Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - May 07, 2008

Scores for May 7, 2008

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Houston leads 2-0 (as of 5/7)

(14-20, 4-12 away)

(18-16, 11-5 home)

8:05 PM ET, May 7, 2008

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
F Lopez 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.276
C Guzman SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.303
R Zimmerman 3B	4	2	3	3	0	1	1	.239
N Johnson 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.213
L Milledge CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.256
A Kearns RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.215
P Lo Duca C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.200
a-W Nieves PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.367
W Pena LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235
J Colome P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O Perez P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.154
M O'Connor P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-A Boone PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263
J Hanrahan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W Harris LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	32	3	7	3	2	11	6
a-struck out swinging for P Lo Duca in the 7th b-walked for M O'Connor in the 7th
BATTING 2B: F Lopez (4, R Oswalt); W Pena (2, R Oswalt) HR: R Zimmerman 2 (5, 1st inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Zimmerman 3 (18) S: L Milledge Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Lo Duca 1, R Zimmerman 1 Team LOB: 5

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
O Perez	5.0	5	3	3	2	3	1	84-53	3.43
M O'Connor	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24-12	6.35
J Hanrahan (L, 0-2)	2.1	0	1	1	5	3	0	50-22	5.21
J Colome	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.15
Totals	8.1	7	4	4	8	6	1	162-90
PITCHING WP: J Colome IBB: L Berkman 2 (By J Hanrahan) HBP: T Wigginton (By O Perez) Batters faced: O Perez 23; M O'Connor 5; J Hanrahan 12; J Colome 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O Perez 7-5; M O'Connor 2-1; J Hanrahan 3-1; J Colome 0-0 Game Scores: O Perez 46

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	3	.195
K Matsui 2B	2	1	0	0	3	1	2	.275
M Tejada SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	.331
L Berkman 1B	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	.361
C Lee LF	5	0	1	1	0	2	4	.276
H Pence RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.256
T Wigginton 3B	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.237
B Ausmus C	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.194
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
J Towles C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171
R Oswalt P	3	0	1	2	0	0	3	.235
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-J Cruz Jr PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	4	7	4	8	6	20
a-grounded to second for B Ausmus in the 8th b-walked for D Brocail in the 8th
BATTING HR: L Berkman (11, 4th inning off O Perez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Berkman (33), R Oswalt 2 (2), C Lee (21) S: B Ausmus 2-out RBI: R Oswalt 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Bourn 2, H Pence 1, C Lee 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: H Pence (2, 3rd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca); T Wigginton (2, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca); K Matsui 2 (6, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/W Nieves 2)
FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Bourn (W Pena at Home).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Oswalt	7.0	6	3	3	2	9	2	97-67	5.33
D Brocail	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-9	2.75
J Valverde (W, 4-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-13	4.74
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	11	2	130-89
PITCHING Batters faced: R Oswalt 28; D Brocail 4; J Valverde 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 9-2; D Brocail 2-0; J Valverde 1-1 Game Scores: R Oswalt 60

			WAS	HOU
	1st	R Zimmerman homered to right, C Guzman scored.	2	0
	4th	L Berkman homered to left.	2	1
	4th	R Oswalt singled to center, H Pence and T Wigginton scored.	2	3
	6th	R Zimmerman homered to left.	3	3
	9th	C Lee singled to deep center, K Matsui scored, L Berkman to second.	3	4
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LANCE BERKMAN'S HOME RUN IN THE 4TH INNING WAS HIS EIGHTH STRAIGHT HIT, TYING THE ASTROS CLUB RECORD

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	30,432 (72.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:54
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Charlie Reliford, First Base - Angel Campos, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Brian Runge

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