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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 30, 2014
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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 April 30, 2014 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 2014 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 30, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jordan Zimmermann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brett Oberholtzer |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,172 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Will Little 2B: Mark Carlson 3B: Ted Barrett |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Anthony Rendon | Third Baseman |
| Jayson Werth | DH |
| Ian Desmond | Shortstop |
| Tyler Moore | First Baseman |
| Kevin Frandsen | Left Fielder |
| Danny Espinosa | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Leon | Catcher |
| Steven Souza | Right Fielder |
| Matt Williams | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Dexter Fowler | Center Fielder |
| Jason Castro | Catcher |
| George Springer | Right Fielder |
| Jesus Guzman | First Baseman |
| Alex Presley | Left Fielder |
| Chris Carter | DH |
| Matt Dominguez | Third Baseman |
| Jonathan Villar | Shortstop |
| Bo Porter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 30, 2014
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Oberholtzer
Span strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rendon vs. Oberholtzer
Rendon hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Fowler. Rendon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Werth vs. Oberholtzer
Werth strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Desmond vs. Oberholtzer
Desmond hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guzman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Desmond for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Zimmermann
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Zimmermann
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops it up and throws to first, with Zimmermann covering, for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Zimmermann
Castro strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Oberholtzer
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Villar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Frandsen vs. Oberholtzer
Frandsen hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Oberholtzer
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Villar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Oberholtzer
There goes Espinosa. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Espinosa steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Oberholtzer
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souza vs. Oberholtzer
Souza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Villar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Zimmermann
Springer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Zimmermann
Guzman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Presley vs. Zimmermann
Presley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Zimmermann
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zimmermann, and towards Desmond, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Oberholtzer
Span hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Springer fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Springer. Span moves all the way to home. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rendon vs. Oberholtzer
Rendon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Werth vs. Oberholtzer
Werth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Villar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Desmond vs. Oberholtzer
Desmond hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werth moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer spins and fires to second, and Werth is picked off. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Oberholtzer
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dominguez vs. Zimmermann
Dominguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Villar vs. Zimmermann
Villar strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Zimmermann
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Zimmermann
Fowler strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Frandsen vs. Oberholtzer
Frandsen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. Oberholtzer
Espinosa strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Oberholtzer
Leon hits a line drive to center field. Fowler throws towards first. Guzman fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Guzman. Frandsen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Souza vs. Oberholtzer
Souza strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Oberholtzer
Span hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leon moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Rendon vs. Oberholtzer
Rendon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Presley. Rendon reaches second base with a double. Leon scores. Span goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Nationals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Werth vs. Oberholtzer
Werth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rendon scores. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desmond vs. Oberholtzer
Desmond hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Zimmermann
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Zimmermann
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Zimmermann
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Springer moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Presley vs. Zimmermann
Presley hits a popup towards third. Rendon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Zimmermann
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rendon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Oberholtzer
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Frandsen vs. Oberholtzer
Frandsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Villar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Oberholtzer
Espinosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Clemens
Paul Clemens now pitching.
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Souza vs. Clemens
Souza strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dominguez vs. Zimmermann
Dominguez hits a fly ball into left field. Frandsen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Villar vs. Zimmermann
Villar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Zimmermann
Altuve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Villar moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fowler vs. Zimmermann
Fowler hits a line drive towards short. Desmond reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Zimmermann
Castro strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Clemens
Span hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rendon vs. Clemens
Rendon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Clemens
Werth hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Clemens
Desmond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Zimmermann
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Zimmermann
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rendon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Zimmermann
Presley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Clemens
L.J. Hoes now playing left field. Alex Presley now playing center field.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dominguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frandsen vs. Clemens
Frandsen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Springer. Frandsen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Espinosa vs. Clemens
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. Frandsen moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Leon vs. Clemens
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Zimmermann
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dominguez vs. Zimmermann
Dominguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Villar vs. Zimmermann
Villar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dominguez moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Altuve vs. Barrett
Aaron Barrett now pitching.
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hoes vs. Barrett
Hoes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souza vs. Clemens
Carlos Corporan now catching.
Souza hits a line drive towards short. Villar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Clemens
Span 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 -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rendon vs. Clemens
Rendon hits a fly ball into left field. Hoes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Corporan vs. Detwiler
Ross Detwiler now pitching.
Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rendon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Detwiler
Springer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Detwiler
Guzman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Frandsen. Guzman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Presley vs. Detwiler
Presley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guzman moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Detwiler
Carter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Cisnero
Jose Cisnero now pitching. Nate McLouth pinch hits for Jayson Werth.
McLouth hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Cisnero
Desmond strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Cisnero
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dominguez vs. Mattheus
Ryan Mattheus now pitching.
Dominguez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Villar vs. Mattheus
Villar hits a line drive into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Mattheus
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond 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 4/30/2014 -- Washington at Houston (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Span D, cf 5 2 2 0 Altuve J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Rendon A, 3b 5 2 4 3 Fowler D, cf 3 0 0 0
Werth J, dh 4 0 1 1 Hoes L, lf 1 0 0 0
McLouth N, ph 1 0 0 0 Castro J, c 3 0 0 0
Desmond I, ss 5 0 1 0 Corporan C, c 1 0 0 0
Moore T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Springer G, rf 4 0 1 0
Frandsen K, lf 4 1 2 0 Guzman J, 1b 4 0 3 0
Espinosa D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Presley A, lf-cf 4 0 1 0
Leon S, c 2 1 1 0 Carter C, dh 4 0 0 0
Souza S, rf 4 0 0 0 Dominguez M, 3b 2 0 1 0
Villar J, ss 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 13 5 35 0 9 0
Washington 001 411 000 -- 7
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann J (W) 6.1 7 0 0 1 7
Barrett A 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Detwiler R 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Mattheus R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oberholtzer B (L) 4.2 11 6 6 2 5
Clemens P 3.1 2 1 1 1 1
Cisnero J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Springer G, Guzman J
DP -- Washington 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Houston 10
2B -- Rendon A 2, Frandsen K, Guzman J
3B -- Span D
HR -- Espinosa D, Rendon A
SB -- Espinosa D
HBP -- by Mattheus R (Dominguez M)
T -- 3:02
A -- 25172
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