Nationals 4, 
Astros 1
| W: | R. Ortiz (2-4) |
| L: | F. Nieve (1-3) |
| SV: | C. Cordero (6) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| W Taveras CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .274 |
| C Biggio 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| M Ensberg 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .278 |
| P Wilson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 |
| J Lane RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 |
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| F Nieve P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| BATTING HR: M Ensberg (15, 6th inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ensberg (32) S: F Nieve 2 GIDP: C Biggio Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 2, W Taveras 1, C Biggio 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Nieve (L, 3-3) | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88-64 | 5.36 |
| R Springer | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-9 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 104-73 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: F Nieve 24; R Springer 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Nieve 7-12; R Springer 1-2 Game Scores: F Nieve 65 | |||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| R Clayton SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| J Vidro 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| N Johnson 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| J Guillen RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| D Jackson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| W Gonzalez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| R Ortiz P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| C Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| a-homered to right for G Majewski in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Vidro (5, F Nieve) HR: D Jackson (4, 5th inning off F Nieve 0 on, 2 Out); D Ward (3, 8th inning off R Springer 0 on, 2 Out); A Soriano (16, 8th inning off R Springer 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Jackson (7), J Guillen (19), D Ward (4), A Soriano (31) S: N Johnson SF: J Guillen 2-out RBI: D Jackson, D Ward, A Soriano Team LOB: 1 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-J Vidro-N Johnson). | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Ortiz (W, 11-16) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 92-65 | 5.50 |
| G Majewski (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.21 |
| C Cordero (S, 29) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.74 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 119-84 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Ortiz Batters faced: R Ortiz 28; G Majewski 3; C Cordero 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ortiz 10-6; G Majewski 1-1; C Cordero 1-1 Game Scores: R Ortiz 64 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | WAS | |||
 | 5th | D Jackson homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
 | 6th | M Ensberg homered to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | J Guillen hit sacrifice fly to right, J Vidro scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 8th | D Ward homered to right. | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | A Soriano homered to center. | 1 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE HOME RUNS BY WASHINGTON'S DARYLE WARD AND ALFONSO SORIANO IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 23,189 (55.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:08 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Larry Young, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, May 23rd 2006
| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 9 | in 16 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | in 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Baltimore | 14 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 8 |
| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |