Nats hammer Astros for big victory

By Gene Duffey / Special to MLB.com

HOUSTON -- Adam Dunn, who was born in Houston and grew up an hour north in Porter, Texas, celebrated his return home in style on Monday at Minute Maid Park.

Dunn drilled a three-run double to the base of the bullpen in right field off Houston ace Roy Oswalt in the third inning to ignite the Nationals to a 14-4 win over the Astros.

Nats hammer Astros for big victory....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 .327
Morgan, CF 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 .253
Zimmerman, R, 3B 2 3 2 4 2 0 0 .308
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .274
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Willingham, LF 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 .282
1-Bernadina, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Harris, W, RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 .179
Desmond, SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 6 .261
Maldonado, C, C 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .143
Atilano, L, P 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318
Totals 39 14 14 14 6 9 18 .259

1-Ran for Willingham in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Guzman, C (8, Oswalt), Dunn, A (15, Oswalt), Zimmerman, R (13, Fulchino).
HR: Maldonado, C (1, 7th inning off Sampson, 2 on, 1 out), Zimmerman, R (11, 7th inning off Sampson, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C 4; Morgan 3; Zimmerman, R 6; Dunn, A 3; Willingham 2; Desmond; Maldonado, C 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 4 (31), Dunn, A 4 (27), Willingham (35), Desmond 2 (27), Maldonado, C 3 (3).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond 2.
S: Morgan.
SF: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 6-for-12.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (11, 2nd base off Oswalt/Quintero, H, 3rd base off Chacin/Quintero, H).

FIELDING
E: Kennedy, A (5, fielding).

Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .272
Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lopez, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Blum, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Keppinger, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
Berkman, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .227
Lee, C, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .206
Pence, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Feliz, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .212
Manzella, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .206
Quintero, H, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232
Oswalt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Chacin, P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
a-Sullivan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178
Fulchino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sampson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Michaels, PH-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Totals 34 4 7 3 4 2 12 .230
a-Grounded out for Chacin in the 5th. b-Hit by pitch for Sampson in the 7th. c-Popped out for Lopez, W in the 9th.
BATTING
3B: Bourn (1, Atilano, L).
HR: Chacin (1, 3rd inning off Atilano, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bourn 3; Keppinger; Lee, C; Feliz 2; Manzella; Chacin 4.
RBI: Lee, C (21), Chacin (1), Bourn (8).
2-out RBI: Lee, C; Bourn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quintero, H 2; Berkman 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Keppinger (1, 2nd base by Atilano, L/Maldonado, C).

FIELDING
E: Pence (3, throw).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(W, 5-1) 6.2 6 4 3 2 1 1 4.70
Walker, T 2.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.05
Totals 9.0 7 4 3 4 2 1 4.26
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt(L, 3-7) 2.1 4 4 4 3 3 0 2.78
Chacin 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.86
Fulchino 1.1 3 5 5 2 2 0 7.52
Sampson 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 2 6.30
Byrdak 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.75
Lopez, W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.00
Totals 9.0 14 14 14 6 9 2 4.60
HBP: Michaels (by Atilano, L).
Pitches-strikes: Atilano, L 103-65, Walker, T 39-21, Oswalt 58-33, Chacin 31-18, Fulchino 36-20, Sampson 25-16, Byrdak 20-11, Lopez, W 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Atilano, L 8-9, Walker, T 3-3, Oswalt 2-2, Chacin 3-5, Fulchino 2-0, Sampson 1-0, Byrdak 0-1, Lopez, W 2-0.
Batters faced: Atilano, L 29, Walker, T 10, Oswalt 14, Chacin 11, Fulchino 9, Sampson 6, Byrdak 4, Lopez, W 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Walker, T 1-0, Chacin 1-0, Sampson 2-2.
Ejections: Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt ejected by HP umpire Bill Hohn (3rd).
Umpires: HP: Bill Hohn. 1B: Gary Darling. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Paul Emmel.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:16.
Att: 34,704