Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros
April 7, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Nationals 1, Houston Astros 6

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Watson cf 4 0 1 0
Vidro 2b 4 1 1 1
Guillen rf 2 0 0 0
  Byrd pr,rf 1 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0
Soriano lf 4 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0
Clayton ss 3 0 0 0
Schneider c 2 0 0 0
Armas, Jr. p 2 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Majewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 1 1
Taveras cf 4 1 2 0
Berkman 1b 3 1 2 3
Ensberg 3b 3 1 0 0
Wilson lf 4 1 1 2
Lane rf 2 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 1 0
Backe p 1 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Buchholz p 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 6
Washington 000 100 000150
Houston 002 004 00x670
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Armas, Jr.  L (0-1) 5.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Bergmann   0.0 3 4 4 2 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Stanton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Majewski   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
5
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  W (1-0) 6.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Buchholz   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Gallo   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Clayton-Vidro-Johnson, Houston 1. Backe-Everett-Biggio.  2B–Washington Johnson (1,off Backe), Houston Biggio (3,off Armas).  HR–Washington Vidro (1,4th inning off Backe 0 on 0 out), Houston Berkman (2,6th inning off Bergmann 1 on 0 out); Wilson (2,6th inning off Bergmann 1 on 0 out)..  HBP–Guillen (4,by Backe); Ausmus (1,by Bergmann).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Berkman (1,off Armas).  Team–6.  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:48.  A–26,978.
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