Astros 6, Nationals 1
Tony Armas Jr. gave up two runs on four hits over five innings. (Dave Einsel/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Jose Vidro's homer in the fourth inning was all the scoring for Washington on Friday night in Houston. Tony Armas Jr. pitched a solid game, allowing two runs over five innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 07, 2006
Houston 6, Washington 1
Today's Boxes 4/7/06
CHC 5, STL 1
CLE 11, MIN 6
BOS 14, BAL 8
LAD 5, PHI 3
TB 9, TOR 8
NYM 9, FLA 3
CIN 7, PIT 6
MIL 3, ARI 1
DET 5, TEX 2
KC 11, CWS 7
COL 10, SD 4
LAA 4, NYY 1
OAK 5, SEA 0
ATL 14, SF 6
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Standings thru 4/7/06 | Gameday | Nationals Stats | Astros Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Watson , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Vidro , 2B4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .412
Guillen , RF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1-Byrd , PR-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Johnson , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .357
Soriano , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
Zimmerman , 3B4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .200
Clayton , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Schneider , C2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Armas , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bergmann , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stanton , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Majewski , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 4 9
BATTING 2B : Johnson (1, Backe).HR : Vidro (1, 4th inning off Backe, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Watson; Vidro 4; Byrd; Johnson 3.RBI : Vidro (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Clayton; Zimmerman 2.GIDP : Armas.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING PO : Watson (1st base by Backe).FIELDING DP : (Clayton-Vidro-Johnson).
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Biggio , 2B3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .267
Taveras , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .333
Berkman , 1B3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .455
Ensberg , 3B3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .200
Wilson , LF4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .267
Lane , RF2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .000
Ausmus , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100
Everett , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .231
Backe , P1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
a-Lamb , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Buchholz , P1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Gallo , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 6 7 6 5 4 14
BATTING 2B : Biggio (3, Armas).HR : Berkman (2, 6th inning off Bergmann, 1 on, 0 out), Wilson (2, 6th inning off Bergmann, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Biggio 2; Taveras 2; Berkman 5; Wilson 4; Everett.RBI : Biggio (2), Berkman 3 (6), Wilson 2 (5).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Taveras 2; Buchholz.SF : Berkman.GIDP : Biggio.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : (Backe-Everett-Biggio).Pickoffs : Backe (Watson at 1st base).
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Backe (W, 1-0)6.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 1.50
Buchholz 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Gallo 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP : Majewski, Backe 2.HBP : Ausmus (by Bergmann), Guillen (by Backe).Pitches-strikes : Armas 72-44, Bergmann 26-13, Rodriguez 17-10, Stanton 10-5, Majewski 20-12, Backe 85-51, Buchholz 35-25, Gallo 10-5.Ground outs-fly outs : Armas 5-7, Bergmann 0-0, Rodriguez 1-2, Stanton 1-2, Majewski 1-1, Backe 10-5, Buchholz 3-3, Gallo 1-1.Batters faced : Armas 19, Bergmann 6, Rodriguez 4, Stanton 3, Majewski 4, Backe 22, Buchholz 8, Gallo 3.Inherited runners-scored : Rodriguez 2-0, Gallo 1-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 82 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:48.Att : 26,978.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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