Nats take second straight
Nationals 11, Astros 6
Joel Hanrahan picked up his third win of the year on Tuesday night. (Pat Sullivan/AP)
By Jim Carley / Special to MLB.com
Ryan Zimmerman ended the game a double short of the cycle, including a two-run home run and four RBIs, to lead the Nationals past the Astros on Tuesday night. Nook Logan also had a big game, going 5-for-6 with two runs, three RBIs and a stolen base. Joel Hanrahan went five innings, allowing three runs to pick up the win.
Complete story >
Washington
(57-69)
Won 2
Washington 11, Houston 6
Today's Boxes 8/21/07
DET 2, CLE 1
PHI 5, LAD 4
BAL 6, TEX 2
OAK 6, TOR 4
CIN 8, ATL 7
BOS 8, TB 6
NYM 7, SD 6
STL 5, FLA 2
SEA 7, MIN 2
CWS 5, KC 2
COL 9, PIT 2
MIL 7, ARI 4
LAA 18, NYY 9
CHC 5, SF 1
Houston
(56-70)
Lost 3
August 21, 2007
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Washington
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
11
14
0
Houston
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
6
14
1
Standings thru 8/21/07  | Gameday  | Nationals Stats  | Astros Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS5 2 0 0 1 2 4 .241
Logan , CF6 2 5 3 0 0 0 .287
Zimmerman , 3B5 2 3 4 1 0 1 .271
Young , 1B2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .333
Colome , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
King , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Flores , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Ayala , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Church , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264
Schroder , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kearns , RF3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .256
Pena , LF5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .233
Belliard , 2B4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .282
Schneider , C4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .232
Hanrahan , P2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333
a-Batista , PH-1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274
Totals 41 11 14 10 8 10 24
a-Singled for Hanrahan in the 6th. b-Grounded out for King in the 8th. c-Flied out for Ayala in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Logan (15, Rodriguez), Schneider (16, Rodriguez), Belliard (25, Borkowski).3B : Zimmerman (5, Rodriguez).HR : Zimmerman (19, 5th inning off Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Logan 6; Zimmerman 8; Young; Pena; Belliard 2; Schneider 3; Batista.RBI : Zimmerman 4 (70), Pena (21), Logan 3 (15), Batista (14), Belliard (40).2-out RBI : Logan 3; Zimmerman 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kearns 2; Church 2.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Logan (18, 2nd base off Rodriguez/Ausmus). FIELDING DP : (Lopez-Belliard-Batista).
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Biggio , 2B6 2 3 4 0 0 3 .254
Pence , CF6 0 1 1 0 2 3 .327
Berkman , 1B3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .273
Wigginton , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Lee , LF4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .302
1-Lane , PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
Lamb , 3B-1B5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .289
Scott , RF5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .257
Loretta , SS2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .280
Borkowski , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Burke , PH-SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229
Ausmus , C4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .239
Rodriguez , P1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132
Miller , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruntlett , SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
McLemore , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Palmeiro , PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
Totals 39 6 14 6 7 5 23
a-Walked for Borkowski in the 7th. b-Walked for McLemore in the 9th. 1-Ran for Lee in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Scott (23, Hanrahan), Ausmus (15, Schroder), Biggio (27, Schroder).HR : Biggio (10, 1st inning off Hanrahan, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Biggio 7; Pence; Berkman; Lee 2; Lamb; Scott 3; Ausmus 4; Bruntlett.RBI : Biggio 4 (46), Pence (46), Berkman (78).2-out RBI : Biggio 3; Pence; Berkman.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Scott 2; Biggio; Loretta; Lee; Bruntlett; Lamb; Pence.S : Rodriguez.GIDP : Burke.Team LOB : 14. FIELDING E : Lee (3, throw).
IBB : Lopez (by Borkowski).Pitches-strikes : Hanrahan 92-60, Colome 15-11, King 22-11, Ayala 33-20, Schroder 30-19, Rodriguez 108-63, Miller 10-8, Borkowski 43-26, McLemore 39-25.Ground outs-fly outs : Hanrahan 9-4, Colome 0-2, King 2-1, Ayala 1-1, Schroder 2-0, Rodriguez 6-3, Miller 1-0, Borkowski 2-0, McLemore 1-4.Batters faced : Hanrahan 25, Colome 6, King 5, Ayala 5, Schroder 6, Rodriguez 26, Miller 3, Borkowski 10, McLemore 10.Inherited runners-scored : Miller 2-1, Borkowski 2-1.Umpires : HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Tim Tschida.Weather : 73 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 3:44.Att : 34,073.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner