Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros
August 20, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 2007 at Minute Maid Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 7, Houston Astros 0

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 5 1 1 0
Belliard 2b 4 0 3 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 2 2 3
  Fick ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Kearns rf 4 1 3 0
Church cf 4 1 2 1
  Logan cf 1 0 0 0
Pena lf 4 1 3 2
Schneider c 4 0 0 1
Redding p 4 0 0 0
  Batista 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Loretta ss 3 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 3 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Scott rf 3 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
Lane cf 3 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Jennings p 1 0 0 0
  Gutierrez p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0
  Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0
Washington 015 010 0007140
Houston 000 000 000070
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  W (3-3) 7.0 6 0 0 3 2
  Colome   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Jennings  L (2-9) 4.0 7 6 6 2 6
  Gutierrez   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Moehler   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Borkowski   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Miller   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
4
11

  E–None.  DP–Washington 3. Lopez-Belliard-Young, Zimmerman-Belliard-Young, Lopez-Young.  2B–Washington Belliard (24,off Jennings); Church (36,off Jennings); Kearns 2 (28,off Gutierrez,off Miller).  HR–Washington Pena (2,2nd inning off Jennings 0 on 2 out); Young (12,3rd inning off Jennings 2 on 2 out).  SF–Schneider (5,off Gutierrez).  IBB–Pena (1,by Gutierrez).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  SB–Lopez (19,2nd base off Jennings/Munson).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Jim Wolf, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–3:09.  A–30,374.
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