Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - April 18, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 18, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Washington leads 3-0 (as of 4/18)

Game 1: Monday, April 16
Houston	3	Final
Washington	6	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 17
Houston	0	Final
Washington	1	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 18
Houston	2	Final
Washington	3	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, April 19
Houston	11	Final
Washington	4	Final
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Astros 2

(4-8, 1-5 away)

Nationals 3

(10-3, 6-1 home)

Alerts

7:05 PM ET, April 18, 2012

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	0
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-	3	5	0

W: R. Mattheus (2-0)

L: F. Rodriguez (0-2)

S: H. Rodriguez (3)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Schafer CF	4	1	2	1	0	1	14	.279	.404	.349
J Lowrie SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.261	.414	.304
T Buck LF	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	.273	.304	.500
J Maxwell LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	10	.273	.333	.545
C Lee 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.245	.315	.347
B Bogusevic RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.121	.275	.212
C Johnson 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	.300	.300	.400
F Rodriguez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Castro C	3	1	1	0	0	0	18	.143	.226	.214
M Gonzalez 2B-3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	10	.259	.286	.370
L Harrell P	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.200	.200	.200
J Altuve 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.341	.378	.463
Totals	31	2	6	2	0	4	114
BATTING 2B: M Gonzalez (3, J Zimmermann); J Castro (2, R Mattheus) RBI: T Buck (4), J Schafer (3) 2-out RBI: J Schafer GIDP: C Johnson Astros RISP: 1-7 (M Gonzalez 0-1, J Altuve 0-1, L Harrell 0-1, J Schafer 1-1, J Lowrie 0-2, T Buck 0-1) Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING SB: J Schafer (6, 2nd base off J Zimmermann/W Ramos)
FIELDING DP: 1 (L Harrell-J Lowrie-C Lee).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Harrell	6.2	4	1	1	3	4	0	97-57	2.55
F Rodriguez (L, 0-2)	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	0	18-8	4.26
W Wright	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7-3	8.10
R Cruz (B, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	0.00
Totals	8.0	5	3	3	7	4	0	136-75
PITCHING F Rodriguez pitched to 2 batters in the 8th; W Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 8th IBB: R Bernadina (By L Harrell) Balk: L Harrell First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Harrell 16/26; F Rodriguez 3/4; W Wright 1/1; R Cruz 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Harrell 14-10-15-18; F Rodriguez 6-0-1-1; W Wright 0-1-2-0; R Cruz 1-2-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Harrell 8-8; F Rodriguez 0-1; W Wright 0-0; R Cruz 1-2 Game Scores: L Harrell 63

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Desmond SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	.300	.333	.417
D Espinosa 2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	15	.214	.346	.286
R Zimmerman 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	14	.240	.350	.320
A LaRoche 1B	3	1	0	0	1	0	13	.314	.407	.490
J Werth RF	2	0	0	1	2	0	23	.347	.448	.449
R Ankiel CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	14	.188	.188	.313
W Ramos C	2	0	0	1	1	2	19	.212	.289	.333
R Bernadina LF	3	0	1	1	1	1	15	.161	.257	.258
J Zimmermann P	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
a-S Lombardozzi PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.500	.625	.583
R Mattheus P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
H Rodriguez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	27	3	5	3	7	4	136
a-walked for J Zimmermann in the 7th
BATTING 2B: R Zimmerman (4, L Harrell); R Ankiel (2, L Harrell); R Bernadina (3, L Harrell) RBI: R Bernadina (2), J Werth (6), W Ramos (3) SF: W Ramos 2-out RBI: R Bernadina GIDP: A LaRoche Nationals RISP: 1-9 (A LaRoche 0-1, R Bernadina 1-2, W Ramos 0-2, R Ankiel 0-1, I Desmond 0-2, J Zimmermann 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Werth (2, 2nd base off L Harrell/J Castro); R Bernadina (2, 3rd base off F Rodriguez/J Castro)
FIELDING DP: 2 (R Zimmerman-A LaRoche, I Desmond-D Espinosa-A LaRoche).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Zimmermann	7.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	86-59	1.29
R Mattheus (W, 2-0)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	21-14	6.00
H Rodriguez (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	114-78
PITCHING HBP: B Bogusevic (By J Zimmermann) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Zimmermann 18/24; R Mattheus 2/5; H Rodriguez 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Zimmermann 22-8-9-20; R Mattheus 0-1-8-5; H Rodriguez 2-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Zimmermann 11-6; R Mattheus 0-3; H Rodriguez 1-1 Game Scores: J Zimmermann 68

Scoring Summary

			HOU	WSH
	4th	T Buck grounded out to first, J Schafer scored.	1	0
	7th	R Bernadina doubled to left, R Ankiel scored.	1	1
	8th	J Schafer singled to right, J Castro scored, J Schafer to second advancing on throw.	2	1
	8th	J Werth walked, D Espinosa scored, R Zimmerman to third, A LaRoche to second.	2	2
	8th	W Ramos hit sacrifice fly to center, A LaRoche scored.	2	3
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Game Notes

ASTROS LEFTFIELDER TRAVIS BUCK LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH AN INJURED LEFT HAMSTRING.

Game Information

Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	14,520 (35% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:41
Weather	53 degrees, overcast
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Bill Welke