Houston 4, Washington 3
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(14-20)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Houston 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
WP: J. Valverde (4-1)
LP: J. Hanrahan (0-2)
(18-16)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Washington
- R. Zimmerman homered to deep right, C. Guzman scored
Bot 4th: Houston
- L. Berkman homered to deep left
- R. Oswalt singled to center, T. Wigginton and H. Pence scored
Top 6th: Washington
- R. Zimmerman homered to deep left
Bot 9th: Houston
- C. Lee singled to center, K. Matsui scored, L. Berkman to second
 Washington
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
F. Lopez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .276
C. Guzman ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R. Zimmerman 3b 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .239
N. Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .213
L. Milledge cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
A. Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
P. Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
    W. Nieves ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367
W. Pena lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
    J. Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O. Perez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154
    M. O'Connor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    A. Boone ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
    J. Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    W. Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
 Totals 32 3 7 3 2 11 4  
 Batting
2B - F Lopez (4, R Oswalt); W Pena (2, R Oswalt).
HR - R Zimmerman 2 (5, 1st inning off R Oswalt 1 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 1 Out).
S - L Milledge.
RBI - R Zimmerman 3 (18).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Lo Duca 1, R Zimmerman 1.
Team LOB - 5.
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
M. Bourn cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .195
K. Matsui 2b 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .275
M. Tejada ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331
L. Berkman 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .361
C. Lee lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .276
H. Pence rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .256
T. Wigginton 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237
B. Ausmus c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194
    D. Erstad ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
    J.R. Towles c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
R. Oswalt p 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .235
    D. Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Cruz Jr. ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091
    J. Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 31 4 7 4 8 6 19  
 Batting
HR - L Berkman (11, 4th inning off O Perez 0 on, 0 Out).
S - B Ausmus.
RBI - L Berkman (33), R Oswalt 2 (2), C Lee (21).
2-out RBI - R Oswalt 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1, K Matsui 1, M Bourn 2, H Pence 1.
Team LOB - 12.
 Base Running
SB - H Pence (2, 3rd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca), T Wigginton (2, 2nd base off O Perez/P Lo Duca), K Matsui 2 (6, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/W Nieves 2).
 
 Fielding
Outfield assists - M Bourn (W Pena at Home).
 Washington
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
O. Perez 5.0 5 3 3 2 3 1 3.43
M. O'Connor 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.35
J. Hanrahan (L, 0-2) 2.1 0 1 1 5 3 0 5.21
J. Colome 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
R. Oswalt 7.0 6 3 3 2 9 2 5.33
D. Brocail 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.75
J. Valverde (W, 4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.74
WP - J Colome.
IBB - L Berkman 2 (by J Hanrahan).
HBP - T Wigginton (by O Perez).
Pitches-strikes - O Perez 84-53; M O'Connor 24-12; J Hanrahan 50-22; J Colome 4-3; R Oswalt 95-67; D Brocail 17-9; J Valverde 16-13.
Ground balls-fly balls - O Perez 7-5; M O'Connor 2-1; J Hanrahan 3-1; J Colome 0-0; R Oswalt 9-2; D Brocail 2-0; J Valverde 1-1.
Batters faced - O Perez 23; M O'Connor 5; J Hanrahan 12; J Colome 1; R Oswalt 28; D Brocail 4; J Valverde 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Brian Runge.
Time: 2:54.
Attendance: 30,432.
Weather: INDOORS
Game Notes
HOUSTON PITCHER ROY OSWALT HAS EIGHT STRIKEOUTS THROUGH THREE INNINGS.

Updated on Thursday, May 8, 2008 5:33 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Washington
R. Zimmerman Ryan Zimmerman
3-4, 2 HR
3 RBI
 Houston
L. Berkman Lance Berkman
2-3, 1 HR
1 RBI