MAJOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/07/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 412 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (7-21) 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 13 0
Houston Astros (15-13) 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 0
Houston Beaten, 7-6, by Washington
The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros, 7-6, in part because of second baseman Alfonso Soriano. Soriano went 3 for 5 with 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Nationals. Jeff Reardon earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3 innings. His record is now 1-1. Tyler Clippard collected save number 5.

Washington needed the clutch hitting of Anthony Rendon to seal the deal. The designated hitter swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Nationals on top, 7-6. For the game, Rendon had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I'm proud of the boys for pulling through," said Nationals manager . "The wins don't come easy for this team, but everyone's got an extra jump in their step after a game like this."

The Nationals, with only their 7th win in 28 games, have not had much to write home about in 2014.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines Sr RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .178 1 4
A. Dawson CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .187 4 8
A. Rendon DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .288 5 11
J. Soto LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .270 3 11
A. Soriano 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .295 7 20
N. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .212 3 11
G. Carter C 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .203 1 5
S. Owen SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .204 0 7
T. Wallach 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .308 3 13
Totals 40 7 13 7 3 3 22      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Raines Sr (4, 1st Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Soto (5, 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Johnson (4, 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Wallach (6, 4th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rendon (5, 9th Inning off L. Andersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines Sr 2 , A. Dawson , A. Rendon 5 , J. Soto 3 , A. Soriano 3 , N. Johnson 2 , G. Carter , S. Owen , T. Wallach 2
2-out RBI: A. Rendon , A. Soriano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Raines Sr , J. Soto 2 , S. Owen 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Dawson (9) , A. Rendon (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Owen-Soriano-Johnson, Johnson-Owen-Fassero, Wallach-Soriano-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .248 3 9
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .250 6 12
J. Altuve DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .179 3 16
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 3 15
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .270 6 20
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .330 2 14
R. Hidalgo CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .131 5 9
   a-C. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 5
   b-C. Cedeno CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 1
D. Thon SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .220 1 6
B. Ausmus C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .236 4 13
Totals 32 6 9 6 6 4 15      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for R. Hidalgo in the 8th
b - C. Cedeno substituted for C. Correa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (10, 3rd Inning off B. Gullickson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Bregman (6, 3rd Inning off B. Gullickson, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Hidalgo (5, 6th Inning off J. Fassero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio , J. Altuve , K. Tucker 2 , A. Bregman 5 , R. Hidalgo 4 , B. Ausmus 3
2-out RBI: K. Tucker , A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , J. Altuve
GIDP: C. Biggio , J. Altuve , L. Berkman
Team LOB: 5
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gullickson 3.0 5 5 5 4 1 1 56 4.75   
J. Fassero 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 1 30 11.05   
J. Reardon W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 2.63   
T. Clippard SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gullickson 24
Batters Faced: B. Gullickson 17, J. Fassero 9, J. Reardon 9, T. Clippard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gullickson 2-5, J. Fassero 3-1, J. Reardon 6-2, T. Clippard 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gullickson 56-29, J. Fassero 30-15, J. Reardon 28-18, T. Clippard 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fassero 1-0 , J. Reardon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro 4.0 9 5 5 1 2 0 95 3.96   
L. Dierker 4.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 61 1.93   
L. Andersen L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 16 3.27   
F. DiPino 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 25
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 22, L. Dierker 16, L. Andersen 4, F. DiPino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 6-4, L. Dierker 6-6, L. Andersen 0-1, F. DiPino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 95-59, L. Dierker 61-31, L. Andersen 16-12, F. DiPino 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfonso Soriano
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 18166
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