Astros 3, Nationals 2
Mike Bacsik pitched well, but took the loss on Wednesday night. (Pat Sullivan/AP)
By Jim Carley / Special to MLB.com
Austin Kearns supplied the Nationals with all of their offense on Wednesday night -- a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning. Mike Bacsik pitched well in his first start since being reinstated to the Nats rotation, allowing three runs over six innings, to take a tough-luck loss to the Astros.
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Houston 3, Washington 2
Today's Boxes 8/22/07
OAK 4, TOR 1
MIN 8, SEA 4
KC 7, CWS 6
TEX 30, BAL 3
TEX 9, BAL 7
CLE 11, DET 8
LAD 15, PHI 3
CIN 4, ATL 2
TB 2, BOS 1
SD 7, NYM 5
STL 6, FLA 4
PIT 11, COL 2
ARI 3, MIL 2
NYY 8, LAA 2
CHC 4, SF 2
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Standings thru 8/22/07 | Gameday | Nationals Stats | Astros Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .243
Logan , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286
Zimmerman , 3B4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .271
Young , 1B4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .332
Kearns , RF3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .258
Pena , LF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .227
Belliard , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Schneider , C2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .231
Bacsik , P2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120
a-Church , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Fick , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 12 14
BATTING 2B : Lopez (21, Williams), Young (32, Williams).HR : Kearns (11, 6th inning off Williams, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Lopez 3; Logan; Zimmerman; Young 2; Kearns 5; Church.RBI : Kearns 2 (51).2-out RBI : Kearns 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Young; Zimmerman 2; Pena.GIDP : Lopez.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Logan (19, 2nd base off Williams/Ausmus).FIELDING DP : (Lopez-Belliard-Young).
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Biggio , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256
Lidge , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pence , CF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .326
Berkman , 1B3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .274
Lee , LF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .302
Wigginton , 3B3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .275
Scott , RF3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .254
Loretta , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
Qualls , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burke , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Ausmus , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Williams , P2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Bruntlett , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 29 3 7 3 1 4 9
BATTING 3B : Pence (7, Bacsik), Berkman (2, Bacsik).HR : Wigginton (18, 4th inning off Bacsik, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Biggio 2; Pence 3; Berkman 3; Lee; Wigginton 4; Loretta.RBI : Berkman 2 (80), Wigginton (56).2-out RBI : Berkman.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lee.SF : Berkman.GIDP : Ausmus.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING Outfield assists : Pence (Lopez at 3rd base).DP : (Biggio-Bruntlett-Berkman).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bacsik (L, 5-7)6.0 7 3 3 1 4 1 4.61
Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79
Rauch 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.19
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Williams (W, 8-12)6.1 6 2 2 2 8 1 4.84
Qualls (H, 16)1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 3.14
Lidge (S, 12)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.02
Pitches-strikes : Bacsik 100-61, Rivera 6-5, Rauch 9-7, Williams 106-66, Qualls 33-24, Lidge 15-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Bacsik 7-7, Rivera 1-2, Rauch 1-2, Williams 5-5, Qualls 2-0, Lidge 2-0.Batters faced : Bacsik 25, Rivera 3, Rauch 3, Williams 26, Qualls 7, Lidge 3.Inherited runners-scored : Qualls 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Jim Joyce.Weather : 73 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:28.Att : 32,023.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
