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Astros 10

(11-16, 6-8 away)

Nationals 11

(8-17, 6-7 home)

12:35 PM ET, May 5, 2009

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. 

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W: J. Hanrahan (1-1)

L: L. Hawkins (0-1)

Hanrahan earns win after trade as Nationals finish off Astros

Associated Press

HOUSTON -- An error by Miguel Tejada in the 11th inning made former Nationals reliever Joel Hanrahan a winner Thursday night as Washington beat the Houston Astros 11-10 in the completion of a suspended game.

Fast Facts

• Washington won the game after it was suspended on May 5. The game resumed with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning with a runner on first.

• Nyjer Morgan pinch ran for Elijah Dukes, who has since been sent to the minors, and scored the winning run. Morgan was 1-for-5 on May 5 with the Pirates and was traded from Pittsburgh to Washington on June 30.

• One of the players Morgan was traded for, Joel Hanrahan, earned the win for the Nationals and is currently a member of the Pirates.

• An error by Miguel Tejada in the 11th inning allowed the winning run to score for the Nationals.

• The last time a team won a game in walk-off fashion after it was suspended and moved to the visitor's home stadium was in 1975 when the Yankees and Twins played a game on July 12 at Shea Stadium and then resumed it on July 19 at Metropolitan Stadium.

-- ESPN Stats & Information

Hanrahan was traded by the Nationals on June 30 to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a deal for Nyjer Morgan, who scored the winning run Thursday. Hanrahan was pitching for the Nationals when the game was suspended by rain in Washington on May 5. He earned his first win of the season and is 1-3 overall. He would have been 1-1 if he won on May 5.

"It's pretty funny," Hanrahan told The Associated Press by phone from Philadelphia, where the Pirates face the Phillies on Friday. "It feels pretty good in the situation that we're in. Houston is a team in our division and we gained ground."

The game resumed with one out in the bottom of the 11th with a Washington runner on first base.

Josh Willingham singled before Josh Bard grounded into a force out to second. It looked like Tejada, covering second base, would easily get Bard out at first for the double play, but he instead threw it far over Lance Berkman's head, allowing Morgan to score for the win.

It took just 7 minutes for the last-place Nationals to grab the win.

Houston reliever LaTroy Hawkins, who took the loss, would have been 0-1 if he lost on May 5. He's now 1-3.

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Series tied 3-3 (as of Tue 5/5)
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Scoring Summary

HOUWAS
2ndI Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, M Tejada scored.10
4thE Dukes homered to center, N Johnson scored.12
5thM Bourn doubled to deep center, G Blum and R Oswalt scored.32
5thM Tejada doubled to deep left, M Bourn and J Keppinger scored, C Lee to third.52
6thR Zimmerman singled to center, C Guzman scored, N Johnson to second.53
6thJ Willingham walked, N Johnson scored, R Zimmerman to third, E Dukes to second.54
6thA Hernandez walked, R Zimmerman scored, E Dukes to third, J Willingham to second.55
6thJ Flores walked, E Dukes scored, J Willingham to third, A Hernandez to second.56
6thC Guzman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Willingham scored on error by shortstop M Tejada, A Hernandez to third, J Flores to second.57
6thN Johnson hit by pitch, A Hernandez scored, J Flores to third, C Guzman to second.58
7thC Lee singled to center, M Bourn scored, L Berkman to third.68
7thM Tejada singled to right center, L Berkman scored, C Lee to third.78
7thH Pence grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Lee scored, M Tejada safe at second on error by shortstop C Guzman.88
8thD Erstad scored, J Keppinger to second on wild pitch by G Mock.98
8thC Guzman homered to right center, J Flores scored.910
9thG Blum hit sacrifice fly to center, H Pence scored.1010
11thJ Bard grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Willingham out at second, N Morgan to third, N Morgan scored on throwing error by shortstop M Tejada.1011
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Game Information

StadiumNationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance19,328 (46.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:59
Weather58 degrees, cloudy
Wind3 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Randy Marsh, Third Base - Mike Winters