-year-old center fielder finished with twohits and leads all National League rookies in hits and RBI.

"It was a good team win. We came out playing hard and playingwell," Pence said. "We played defense. We played a really goodteam game."


"I think (Pence has) got a little Vladimir Guerrero in him,"Redding said. "He's not hitting .340 for nothing."

Houston took a 2-1 edge in the third, when Lee belted a 1-0pitch over the left field wall for a two-run shot. It was theslugger's 18th homer of the season and second in as many nights.

Astros starter Chris Sampson (7-6) tossed 6 2/3 solid innings,allowing two runs and six hits with three strikeouts to pick uphis first win since June 8 against the Chicago White Sox - aspan of six starts.


In a rare relief appearance, Roy Oswalt retired the only batterhe faced in the seventh, and reliever Dan Wheeler worked ascoreless eighth before giving way to closer Brad Lidge, whorecorded his first save of the season.


"I think it's good for (Lidge)," Houston manager Phil Garnersaid. "It's different because no matter how well you'repitching, to close a game out... He's pitched so well, butthere's always that you're hyped up more when you have thatclosing situation."


It also was Lidge's first save since September 28, 2006 atPittsburgh.


"It definitely felt real good. The whole game felt good," Lidgesaid. "For me personally, it was nice to get that first one.It's been a while."


Houston's Luke Scott added an insurance run in the eighth with asacrifice fly to plate Lance Berkman, who was hit by a pitchfrom reliever Luis Ayala to lead off the inning.


The win ended the Astros' seven-game road slide.


Ronnie Belliard stroked his fifth homer of the season in thefirst and Ryan Zimmerman led off the fourth with his 15th blastfor Washington, which had its four-game home winning streaksnapped.


"We pitched well. We played good defense," Nationals managerManny Acta said. "We just couldn't execute on offense. Wedon't have a power-heavy lineup, so we have to play goodfundamental ball."


A former Astro, Redding went seven frames, allowing three runsand seven hits in his third start this season.