Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

50-47, 20-33 Away

Final

55-43, 32-17 Home


HOU
WAS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	4	8	0

Astros Hitting

hitters
W. TaverasCF
C. QuallsP
C. Biggio2B
L. Berkman1B
M. Ensberg3B
J. LaneRF
A. EverettSS
bM. LambPH
H. QuinteroC
cJ. VizcainoPH
B. BackeP
M. GalloP
R. SpringerP
aO. PalmeiroPH-LF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.332	.368
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	1	0	0	0	2	0	.278	.344	.472
3	1	1	2	1	1	1	.314	.422	.508
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.290	.386	.592
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.246	.294	.472
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242	.294	.378
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.221	.265	.395
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.185	.185	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.288	.306
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278	.333	.444
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.322	.378	.512
28	2	4	2	1	3	6

a-singled to center for R Springer in the 8th

b-struck out swinging for C Burke in the 9th

c-flied out to center for H Quintero in the 9th

Batting
HRL Berkman (9, 6th inning off T Armas 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIL Berkman 2 (41)
Team LOB6

Nationals Hitting

hitters
B. Wilkerson1B
J. Vidro2B
J. GuillenRF
C. CorderoP
R. ChurchLF-RF
P. WilsonCF
C. Baerga3B
J. CarrollPR-3B
B. SchneiderC
C. GuzmanSS
T. ArmasP
J. EischenP
G. MajewskiP
M. ByrdLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	0	0	1	0	.262	.365	.419
4	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.344	.451
4	1	1	0	0	1	.301	.353	.525
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	1	0	.319	.374	.534
1	1	0	0	2	0	.260	.335	.493
4	1	2	3	0	0	.292	.353	.377
0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.316	.279
4	0	2	1	0	0	.282	.338	.417
4	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.228	.277
3	0	1	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174
0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.302	.303
29	4	7	4	4	2

Batting
2BJ Guillen (22, B Backe); C Baerga (6, B Backe); R Church (14, B Backe)
RBIC Baerga 3 (13), B Schneider (28)
2Out RBIC Baerga 3, B Schneider
SHB Wilkerson
Team LOB7

Baserunning
CSR Church (1, 2nd base by B Backe/H Quintero)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
B. Backe(L,10-8)
M. Gallo
R. Springer
C. Qualls
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	4	4	4	1	96-54	4.93
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	2.70
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	7-4	5.40
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	15-10	3.74
8.0	7	4	4	4	2	125-72

Pitching
HBPA Everett (By T Armas)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Backe 7-9; M Gallo 2-0; R Springer 0-0; C Qualls 2-1
Game ScoresB Backe 41

Nationals Pitching

pitchers
T. Armas(W,7-7)
J. Eischen(H,8)
G. Majewski(H,23)
C. Cordero(S,47)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	1	2	2	3	5	1	111-71	4.73
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	4.80
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	3.23
1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	22-16	1.04
9.0	4	2	2	3	8	1	148-97

Pitching
HBPP Wilson (By C Qualls)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Armas 5-11; J Eischen 0-0; G Majewski 2-0; C Cordero 0-1
Game ScoresT Armas 69

Scoring Summary

		HOU	WAS
1st	C Baerga doubled to center, B Wilkerson, J Guillen and P Wilson scored.	0	3
1st	B Schneider singled to center, C Baerga scored, B Schneider to second advancing on throw.	0	4
6th	L Berkman homered to right, C Biggio scored.	2	4

Astros
3
Nationals
2

Game 1

22/7

Astros
14
Nationals
1

Game 2

23/7

Astros
2
Nationals
4

Game 3

24/7

Astros
4
Nationals
1

Game 4

24/7

RFK Stadium

12:05 AM, 24 July 2005

Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 42,680

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dana Demuth
First Base Umpire - Troy Fullwood
Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

T. Armas5-4

B. Backe8-7

C. Cordero34

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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