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Astros
@ Nationals
Nationals Park
April 18, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros, played on April 18, 2012 at Nationals Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Washington Nationals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lucas Harrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jordan Zimmermann |
| Ballpark | Nationals Park |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 14,520 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Chris Conroy 2B: Jeff Nelson 3B: Bill Welke |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jordan Schafer | Center Fielder |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Travis Buck | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Lee | First Baseman |
| Brian Bogusevic | Right Fielder |
| Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Jason Castro | Catcher |
| Marwin Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Lucas Harrell | Pitcher |
| Brad Mills | Manager |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ian Desmond | Shortstop |
| Danny Espinosa | Second Baseman |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
| Jayson Werth | Right Fielder |
| Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
| Wilson Ramos | Catcher |
| Roger Bernadina | Left Fielder |
| Jordan Zimmermann | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Nationals
Nationals Park
April 18, 2012
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Zimmermann
Schafer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Zimmermann
Lowrie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Zimmermann
Buck hits a popup, foul, towards third, in foul territory. Zimmerman races over to make the catch. He throws to first to double off Lowrie. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Harrell
Desmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Harrell
Espinosa hits a fly ball into left field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bogusevic. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
LaRoche vs. Harrell
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Harrell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Zimmermann
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Zimmermann
Bogusevic is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Zimmermann
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Harrell
Werth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Harrell
Ankiel strikes out. There goes Werth. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ramos vs. Harrell
Ramos strikes out. Castro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ramos out. There goes Werth. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Bernadina vs. Harrell
Bernadina is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Zimmermann vs. Harrell
Zimmermann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Zimmermann
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zimmermann
Gonzalez 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 -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Zimmermann
Harrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zimmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. Harrell
Desmond hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Harrell
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Zimmermann
Schafer bunts towards first. LaRoche fields the ball and throws to Zimmermann covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrie vs. Zimmermann
There goes Schafer. The throw from Ramos and he is safe. Schafer steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Zimmermann
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowrie for the out. Schafer moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buck vs. Zimmermann
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops it up and throws to first, with Zimmermann covering, for the out. Schafer scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Zimmermann
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Zimmermann
Bogusevic 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
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Harrell
Justin Maxwell now playing left field.
LaRoche hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Harrell
Werth hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Harrell
Ankiel hits a popup towards short. Lowrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Zimmermann
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Zimmermann
Castro 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 -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Zimmermann
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Harrell vs. Zimmermann
Harrell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Harrell
Ramos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bernadina vs. Harrell
Bernadina strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmermann vs. Harrell
Zimmermann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramos moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desmond vs. Harrell
Desmond hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schafer vs. Zimmermann
Schafer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zimmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Zimmermann
Lowrie hits a fly ball into left field. Bernadina settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Zimmermann
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Harrell
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Harrell
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Harrell
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Zimmermann
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zimmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Zimmermann
Bogusevic hits a popup towards short. Desmond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Zimmermann
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Bernadina settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Harrell
Werth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Harrell
Ankiel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Schafer. Ankiel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ramos vs. Harrell
The umpire calls a balk on Harrell Ankiel moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Ramos vs. Harrell
Ramos strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bernadina vs. Harrell
Bernadina hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Bernadina reaches second base with a double. Ankiel scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lombardozzi vs. Rodriguez
Steve Lombardozzi pinch hits for Jordan Zimmermann. Fernando Rodriguez now pitching. Marwin Gonzalez now playing third base. Jose Altuve now playi
Lombardozzi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Desmond vs. Rodriguez
Desmond hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Mattheus
Ryan Mattheus now pitching.
Castro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Castro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Mattheus
Gonzalez bunts, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Altuve vs. Mattheus
Altuve hits a line drive towards third. Zimmerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Schafer vs. Mattheus
Schafer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castro scores. Schafer moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Mattheus
Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Rodriguez
Espinosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Rodriguez
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Espinosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
LaRoche vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
LaRoche takes first base on ball four. Espinosa moves to third. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Werth vs. Cruz
Rhiner Cruz now pitching.
Werth takes first base on ball four. Espinosa scores. Zimmerman moves to third. LaRoche moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ankiel vs. Cruz
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it and throws to home to get Zimmerman. LaRoche moves to third. Werth moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ramos vs. Cruz
Ramos hits a fly ball into center field. Schafer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LaRoche tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bernadina vs. Cruz
Bernadina hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Rodriguez
Henry Rodriguez now pitching.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Rodriguez
Lee hits a line drive into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Rodriguez
Bogusevic 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/2012 -- Houston at Washington (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Schafer J, cf 4 1 2 1 Desmond I, ss 4 0 0 0
Lowrie J, ss 4 0 1 0 Espinosa D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Buck T, lf 2 0 0 1 Zimmerman R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Maxwell J, lf 2 0 0 0 LaRoche A, 1b 3 1 0 0
Lee C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Werth J, rf 2 0 0 1
Bogusevic B, rf 3 0 0 0 Ankiel R, cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ramos W, c 2 0 0 1
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0 Bernadina R, lf 3 0 1 1
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Zimmermann J, p 2 0 0 0
Cruz R, p 0 0 0 0 Lombardozzi S, ph 0 0 0 0
Castro J, c 3 1 1 0 Mattheus R, p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez M, 2b-3b 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez H, p 0 0 0 0
Harrell L, p 2 0 0 0
Altuve J, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 27 3 5 3
Houston 000 100 010 -- 2
Washington 000 000 12x -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Harrell L 6.2 4 1 1 3 4
Rodriguez F (L)* 0.1 1 2 2 2 0
Wright W+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Cruz R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann J 7.0 4 1 1 0 3
Mattheus R (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Rodriguez H (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Houston 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Houston 3, Washington 8
2B -- Zimmerman R, Gonzalez M, Ankiel R, Bernadina R, Castro J
SB -- Werth J, Schafer J, Bernadina R
SF -- Ramos W
HBP -- by Zimmermann J (Bogusevic B)
Balk -- Harrell L
T -- 2:41
A -- 14520
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