Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros - July 12,2009

Visiting Team

Washington Nationals (31-56)

Home Team

Houston Astros (47-41)

Game Date

July 12,2009

Year

2009

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Minute Maid Park

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

28,680

Time of Game

3:04

Umpires

[HP]: Adrian Johnson [1B]: Jim Wolf [2B]: Brian O'Nora [3B]: Fieldin Culbreth

**Manny Acta's last game as Nationals manager**
4th inning: D8/F78XDW/UREV.1XH(862) **replay**
4th inning: D8/F78XDW/UREV.1XH(862) **Carlos Lee hit the ball off the left centerfield wall near the yellow stripe;**
4th inning: D8/F78XDW/UREV.1XH(862) **the Astros claimed that the ball hit above the line; the umpires watched the**
4th inning: D8/F78XDW/UREV.1XH(862) **replay and acting crew chief Brian O'Nora upheld the original call**
8th inning: BK.3-H;2-3 **Nationals pitcher Tyler Clippard caught his foot while trying to deliver**
8th inning: BK.3-H;2-3 **an intentional walk; he fell and did not throw the ball; he was charged with**
8th inning: BK.3-H;2-3 **the balk and the run allowed to score**

Washington Nationals - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Nyjer Morgan	cf	29.010	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	.278	80	168
2	Nick Johnson	1b	30.296	L	4	0	2	0	1	0	.303	82	720
3	Ryan Zimmerman	3b	24.287	R	5	0	0	0	0	0	.287	84	530
4	Adam Dunn	lf	29.245	L	4	0	0	0	1	2	.270	86	1218
5	Josh Willingham	rf	30.145	R	3	0	1	0	1	0	.303	64	481
6	Alberto Gonzalez	ss	26.085	R	4	0	2	0	0	0	.333	43	100
7	Anderson Hernandez	2b	26.255	B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.258	63	127
8	Wil Nieves	c	31.290	R	4	0	4	0	0	0	.266	36	168
9	Jordan Zimmermann	p	23.050	R	2	0	1	0	0	1	.154	14	14
	Cristian Guzman	ph	31.113	B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.301	71	1239
Totals

Errors: Alberto Gonzalez

2B: Nick Johnson (15), Wil Nieves (5)

SH: Jordan Zimmermann (5)

GDP: Anderson Hernandez (5)

SB: Nyjer Morgan (24)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Michael Bourn	cf	26.197	L	4	1	0	0	0	2	.285	86	347
2	Miguel Tejada	ss	35.048	R	4	0	1	1	0	0	.326	85	1799
3	Lance Berkman	1b	33.152	B	1	1	0	0	3	0	.275	84	1456
4	Carlos Lee	lf	33.022	R	4	0	2	0	0	0	.309	86	1567
5	Geoff Blum	3b	36.077	B	3	1	0	0	0	0	.284	61	1196
6	Hunter Pence	rf	26.090	R	4	1	1	0	0	1	.297	85	351
7	Ivan Rodriguez	c	37.227	R	4	0	0	0	0	3	.243	70	2330
8	Kazuo Matsui	2b	33.262	B	3	1	2	3	0	1	.252	63	534
9	Brian Moehler	p	37.193	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	12	165
	Alberto Arias	p	25.271	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	25	46
Totals

2B: Carlos Lee 2 (17)

HR: Kazuo Matsui (3)

RBI: Miguel Tejada (46), Kazuo Matsui 3 (21)

SH: Brian Moehler (2)

HBP: Geoff Blum (4)

GDP: Carlos Lee (10)

Washington Nationals - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Jordan Zimmermann	R	L 3-4	6.1	5	3	3	3	6	1	4.50	1.36	15	15
2	Joe Beimel	L		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.57	1.42	39	429
3	Tyler Clippard	R		1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.86	1.43	5	13
Totals				0.0

BK: Tyler Clippard (1)

HB: Jordan Zimmermann (4)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jordan Zimmermann (100-65-35), Joe Beimel (7-4-3), Tyler Clippard (20-12-8)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Brian Moehler	R	W 6-5	6.1	7	0	0	2	2	0	5.20	1.48	15	298
2	Alberto Arias	R		1.1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1.57	1.15	25	46
3	Jose Valverde	R	SV 8	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.43	1.10	22	349
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Brian Moehler (103-64-39), Alberto Arias (32-18-14), Jose Valverde (22-13-9)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Washington Nationals	WAS	31-56		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	11	1		5	16	30	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	47-41		1	0	0		0	0	0		3	1	x		5	6	0		1	4	9	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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