THESHOW
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/30/2041
 
THESHOW
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2225 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (60-44) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 8 0
Houston Astros (60-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Nationals Pick Up 4-0 Win
Washington turned a good effort from starter Tim Carter into a win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The final score was 4-0. The winning pitcher was Carter, now 11-4. He tossed 7 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 4. Washington is first in the National League Eastern Division with a record of 60-44.

The game could have flipped with no one out in the bottom of the fifth. But Tim Carter made what his manager later called "an A-plus pitch." With a runner on 1st and Houston trailing 2-0, Carter threw a fastball to Joe Rivera and Rivera struck out.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martin LF 5 0 0 2 0 1 4 .257 10 34
L. Mota SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .273 1 37
A. Villarreal C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 26 60
D. Watts 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .274 32 83
B. Numbers DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 25 59
D. Dulin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .269 21 59
B. Mundarain RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 15 40
E. Tushinghem CF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .278 5 28
J. Acosta 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .182 10 31
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Tushinghem (30, 3rd Inning off T. Valéncia, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Mundarain (20, 5th Inning off T. Valéncia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Watts (32, 8th Inning off J. Bradley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Villarreal , D. Watts 5 , B. Numbers , B. Mundarain 2 , E. Tushinghem 3 , J. Acosta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martin , D. Watts , D. Dulin
GIDP: L. Mota
Hit by Pitch: E. Tushinghem
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Mota 3 (46) , D. Watts (14) , E. Tushinghem (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Acosta-Watts-Dulin, Acosta-Watts-Dulin, Acosta-Watts-Dulin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rivera DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 12 31
A. Juárez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .294 7 21
Á. Guzmán LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .307 35 69
J. Robles RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .276 21 57
J. Mercado SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .268 25 67
T. O'Kinsella 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 12 24
E. Sutton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 11 37
J. Archuleta CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 3 19
I. Camacho C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 4 18
Totals 30 0 6 0 4 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Robles (21, 3rd Inning off T. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Á. Guzmán , J. Robles 3 , J. Mercado , J. Archuleta , I. Camacho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Mercado 2 , I. Camacho
GIDP: A. Juárez 2 , E. Sutton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Archuleta (52)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Sutton (7)
Double Plays: 1 (O'Kinsella-Mercado-O'Kinsella)
OF assists: 1 (Guzmán(Tushinghem at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Carter W (11-4) 7.0 5 0 0 3 4 0 116 2.50   
J. Reid 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Carter 68
Batters Faced: T. Carter 27, J. Reid 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Carter 7-8, J. Reid 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Carter 116-66, J. Reid 27-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Valéncia L (12-5) 6.1 4 2 2 2 7 0 105 2.41   
J. Bradley 2.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 48 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Valéncia 62
Batters Faced: T. Valéncia 26, J. Bradley 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Valéncia 6-6, J. Bradley 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Valéncia 105-68, J. Bradley 48-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bradley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bradley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Carter
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 38858
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