Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros
May 31, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2010 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 14, Houston Astros 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman 2b 6 3 3 0
Morgan cf 4 4 3 0
Zimmerman 3b 2 3 2 4
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Dunn 1b 5 1 2 4
  Kennedy 1b 0 0 0 0
Willingham lf 3 1 2 1
  Bernadina pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Harris rf 4 0 0 0
Desmond ss 5 1 1 2
Maldonado c 5 1 1 3
Atilano p 4 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 14 14 14
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 3 2 1 1
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph 1 0 0 0
Keppinger 2b 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 1
Pence rf 4 0 0 0
Feliz 3b 4 0 2 0
Manzella ss 3 0 1 0
Quintero c 4 0 0 0
Oswalt p 0 0 0 0
  Chacin p 1 1 1 1
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3
Washington 103 010 90014141
Houston 101 000 200471
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Atilano  W(5-1) 6.2 6 4 3 2 1
  Walker   2.1 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L(3-7) 2.1 4 4 4 3 3
  Chacin   2.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Fulchino   1.1 3 5 5 2 2
  Sampson   0.2 4 4 4 0 1
  Byrdak   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
14
14
6
9

  E–Kennedy (5), Pence (3).  2B–Washington Guzman (8,off Oswalt); Dunn (15,off Oswalt); Zimmerman (13,off Fulchino).  3B–Houston Bourn (1,off Atilano).  HR–Washington Maldonado (1,7th inning off Sampson 2 on 1 out); Zimmerman (11,7th inning off Sampson 2 on 2 out), Houston Chacin (1,3rd inning off Atilano 0 on 0 out).  SH–Morgan (4,off Oswalt).  SF–Zimmerman (2,off Oswalt).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Michaels (1,by Atilano).  Team–8.  SB–Morgan 2 (11,2nd base off Oswalt/Quintero,3rd base off Chacin/Quintero).  CS–Keppinger (1,2nd base by Atilano/Maldonado).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–3:16.  A–34,704.
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