Strikeouts, errors cost Nats against Astros

By Gene Duffey / Special to MLB.com

HOUSTON -- Too many strikeouts, too many errors and not enough runs.

The Nationals struck out 13 times, for the second game in a row, shortstop Ian Desmond made three errors and Washington scored only once in a 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park.

Strikeouts, errors cost Nats against Astros....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .260
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .316
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .280
Zimmerman, R, 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .302
Willingham, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .265
Morse, RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263
Nieves, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .203
Lannan, P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .045
Kennedy, A, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 13 17 .258
a-Flied out for Walker, T in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (16, Rodriguez, W), Desmond (8, Rodriguez, W).
TB: Morgan 2; Dunn, A 4; Desmond 2; Morse.
RBI: Dunn, A (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond 3; Lannan 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (12, 2nd base off Rodriguez, W/Quintero, H).
CS: Morgan (9, 2nd base by Rodriguez, W/Quintero, H).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Rodriguez, W).

FIELDING
E: Desmond 3 (14, missed catch, throw, fielding).
DP: (Guzman, C-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Keppinger, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .303
Berkman, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241
Lee, C, LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 .208
Pence, RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .277
Feliz, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222
Manzella, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206
Quintero, H, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .233
Rodriguez, W, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250
Lopez, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Michaels, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Daigle, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sullivan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
Chacin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Totals 34 5 9 4 2 4 17 .234
a-Flied out for Lopez, W in the 6th. b-Flied out for Daigle in the 8th.
BATTING
3B: Pence (1, Walker, T).
HR: Lee, C (6, 3rd inning off Lannan, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Bourn; Keppinger; Berkman; Lee, C 4; Pence 3; Feliz 2; Manzella; Quintero, H.
RBI: Lee, C 2 (23), Pence 2 (26).
2-out RBI: Lee, C 2; Pence 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, W; Michaels; Feliz.
GIDP: Lee, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Quintero, H (1, catcher interference).
Pickoffs: Rodriguez, W (Morgan at 1st base).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 2-3) 6.1 8 5 2 2 2 1 4.79
Walker, T 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.81
Totals 8.0 9 5 2 2 4 1 4.26
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rodriguez, W(W, 3-7) 5.0 5 1 1 3 8 0 5.07
Lopez, W(H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.66
Byrdak(H, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.39
Daigle(H, 1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Chacin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.69
Totals 9.0 7 1 1 3 13 0 4.52
WP: Rodriguez, W.
HBP: Willingham (by Rodriguez, W).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 99-66, Walker, T 19-17, Rodriguez, W 115-67, Lopez, W 12-9, Byrdak 14-10, Daigle 17-9, Chacin 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 12-4, Walker, T 1-2, Rodriguez, W 3-2, Lopez, W 1-0, Byrdak 1-0, Daigle 3-1, Chacin 0-1.
Batters faced: Lannan 30, Walker, T 6, Rodriguez, W 24, Lopez, W 3, Byrdak 3, Daigle 5, Chacin 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Walker, T 2-2, Daigle 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:47.
Att: 26,736