| This was a much closer game than yesterday's shellacking, but the Nats still come away with the win that completes a four game series sweep of the Astros. The Astros had the lead until the 6th, when the Nats scored the tying run thanks to a Steve Lombardozzi double and an Ian Desmond pinch hit single, then scored the go-ahead run when Desmond scored on a Ryan Zimmerman single after moving to 2nd on a Danny Espinosa walk. Espinosa was also responsible for the Nats' first run in the first inning thanks to a solo homer. The Astros tied it back up with a run in the 8th, but the swingin' Nats scored 2 in the bottom of the inning to retake the lead. Roger Bernadina led off with a single and advanced to third on an outfield error. Bernadina scored on an Xavier Nady pinch hit single. Nady went to third on a Zimmerman single and scored on an Adam Laroche sac fly. Tom Gorzelanny is the win burglar - he cost Edwin Jackson the win when he gave up the lead in the 8th, but then gets the win because the Nats scored the winning run in the bottom of the 8th. Brad Lidge gets his 2nd save in a currently open competition for the Nats closer role - a role that Tyler Clippard would claim in real life. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2012 Houston Astros At 2012 Washington Nationals 4/19/2012
Astros AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Schafer CF 4 1 0 0 .212 R.Bernadina LF 3 1 1 0 .442
J.Altuve 2B 3 1 2 0 .375 D.Espinosa 2B 3 1 1 1 .180
J.Martinez LF 4 0 0 0 .191 T.Gorzelanny P 0 0 0 0 .000
C.Lee 1B 3 1 1 1 .295 E-X.Nady PH 1 1 1 1 .087
B.Bogusevic RF 4 0 2 2 .194 B.Lidge P 0 0 0 0 ----
M.Downs 3B 3 0 0 0 .091 R.Zimmerman 3B 5 0 4 1 .357
F.Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 ---- A.Laroche 1B 3 0 0 1 .309
D.Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Werth RF 5 0 1 0 .305
W.Wright P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Ankiel CF 4 0 2 0 .429
W.Lopez P 0 0 0 0 ---- W.Ramos C 4 0 0 0 .465
F-T.Buck PH 1 0 0 0 .100 S.Lombardozzi SS,2B 4 1 2 0 .476
J.Castro C 3 0 1 0 .276 E.Jackson P 1 0 0 0 .250
M.Gonzalez SS 2 0 0 0 .258 A-I.Desmond PH,SS 2 1 1 1 .305
C-J.Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 .222
D-J.Lowrie SS 1 0 0 0 .192
B.Norris P 0 0 0 0 .333
B-C.Johnson 3B 2 0 0 0 .280
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Totals 31 3 6 3 Totals 35 5 13 5
A-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Norris In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Maxwell In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Gorzelanny In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 9th Inning
Astros.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 1
Nationals....... 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 5 13 1
Astros (6-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Norris 5 1/3 6 3 3 5 7 1 104 3.26
F.Rodriguez 0 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 17.18
D.Carpenter LOSS(0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 5.40
W.Wright 0 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.52
W.Lopez 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.69
Totals 8 13 5 5 7 9 1
Nationals (11-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
E.Jackson 6 3 2 0 3 6 0 95 1.00
T.Gorzelanny W(1-0)B(1st) 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 32 3.68
B.Lidge SAVE(2nd) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.25
Totals 9 6 3 1 3 11 0
ATTENDANCE- 38,475 DATE- Thursday, April 19th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Wally Bell, Mark Wegner, Brian Knight, Mike Winters
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 6 Nationals:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0 Nationals: 0
ERRORS- B.Bogusevic, D.Espinosa
DOUBLES- J.Altuve(4th), J.Castro(3rd), R.Zimmerman(4th), R.Ankiel(2nd),
S.Lombardozzi(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Espinosa(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Altuve(4th), C.Lee(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Altuve
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Altuve, B.Norris, E.Jackson
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Laroche
WALKS- C.Lee, J.Castro, B.Norris, R.Bernadina-2, D.Espinosa, A.Laroche,
R.Ankiel, W.Ramos, S.Lombardozzi
STRIKE OUTS- J.Schafer, J.Martinez-2, B.Bogusevic-2, M.Downs-2, J.Castro,
M.Gonzalez, J.Maxwell, J.Lowrie, R.Bernadina, D.Espinosa-2,
A.Laroche-2, R.Ankiel, W.Ramos-2, I.Desmond
WILD PITCHES- B.Norris, E.Jackson
2-out RBI- B.Bogusevic-2, R.Zimmerman, C.Lee
RLISP 2-out- C.Lee, B.Bogusevic, M.Downs, J.Schafer-2, R.Bernadina-3,
D.Espinosa-4, R.Ankiel, A.Laroche, I.Desmond, W.Ramos-2,
S.Lombardozzi-2, C.Johnson
Ryan Zimmerman had 4 hits at Nationals Park as the Washington Nationals beat
the Houston Astros 5 to 3.
Washington scored the winning runs in the 8th inning with 2 runs on 4 base
hits. Roger Bernadina kicked off the action when he laced a single, and an
error was also committed. Xavier Nady stepped up to the plate and he slapped
a single. Zimmerman then stroked a single. Adam Laroche was up next and he
hit a deep fly. One out later, Rick Ankiel stepped in and he doubled.
Wilson Ramos continued the rally and was walked intentionally to load the
bases. Washington had 13 hits for the game and Houston had 6.
Tom Gorzelanny(1-0) went 2 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Brad Lidge got
the save, his 2nd. David Carpenter(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.
This win by Washington continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten
games, they have a record of 8-2. For the season, they are a division
leading 11-3. With the loss, the Houston ballclub's record is 6-7.
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