Nats completely dominate Astros

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

HOUSTON -- The future of the Nationals' starting rotation continues to look promising. Right-hander Craig Stammen had a lot of run support on Saturday night, and he took advantage of it as the Nationals defeated the Astros, 13-2, at Minute Maid Park.

The victory snapped Washington's five-game losing streak and improved its record to 26-60.

Nats completely dominate Astros....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .282
a-Kearns, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Guzman, C, SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .305
b-Hernandez, A, PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Johnson, N, 1B 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 .303
Willingham, RF-LF 5 3 3 4 1 2 3 .303
Dunn, A, LF 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .269
Harris, W, LF-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Bard, J, C 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .270
Belliard, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .184
Gonzalez, Al, 2B-SS 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .327
Stammen, P 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .250
Totals 44 13 21 13 3 8 19

a-Lined out for Morgan in the 9th. b-Tripled for Guzman, C in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Willingham (16, Hampton), Gonzalez, Al 2 (6, Hampton, Fulchino), Stammen (1, Fulchino), Dunn, A (16, Fulchino).
3B: Hernandez, A (2, Byrdak).
HR: Johnson, N (6, 6th inning off Paulino, F, 0 on, 1 out), Willingham 2 (12, 6th inning off Paulino, F, 0 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Fulchino, 1 on, 2 out), Dunn, A (23, 6th inning off Paulino, F, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 2; Hernandez, A 3; Johnson, N 6; Willingham 10; Dunn, A 7; Bard, J; Belliard 2; Gonzalez, Al 6; Stammen 2.
RBI: Willingham 4 (26), Dunn, A 2 (62), Gonzalez, Al 2 (14), Morgan (29), Guzman, C (24), Johnson, N 2 (38), Stammen (3).
2-out RBI: Willingham 3; Dunn, A; Guzman, C; Johnson, N.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan; Willingham 2; Bard, J.
S: Stammen.
SF: Morgan.
GIDP: Johnson, N; Morgan.
Team RISP: 8-for-19.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Belliard-Gonzalez, Al-Johnson, N).


Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .290
Tejada, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .330
Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Berkman, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .272
Lee, C, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
Blum, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .286
Pence, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298
Matsui, K, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247
Quintero, H, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247
Fulchino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Keppinger, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Hampton, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Paulino, F, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
Coste, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Totals 35 2 9 2 1 2 13

BATTING
2B: Tejada (30, Stammen).
TB: Bourn; Tejada 2; Berkman; Blum 2; Matsui, K 2; Quintero, H; Keppinger.
RBI: Berkman (55), Tejada (48).
2-out RBI: Tejada.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, C; Quintero, H 2; Berkman.
GIDP: Pence.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bourn 3 (32, 2nd base off Stammen/Bard, J, 2nd base off Stammen/Bard, J, 2nd base off Stammen/Bard, J), Matsui, K (9, 2nd base off Stammen/Bard, J).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Matsui, K-Tejada-Berkman 2).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen (W, 2-4) 9.0 9 2 2 1 2 0 4.45

Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hampton (L, 5-6) 3.2 9 5 5 1 1 0 4.52
Paulino, F 2.1 6 4 4 2 3 3 7.04
Fulchino 1.0 5 4 4 0 1 1 3.79
Byrdak 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.45

Pitches-strikes: Stammen 107-69, Hampton 70-44, Paulino, F 59-33, Fulchino 36-23, Byrdak 38-24.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 17-8, Hampton 6-4, Paulino, F 2-2, Fulchino 1-1, Byrdak 0-3.
Batters faced: Stammen 36, Hampton 20, Paulino, F 14, Fulchino 8, Byrdak 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Paulino, F 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:54.
Att: 30,052.
July 11, 2009