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Series: Game 2 of 4

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Washington leads 2-0 (as of 8/7)

Game 1: Monday, August 6
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 7
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 8
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Game 4: Thursday, August 9
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Nationals 3

(67-43, 35-21 away)

Astros 2

(36-75, 25-29 home)

Coverage:  FOX SW

8:05 PM ET, August 7, 2012

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas 

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W: D. Storen (1-0)

L: M. Storey (0-1)

S: T. Clippard (23)

View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-PitchInning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
Washington - Top of 1st		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
S Lombardozzi grounded out to third.00
B Harper struck out swinging.00
R Zimmerman lined out to left.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 1st		SCORE
Ross Detwiler pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
J Altuve walked.00
M Gonzalez flied out to right.00
B Francisco homered to left (378 feet), J Altuve scored.02
J Maxwell popped out to shortstop.02
S Pearce flied out to center.02
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 2nd		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
A LaRoche popped out to first.02
M Morse popped out to first.02
R Bernadina walked.02
D Espinosa homered to right (424 feet), R Bernadina scored.22
J Flores struck out swinging.22
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 2nd		SCORE
Ross Detwiler pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
M Downs grounded out to third.22
B Barnes grounded out to second.22
C Snyder flied out to left.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 3rd		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
R Detwiler grounded out to first.22
S Lombardozzi popped out to shortstop.22
B Harper grounded out to third.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 3rd		SCORE
Ross Detwiler pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
J Lyles struck out swinging.22
J Altuve grounded out to shortstop.22
M Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 4th		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
R Zimmerman struck out swinging.22
A LaRoche grounded out to first.22
M Morse struck out swinging.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 4th		SCORE
Ross Detwiler pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
B Francisco flied out to center.22
J Maxwell grounded out to pitcher.22
S Pearce singled to center.22
M Downs singled to left, S Pearce to second.22
B Barnes grounded out to second.22
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 5th		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
R Bernadina struck out looking.22
D Espinosa flied out to center.22
J Flores doubled to deep right.22
R Detwiler grounded out to second.22
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 5th		SCORE
Ross Detwiler pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
C Snyder grounded out to shortstop.22
J Lyles struck out looking.22
J Altuve grounded out to shortstop.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 6th		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
S Lombardozzi grounded out to second.22
B Harper walked.22
R Zimmerman struck out swinging.22
A LaRoche lined out to center.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 6th		SCORE
Ross Detwiler pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
M Gonzalez lined out to third.22
B Francisco walked.22
J Maxwell grounded into double play, third to second to first, B Francisco out at second.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 7th		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
M Morse grounded out to shortstop.22
R Bernadina walked.22
D Espinosa grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Bernadina out at second.22
J Flores lined out to first.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 7th		SCORE
Ross Detwiler pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
S Pearce grounded out to second.22
M Downs grounded out to shortstop.22
B Barnes grounded out to second.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 8th		SCORE
Jordan Lyles pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
J Werth hit for R Detwiler.22
J Werth singled to right.22
W Wright relieved J Lyles.22
S Lombardozzi struck out looking.22
B Harper struck out swinging.22
J Maxwell in center field.22
S Pearce in right field.22
F Rodriguez relieved W Wright.22
B Wallace at first base.22
R Zimmerman struck out swinging.22
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 8th		SCORE
Mike Gonzalez pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
M Gonzalez relieved R Detwiler.22
C Snyder grounded out to shortstop.22
B Wallace flied out to right.22
J Altuve reached on infield single to third.22
J Altuve stole second.22
M Gonzalez popped out to first.22
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 9th		SCORE
Fernando Rodriguez pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
A LaRoche popped out to shortstop.22
M Morse struck out swinging.22
R Bernadina popped out to third.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 9th		SCORE
Ryan Mattheus pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
R Mattheus relieved M Gonzalez.22
B Francisco flied out to center.22
J Maxwell grounded out to shortstop.22
S Pearce walked.22
S Moore hit for M Downs.22
S Pearce to second on wild pitch by R Mattheus.22
S Moore intentionally walked.22
B Bogusevic hit for F Rodriguez.22
B Bogusevic grounded out to first.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 10th		SCORE
Wilton Lopez pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
S Moore at third base.22
W Lopez relieved F Rodriguez.22
D Espinosa struck out swinging.22
J Flores lined out to pitcher.22
C Tracy hit for R Mattheus.22
C Tracy doubled to center.22
E Jackson ran for C Tracy.22
S Lombardozzi struck out looking.22
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 10th		SCORE
Tom Gorzelanny pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
T Gorzelanny relieved R Mattheus.22
C Snyder walked.22
L Harrell ran for C Snyder.22
B Wallace struck out swinging.22
J Altuve grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Harrell out at second.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 11th		SCORE
Mickey Storey pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
M Storey relieved W Lopez.22
C Corporan catching.22
B Harper popped out to shortstop.22
R Zimmerman struck out looking.22
A LaRoche grounded out to first.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 11th		SCORE
Tom Gorzelanny pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
M Gonzalez flied out to right.22
D Storen relieved T Gorzelanny.22
B Francisco grounded out to third.22
J Maxwell struck out swinging.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 12th		SCORE
Mickey Storey pitching for HoustonWSHHOU
M Morse doubled to deep center.22
C Izturis ran for M Morse.22
R Bernadina sacrificed to third, C Izturis to third.22
D Espinosa reached on infield single to shortstop, C Izturis scored.32
J Flores flied out to center.32
T Moore hit for D Storen.32
T Moore grounded out to third.32
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Bottom of 12th		SCORE
Tyler Clippard pitching for WashingtonWSHHOU
S Lombardozzi in left field.32
C Izturis at second base.32
T Clippard relieved D Storen.32
S Pearce reached on infield single to second.32
S Moore popped out to third.32
J Martinez hit for M Storey.32
J Martinez struck out swinging.32
C Corporan walked, S Pearce to second.32
B Wallace flied out to center.32
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors