Nationals rally but can't finish off Astros

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

HOUSTON -- Geoff Blum's single in the bottom of the ninth inning dropped the Nationals, 6-5, as the Astros rallied with a run in both the eighth and ninth innings to come back at Minute Maid Park on Friday night.

Nationals rally but can't finish off Astros....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .282
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Guzman, C, SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .304
Johnson, N, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .299
Dunn, A, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .263
Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kearns, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
Willingham, RF-LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295
Bard, J, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
Gonzalez, Al, 2B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304
Harris, W, 3B-LF-CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .253
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133
a-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .173
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hernandez, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Totals 35 5 11 5 1 8 11

a-Struck out for Olsen in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Johnson, N (14, Oswalt), Dunn, A (15, Oswalt), Willingham (15, Oswalt).
TB: Morgan 3; Guzman, C; Johnson, N 2; Dunn, A 3; Willingham 2; Gonzalez, Al; Harris, W 2.
RBI: Johnson, N (36), Willingham (22), Harris, W (16), Guzman, C 2 (23).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Johnson, N 2; Guzman, C.
S: Hernandez, A.
Team RISP: 8-for-14.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (23, 2nd base off Oswalt/Rodriguez, I, 3rd base off Oswalt/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Harris, W (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Gonzalez, Al-Guzman, C-Johnson, N, Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al-Johnson, N).
Pickoffs: Olsen (Bourn at 2nd base).


Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .289
Tejada, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .330
Berkman, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273
Lee, C, LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .309
Pence, RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .302
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .249
Blum, 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .281
Matsui, K, 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .242
Oswalt, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171
Sampson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Arias, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Keppinger, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
Fulchino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 6 13 6 6 4 12

a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Arias, A in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Blum (8, Beimel).
HR: Lee, C (13, 2nd inning off Olsen, 0 on, 0 out), Bourn (3, 3rd inning off Olsen, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bourn 5; Tejada 2; Lee, C 6; Pence; Rodriguez, I; Blum 4; Matsui, K.
RBI: Lee, C (49), Bourn 3 (25), Keppinger (15), Blum (27).
2-out RBI: Blum.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Oswalt; Rodriguez, I; Bourn.
S: Oswalt.
SF: Keppinger.
GIDP: Berkman; Pence.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bourn (29, 2nd base off Olsen/Bard, J).
CS: Bourn (8, 3rd base by Olsen/Bard, J).
PO: Bourn (2nd base by Olsen).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bourn 2 (Johnson, N at home, Harris, W at home).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 6.0 9 4 4 2 1 2 6.03
Burnett, S (H, 7) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.79
Bergmann (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.75
Beimel (BS, 4)(L, 0-5) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.63
MacDougal 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4.64

Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt 6.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 3.85
Sampson (BS, 3) 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.02
Byrdak 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68
Arias, A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.65
Fulchino (W, 3-3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.97

Oswalt pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: MacDougal, Byrdak.
IBB: Matsui, K (by Beimel), Pence (by MacDougal).
HBP: Willingham (by Arias, A).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 94-59, Burnett, S 14-6, Bergmann 4-3, Beimel 28-16, MacDougal 14-5, Oswalt 87-58, Sampson 15-13, Byrdak 8-4, Arias, A 9-5, Fulchino 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 9-7, Burnett, S 0-1, Bergmann 0-0, Beimel 0-3, MacDougal 0-1, Oswalt 7-4, Sampson 0-1, Byrdak 1-0, Arias, A 0-2, Fulchino 2-0.
Batters faced: Olsen 27, Burnett, S 3, Bergmann 1, Beimel 8, MacDougal 4, Oswalt 23, Sampson 6, Byrdak 2, Arias, A 3, Fulchino 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 1-0, MacDougal 1-1, Sampson 1-1, Byrdak 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:05.
Att: 33,085.
July 10, 2009