Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros
July 20, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 2011 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."

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Washington Nationals 2, Houston Astros 3

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Bernadina lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Espinosa 2b 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 0 0
Morse 1b 5 1 1 0
Werth rf 5 1 3 2
Ankiel cf 4 0 1 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Mattheus p 0 0 0 0
  Desmond ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffey p 0 0 0 0
Flores c 5 0 1 0
Cora ss 4 0 1 0
Hernandez p 2 0 1 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Nix lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 6 0 2 0
Altuve 2b 5 0 1 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 1 1
Pence rf 2 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 1
Wallace 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Barmes ss 5 1 2 0
Quintero c 5 1 2 1
Myers p 2 0 0 0
  Bogusevic ph 1 0 0 0
  Del Rosario p 0 0 0 0
  Melancon p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 12 3
Washington 000 002 000 00290
Houston 110 000 000 013120
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez   6.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Clippard   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Mattheus   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Coffey  L(3-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.1
12
3
3
5
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Myers   7.0 8 2 2 2 4
  Del Rosario   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Melancon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lopez  W(2-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Espinosa-Cora-Morse.  2B–Washington Werth 2 (18,off Myers,off Lopez), Houston Quintero (7,off Hernandez).  3B–Houston Pence (3,off Hernandez).  HR–Washington Werth (11,6th inning off Myers 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Wallace (1,off Clippard); Sanchez (9,off Coffey).  IBB–Johnson (3,by Clippard).  Team–13.  SB–Bernadina (16,2nd base off Myers/Quintero).  U-HP–Vic Carapazza, 1B–Marty Foster, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–3:24.  A–29,605.
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