Astros 14, Nationals 1

W:	R. Clemens (8-4)
L:	R. Drese (7-9)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
W Taveras CF	6	2	4	2	0	0	1	.300
C Biggio 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.280
D Wheeler P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Gallo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-J Vizcaino PH-SS	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.234
L Berkman 1B	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.314
a-M Lamb PH-1B	2	1	1	3	0	1	2	.222
M Ensberg 3B	5	2	3	3	0	1	2	.292
E Bruntlett PR-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
J Lane RF	5	1	4	3	0	0	1	.249
A Everett SS	4	1	0	1	0	0	5	.241
M Burns P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Burke LF-2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.260
B Ausmus C	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	.244
R Clemens P	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.237
C Qualls P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-O Palmeiro PH-LF	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	.317
Totals	44	14	19	13	2	5	19
a-homered to right for L Berkman in the 8th b-doubled to deep right for C Qualls in the 8th c-hit sacrifice fly to center for M Gallo in the 9th
BATTING 2B: C Burke (11, R Drese); J Lane 2 (23, R Drese, S Kim); O Palmeiro (12, S Kim); M Ensberg (22, S Kim) HR: M Ensberg (26, 1st inning off R Drese 1 on, 2 Out); M Lamb (5, 8th inning off S Kim 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ensberg 3 (74), J Lane 3 (43), A Everett (37), W Taveras 2 (19), M Lamb 3 (35), J Vizcaino (11) SF: A Everett, J Vizcaino 2-out RBI: M Ensberg 2, J Lane Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 2, W Taveras 1, R Clemens 1, E Bruntlett 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: A Everett 2 (13, 2nd base off R Drese/B Schneider, Home off R Drese/B Schneider); B Ausmus (3, 2nd base off R Drese/B Schneider) CS: W Taveras (10, 2nd base by R Drese)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Clemens (W, 13-8)	6.0	3	0	0	3	10	0	102-70	1.40
C Qualls	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.83
D Wheeler	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	17-13	1.73
M Gallo	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	3.00
M Burns	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	3.71
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	3	11	0	143-100
PITCHING HBP: R Church (By R Clemens) Batters faced: R Clemens 25; C Qualls 4; D Wheeler 3; M Gallo 2; M Burns 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Clemens 2-6; C Qualls 3-0; D Wheeler 0-0; M Gallo 0-2; M Burns 1-2 Game Scores: R Clemens 73

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Carroll 3B-2B	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	.250
J Vidro 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.275
K Kelly RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
J Guillen RF	3	0	2	0	0	1	2	.302
C Baerga 3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.284
R Church LF	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	.319
P Wilson CF	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	.261
B Wilkerson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.264
B Schneider C	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.278
C Guzman SS	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.190
R Drese P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S Kim P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
L Ayala P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-M Byrd PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	32	1	6	1	3	11	20
a-flied out to left for L Ayala in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Guillen (21, R Clemens); R Church (13, D Wheeler) 3B: C Guzman (5, C Qualls) RBI: R Church (33) S: R Drese Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Vidro 1, B Schneider 3, J Guillen 1 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: R Church (2, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus)
FIELDING E: J Vidro (4, ground ball)

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Drese (L, 3-6)	6.1	9	6	5	2	4	1	89-59	4.02
S Kim	1.2	10	8	8	0	0	1	46-30	6.26
L Ayala	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	3.00
Totals	9.0	19	14	13	2	5	2	152-100
PITCHING WP: S Kim IBB: B Ausmus (By R Drese) HBP: C Burke (By S Kim) Batters faced: R Drese 30; S Kim 16; L Ayala 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Drese 9-6; S Kim 1-4; L Ayala 1-1 Game Scores: R Drese 35

Scoring Summary
			HOU	WAS
	1st	M Ensberg homered to center, L Berkman scored.	2	0
	3rd	J Lane singled to center, C Biggio scored, L Berkman to second.	3	0
	7th	M Ensberg singled to left, W Taveras scored, L Berkman to second.	5	0
	7th	J Lane doubled to deep left, L Berkman and M Ensberg scored.	7	0
	7th	A Everett hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lane scored.	8	0
	8th	W Taveras reached on infield single to shortstop, B Ausmus scored.	9	0
	8th	M Lamb homered to right, O Palmeiro and W Taveras scored.	12	0
	8th	R Church doubled to deep center, C Baerga scored.	12	1
	9th	W Taveras singled to left center, C Burke scored, B Ausmus to third, O Palmeiro to second.	13	1
	9th	J Vizcaino hit sacrifice fly to center, B Ausmus scored, O Palmeiro to third.	14	1
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Game Information
Stadium	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	38,019 (90.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:02
Weather	87 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	14 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Troy Fullwood, Third Base - Marty Foster

Houston leads 2-0 (as of 7/22)

Seattle	4	Final
Cleveland	3

Minnesota	6	Final
Detroit	12

Houston	14	Final
Washington	1

San Diego	6	Final
Philadelphia	8	in 11

Colorado	5	Final
Pittsburgh	3	in 10

Milwaukee	6	Final
Cincinnati	11

LA Dodgers	6	Final
NY Mets	5

Baltimore	5	Final
Tampa Bay	7

Boston	4	Final
Chi White Sox	8

Oakland	11	Final
Texas	10

Toronto	3	Final
Kansas City	5

Chi Cubs	1	Final
St. Louis	2	in 11

Atlanta	5	Final
Arizona	6	in 10

NY Yankees	3	Final
LA Angels	6

Florida	5	Final
San Francisco	8

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