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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 9, 2012
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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, 2012 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 2012 |
|---|---|
| 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, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jordan Zimmermann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lucas Harrell |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,417 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Chris Conroy 2B: Mark Carlson 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Roger Bernadina | Center Fielder |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
| Michael Morse | Left Fielder |
| Jayson Werth | Right Fielder |
| Danny Espinosa | Shortstop |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Jordan Zimmermann | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Marwin Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Steve Pearce | Right Fielder |
| Justin Maxwell | Center Fielder |
| Brett Wallace | Third Baseman |
| J.D. Martinez | Left Fielder |
| Scott Moore | First Baseman |
| Chris Snyder | Catcher |
| Lucas Harrell | Pitcher |
| Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 9, 2012
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Harrell
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bernadina vs. Harrell
Bernadina hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
There goes Bernadina. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Bernadina steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bernadina moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
LaRoche vs. Harrell
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Zimmermann
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zimmermann
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Zimmermann
Pearce hits a fly ball into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morse vs. Harrell
Morse strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Harrell
Werth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wallace fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Harrell
Espinosa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Zimmermann
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Zimmermann
Wallace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernadina. Wallace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Zimmermann
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Zimmermann
Moore is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Zimmermann
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Harrell
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmermann vs. Harrell
Zimmermann strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Harrell
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Zimmermann
Harrell strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Zimmermann
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zimmermann
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bernadina vs. Harrell
Bernadina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
There goes Bernadina. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Bernadina steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
LaRoche vs. Harrell
LaRoche hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bernadina scores. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morse vs. Harrell
Morse hits a line drive into right field. Pearce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmerman tags and scores. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Werth vs. Harrell
Werth hits a fly ball into center field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. Harrell
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. LaRoche moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Harrell
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. LaRoche moves to third. Espinosa moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Zimmermann vs. Harrell
Zimmermann hits a line drive into center field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Zimmermann
Pearce hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Morse. Pearce reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Zimmermann
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wallace vs. Zimmermann
Wallace strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Zimmermann
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Harrell
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bernadina vs. Harrell
Bernadina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Zimmermann
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Zimmermann
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Zimmermann
Brandon Barnes pinch hits for Lucas Harrell.
Barnes strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Storey
Mickey Storey now pitching.
LaRoche hits a popup towards first. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morse vs. Storey
Morse hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Storey
Werth strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Storey
Espinosa hits a line drive into right field. Pearce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Zimmermann
Altuve hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zimmermann
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pearce vs. Zimmermann
Pearce strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Zimmermann
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Cedeno
Xavier Cedeno now pitching.
Suzuki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Cedeno
Tyler Moore pinch hits for Jordan Zimmermann.
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Cedeno
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bernadina vs. Cedeno
Bernadina takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmerman vs. Rodriguez
Fernando Rodriguez now pitching.
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Pearce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez now pitching.
Wallace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Gonzalez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Francisco vs. Gonzalez
Ben Francisco pinch hits for Scott Moore.
Francisco strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Rodriguez
Steve Pearce now playing first base. Ben Francisco now playing right field.
LaRoche hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morse vs. Rodriguez
Morse hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Rodriguez
Werth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Rodriguez
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Rodriguez
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Francisco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Burnett
Sean Burnett now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Burnett
Matt Downs pinch hits for Fernando Rodriguez.
Downs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Burnett
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa misplays the ball. That's an error on Espinosa. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Burnett
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Izturis vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching. Cesar Izturis pinch hits for Sean Burnett.
Izturis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Wright
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Izturis moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bernadina vs. Wright
Bernadina bunts towards the mound. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Izturis moves to third. Lombardozzi moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Fick
Chuckie Fick now pitching.
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Izturis tags and scores. Lombardozzi tags and moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
LaRoche vs. Fick
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Storen
Drew Storen now pitching.
Pearce strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Storen
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Wallace vs. Storen
Wallace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Storen
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman 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 8/9/2012 -- Washington at Houston (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lombardozzi S, 2b 5 0 2 0 Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bernadina R, cf 4 1 3 0 Gonzalez M, ss 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman R, 3b 3 1 0 1 Pearce S, rf-1b 4 0 1 0
LaRoche A, 1b 5 0 1 1 Maxwell J, cf 3 0 0 0
Morse M, lf 3 2 2 3 Wallace B, 3b 4 0 3 0
Werth J, rf 4 0 0 0 Martinez J, lf 4 0 0 0
Espinosa D, ss 4 0 2 0 Moore S, 1b 1 0 0 0
Suzuki K, c 3 0 1 0 Francisco B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Zimmermann J, p 2 0 0 0 Snyder C, c 3 0 0 0
Moore T, ph 1 0 0 0 Harrell L, p 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez M, p 0 0 0 0 Barnes B, ph 1 0 0 0
Burnett S, p 0 0 0 0 Storey M, p 0 0 0 0
Izturis C, ph 1 1 1 0 Cedeno X, p 0 0 0 0
Storen D, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0
Downs M, ph 1 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0
Fick C, p 0 0 0 0
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35 5 12 5 31 0 5 0
Washington 000 201 011 -- 5
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann J (W) 6.0 3 0 0 0 11
Gonzalez M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Burnett S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Storen D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Harrell L (L) 5.0 5 2 2 2 5
Storey M 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Cedeno X 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Rodriguez F 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Wright W* 0.0 3 1 1 0 0
Fick C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Espinosa D
DP -- Washington 2, Houston 2
LOB -- Washington 8, Houston 6
2B -- Wallace B, Pearce S
HR -- Morse M 2
SB -- Bernadina R 2
SF -- Morse M, Zimmerman R
HBP -- by Zimmermann J (Moore S)
T -- 2:58
A -- 14417
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