Houston 4, Washington 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(40-54)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
Washington 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
WP: C. Sampson (7-6) S: B. Lidge (1)
LP: T. Redding (1-2)
(38-55)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Washington
- R. Belliard homered to deep left
Top 3rd: Houston
- C. Lee homered to deep left, L. Berkman scored
Bot 4th: Washington
- R. Zimmerman homered to deep left
Top 5th: Houston
- H. Pence homered to deep left
Top 8th: Houston
- L. Scott hit sacrifice fly to deep center, L. Berkman scored, M. Loretta to third, M. Lamb to second
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Burke 2b-rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .228
H. Pence cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .334
L. Berkman 1b 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .261
C. Lee lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .298
M. Loretta ss-2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .312
M. Lamb 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .292
    E. Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
L. Scott rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .225
    C. Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254
    D. Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Munson c 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .263
C. Sampson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160
    R. Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
    M. Ensberg ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225
 Totals 30 4 7 4 6 2 11  
 Batting
2B - L Scott (16, T Redding).
HR - C Lee (18, 3rd inning off T Redding 1 on, 2 Out), H Pence (12, 5th inning off T Redding 0 on, 0 Out).
S - C Sampson.
SF - C Biggio.
RBI - C Lee 2 (77), H Pence (44), C Biggio (30).
2-out RBI - C Lee 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ensberg 2, C Burke 2, C Sampson 2.
GIDP - M Loretta.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
CS - C Burke (2, 2nd base by T Redding/B Schneider).
 
 Fielding
DP - 2 (M Loretta-C Burke-L Berkman, E Bruntlett-M Loretta-L Berkman).
 Washington
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
N. Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224
R. Belliard 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .311
R. Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .259
D. Young 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .341
R. Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259
A. Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .249
F. Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238
B. Schneider c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
    J. Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T. Redding p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
    R. Fick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
    L. Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 31 2 6 2 2 5 9  
 Batting
2B - R Church (26, C Sampson); D Young (26, C Sampson).
HR - R Belliard (5, 1st inning off C Sampson 0 on, 1 Out), R Zimmerman (15, 4th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - R Belliard (28), R Zimmerman (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2, B Schneider 1.
GIDP - R Zimmerman 2.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C. Sampson (W, 7-6) 6.2 6 2 2 0 3 2 4.15
R. Oswalt (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
D. Wheeler (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.44
B. Lidge (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.15
 Washington
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Redding (L, 1-2) 7.0 7 3 3 3 2 2 4.00
L. Ayala 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.00
B. Traber 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
C. Schroder 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.32
IBB - E Munson (by T Redding).
HBP - B Schneider (by C Sampson); L Berkman (by L Ayala).
Pitches-strikes - C Sampson 93-60; R Oswalt 3-3; D Wheeler 13-7; B Lidge 25-17; T Redding 99-55; L Ayala 18-6; B Traber 7-2; C Schroder 11-6.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Sampson 15-2; R Oswalt 0-1; D Wheeler 3-0; B Lidge 0-1; T Redding 9-9; L Ayala 0-1; B Traber 0-1; C Schroder 1-3.
Batters faced - C Sampson 26; R Oswalt 1; D Wheeler 3; B Lidge 4; T Redding 29; L Ayala 4; B Traber 2; C Schroder 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.
Time: 2:48.
Attendance: 22,362.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, in from center.
Game Notes
WASHINGTON SECOND BASEMAN RONNIE BELLIARD EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON THIRD BASEMAN RYAN ZIMMERMAN EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE FOURTH INNING.

Updated on Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 9:56 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Houston
C. Lee C. Lee
2-4, 1 HR
2 RBI
 Washington
R. Belliard R. Belliard
2-3, 1 HR
1 RBI