Williams, offense struggle
Diamondbacks 7, Nationals 1
Brian Schneider tags out Miguel Montero at the plate to end the fifth. (Evan Vucci/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
In his 2007 debut, right-hander Jerome Williams kept the Nationals in it early, but he faltered in the sixth, when he gave up a three-run long ball to put the home team in a big hole. Meanwhile, Washington's offense collected just one run on Ryan Church's two-out home run in the ninth.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 06, 2007
Arizona
(3-2)
Won 2
Arizona 7, Washington 1
Today's Boxes 4/6/07
TEX 2, BOS 0
BAL 6, NYY 4
PHI 8, FLA 2
CIN 6, PIT 1
TB 6, TOR 5
NYM 11, ATL 1
CHC 9, MIL 3
STL 4, HOU 2
KC 3, DET 1
COL 4, SD 3
LAA 5, OAK 2
LAD 2, SF 1
Washington
(1-4)
Lost 2
April 6, 2007
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Standings thru 4/6/07  | Gameday  | Diamondbacks Stats  | Nationals Stats
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Byrnes , RF4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .381
Callaspo , SS5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .375
Hudson , 2B4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .333
Tracy , 3B3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .176
b-Barden , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jackson , 1B4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .294
Hairston , LF3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .312
Young , CF3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .176
Montero , C3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .429
Owings , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pena , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Clark , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Cruz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 7 9 6 5 5 7
a-Grounded into a double play for Pena in the 8th. b-Flied out for Tracy in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Callaspo 2 (2, Williams, Speigner).3B : Tracy (1, Williams).HR : Young (1, 6th inning off Williams, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Callaspo 5; Tracy 3; Jackson 2; Hairston; Young 4; Montero.RBI : Tracy (2), Young 4 (7), Jackson (4).2-out RBI : Tracy; Young 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hairston; Barden.S : Owings.SF : Young.GIDP : Clark.Team LOB : 6.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333
Wilson , SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Snelling , LF2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .143
Zimmerman , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .286
Kearns , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263
Young , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .316
Schneider , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176
Flores , C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Church , CF3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .294
Belliard , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385
Williams , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
King , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Jimenez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Speigner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Casto , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 31 1 4 1 4 9 15
a-Flied out for King in the 7th. b-Singled for Speigner in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Church (2, 9th inning off Cruz, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Lopez; Church 4; Belliard; Casto.RBI : Church (4).2-out RBI : Church.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Schneider; Zimmerman 2; Wilson.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Zimmerman (2, throw).Outfield assists : Kearns (Montero at home).DP : (Lopez-Belliard-Young).
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Owings (W, 1-0)5.0 1 0 0 3 6 0 0.00
Pena 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Cruz 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 5.40
WP : Owings, Pena.HBP : Snelling (by Owings), Williams (by Owings).Pitches-strikes : Owings 96-54, Pena 28-16, Cruz 39-28, Williams 88-51, King 8-6, Speigner 44-23.Ground outs-fly outs : Owings 6-3, Pena 3-3, Cruz 1-2, Williams 5-8, King 1-1, Speigner 4-2.Batters faced : Owings 21, Pena 7, Cruz 9, Williams 26, King 3, Speigner 11.Umpires : HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Larry Poncino.Weather : 47 degrees, clear.Wind : 8 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:50.Att : 19,234.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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