Astros 10, 
Nationals 3
| W: | W. Rodriguez (6-2) |
| L: | Z. Day (2-5) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| W Taveras CF | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .280 |
| C Biggio 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| L Berkman 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .303 |
| M Ensberg 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| E Munson C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| P Wilson LF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .244 |
| J Lane RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| A Everett SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .217 |
| W Rodriguez P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .053 |
| a-C Burke PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 |
| D Borkowski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-E Bruntlett PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | |
| a-hit by pitch for W Rodriguez in the 7th b-walked for D Borkowski in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Biggio (19, Z Day); W Taveras (5, Z Day); P Wilson (3, M Stanton) HR: L Berkman (14, 1st inning off Z Day 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Berkman 3 (43), C Biggio 3 (16), E Munson 2 (6), P Wilson (22) SF: L Berkman 2-out RBI: C Biggio 2, E Munson 2, P Wilson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Wilson 1, A Everett 2, W Taveras 1, E Munson 1, W Rodriguez 2 Team LOB: 14 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: W Taveras (5, 2nd base off Z Day/W Gonzalez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman, C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Rodriguez (W, 9-10) | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 113-66 | 3.88 |
| D Borkowski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.63 |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 6.75 |
| D Wheeler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 5.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 159-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: W Rodriguez Batters faced: W Rodriguez 24; D Borkowski 4; T Miller 3; D Wheeler 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 7-4; D Borkowski 1-0; T Miller 0-2; D Wheeler 2-0 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 56 | |||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .282 |
| R Clayton SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| J Vidro 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .344 |
| N Johnson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .262 |
| M Byrd RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| D Jackson CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| W Gonzalez C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Z Day P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J Rauch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M LeCroy PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| M Stanton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Eischen P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |
| a-singled to right for J Rauch in the 5th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: D Jackson (3, 3rd inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Jackson (6), M LeCroy (8), R Clayton (9) GIDP: N Johnson, J Vidro Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: W Gonzalez (2, throw) PB: W Gonzalez. | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Day (L, 2-5) | 3.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 81-43 | 6.75 |
| J Rauch | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33-20 | 1.67 |
| M Stanton | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26-15 | 3.74 |
| J Eischen | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 47-23 | 7.71 |
| G Majewski | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 202-110 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Day IBB: M Ensberg 2 (By M Stanton; J Eischen) HBP: E Munson (By Z Day); C Burke (By J Eischen) Balk: M Stanton Batters faced: Z Day 19; J Rauch 8; M Stanton 8; J Eischen 11; G Majewski 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Day 5-3; J Rauch 0-1; M Stanton 1-2; J Eischen 2-2; G Majewski 1-1 Game Scores: Z Day 29 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | WAS | |||
 | 1st | W Taveras scored, C Biggio to second on wild pitch by Z Day. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | L Berkman homered to center, C Biggio scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | C Biggio doubled to deep left, W Taveras scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 3rd | D Jackson homered to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 4th | C Biggio singled to left, W Rodriguez and W Taveras scored. | 6 | 1 |
| 5th | M LeCroy singled to right, D Jackson scored, W Gonzalez to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 5th | R Clayton walked, W Gonzalez scored, M LeCroy to third, A Soriano to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 6th | E Munson singled to center, W Taveras scored, M Ensberg to second. | 7 | 3 |
| 6th | P Wilson doubled to deep left center, M Ensberg scored, E Munson to third. | 8 | 3 |
| 7th | L Berkman hit sacrifice fly to center, C Burke scored, C Biggio to third. | 9 | 3 |
| 9th | E Munson singled to center, C Biggio scored. | 10 | 3 |
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| Game Notes |
| WASHINGTON PITCHER ZACH DAY LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING DUE TO RIGHT SHOULDER SORENESS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 18,803 (44.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 21 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Larry Young, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
MLB Scores
Monday, May 22nd 2006
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 9 |
| Houston | 10 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 9 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 15 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | in 10 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 9 |