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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 9, 2005
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals, played on August 9, 2005 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Patterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ezequiel Astacio |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 34,255 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Reynolds 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Lance Barksdale |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brandon Watson | Left Fielder |
| Jose Vidro | Second Baseman |
| Nick Johnson | First Baseman |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Brad Wilkerson | Center Fielder |
| Preston Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Brian Schneider | Catcher |
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| John Patterson | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willy Taveras | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Morgan Ensberg | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lamb | First Baseman |
| Orlando Palmeiro | Right Fielder |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Ezequiel Astacio | Pitcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 9, 2005
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Astacio
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lamb scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Astacio
Vidro hits a popup, foul, towards short. Everett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Astacio
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Everett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Patterson
Taveras hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vidro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Patterson
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Wilkerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Patterson
Berkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vidro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Astacio
Castilla hits a popup towards third. Ensberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Astacio
Wilkerson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Astacio
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Astacio
Schneider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Astacio
Guzman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ensberg vs. Patterson
Ensberg hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Patterson
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamb for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Patterson
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Patterson
There goes Palmeiro. The throw from Schneider and he is safe. Palmeiro steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Patterson
Everett hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Patterson
Ausmus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astacio vs. Patterson
There's a wild pitch. Palmeiro moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Astacio vs. Patterson
Astacio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vidro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Astacio
Patterson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Astacio
Watson hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Patterson moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Vidro vs. Astacio
Vidro hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patterson tags and scores. Watson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Astacio
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Castilla vs. Astacio
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Astacio
Wilkerson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Astacio
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Patterson
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Patterson
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Patterson
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Ensberg vs. Patterson
There's a wild pitch. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Ensberg vs. Patterson
Ensberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Lamb vs. Patterson
Lamb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Astacio
Schneider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Astacio
Guzman hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Astacio
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Astacio
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Astacio
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lamb scoops it up and throws to first, with Astacio covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Patterson
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Patterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Patterson
Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Patterson
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Patterson
Chris Burke pinch hits for Ezequiel Astacio.
Burke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vidro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harville
Chad Harville now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Harville
Castilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Harville
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Harville
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Patterson
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Patterson
Biggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Patterson
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilkerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ensberg vs. Patterson
Ensberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Patterson
Lamb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Harville
Schneider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Harville
Guzman strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Harville
Patterson bunts towards the mound. Harville fields it and throws to first for the out. Schneider moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Harville
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Patterson
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Patterson
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Patterson
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bruntlett vs. Patterson
Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Chad Harville.
Bruntlett takes first base on ball four. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Patterson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ausmus moves to third. Bruntlett moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Biggio vs. Ayala
Luis Ayala now pitching.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Guzman. Ausmus scores. Bruntlett scores. Taveras moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Berkman vs. Ayala
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Qualls
Chad Qualls now pitching.
Vidro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Qualls
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Vidro moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Castilla vs. Qualls
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Vidro moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Wilkerson vs. Qualls
Wilkerson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Qualls
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ensberg vs. Ayala
Ensberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Stanton
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Qualls
Schneider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Qualls fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Qualls
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Qualls
Tony Blanco pinch hits for Mike Stanton.
Blanco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Majewski
Gary Majewski now pitching.
Everett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Majewski
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lane vs. Majewski
Jason Lane pinch hits for Chad Qualls.
Lane hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Lane reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Taveras vs. Majewski
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Cordero
Chad Cordero now pitching.
Biggio hits a popup, foul, towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Gallo
Mike Gallo now pitching.
Watson bunts towards first. Lamb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Gallo
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gallo
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Lidge
Brad Lidge now pitching. Jose Vizcaino now playing second base.
Castilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Cordero
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ensberg vs. Cordero
Ensberg strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Cordero
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vidro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/2005 -- Washington at Houston (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Watson B, lf 5 2 2 1 Taveras W, cf 4 1 2 0
Vidro J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Biggio C, 2b 5 0 0 0
Johnson N, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lidge B, p 0 0 0 0
Castilla V, 3b 5 1 1 2 Berkman L, lf 4 0 1 0
Wilkerson B, cf 2 1 1 1 Ensberg M, 3b 4 2 3 3
Wilson P, rf 4 0 0 0 Lamb M, 1b 5 0 0 0
Schneider B, c 3 1 2 1 Palmeiro O, rf 4 0 1 0
Guzman C, ss 4 0 0 0 Everett A, ss 4 0 0 0
Patterson J, p 2 1 1 0 Ausmus B, c 2 1 1 0
Ayala L, p 0 0 0 0 Astacio E, p 1 0 0 0
Stanton M, p 0 0 0 0 Burke C, ph 1 0 0 0
Blanco T, ph 1 0 0 0 Harville C, p 0 0 0 0
Majewski G, p 0 0 0 0 Bruntlett E, ph 0 1 0 0
Cordero C, p 0 0 0 0 Qualls C, p 0 0 0 0
Lane J, ph 1 0 1 0
Gallo M, p 0 0 0 0
Vizcaino J, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 8 6 35 5 9 3
Washington 012 210 000 -- 6
Houston 010 022 000 -- 5
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson J (W) 5.2 7 5 3 4 2
Ayala L* 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Stanton M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Majewski G 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Cordero C (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio E (L) 4.0 6 5 5 2 2
Harville C 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Qualls C 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Gallo M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Lidge B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Guzman C
DP -- Washington 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Houston 9
2B -- Watson B, Berkman L
3B -- Lane J
HR -- Wilkerson B, Ensberg M 2, Schneider B, Watson B, Castilla V
SB -- Palmeiro O
SH -- Patterson J
SF -- Vidro J
WP -- Patterson J 2
T -- 3:08
A -- 34255
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