Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros
August 7, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 2012 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 3, Houston Astros 2

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Lombardozzi 2b,lf 5 0 0 0
Harper rf 4 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 0 0
LaRoche 1b 5 0 0 0
Morse lf 5 0 1 0
  Izturis pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Bernadina cf 2 1 0 0
Espinosa ss 5 1 2 3
Flores c 5 0 1 0
Detwiler p 2 0 0 0
  Werth ph 1 0 1 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Mattheus p 0 0 0 0
  Tracy ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0
  Storen p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Altuve 2b 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez ss 5 0 0 0
Francisco lf 4 1 1 2
Maxwell rf,cf 5 0 0 0
Pearce 1b,rf 4 0 2 0
Downs 3b 3 0 1 0
  Moore ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Barnes cf 3 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Bogusevic ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Storey p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Snyder c 3 0 0 0
  Harrell pr 0 0 0 0
  Corporan c 0 0 0 0
Lyles p 2 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace 1b 3 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 5 2
Washington 020 000 000 001360
Houston 200 000 000 000250
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Detwiler   7.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Gonzalez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mattheus   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Gorzelanny   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Storen  W(1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Clippard  SV(23) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
1
0
0
1
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lyles   7.0 3 2 2 3 6
  Wright   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Rodriguez   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Lopez   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Storey  L(0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
12.0
2
1
1
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Zimmerman-Lombardozzi-LaRoche, Espinosa-Lombardozzi-LaRoche.  2B–Washington Flores (12,off Lyles); Tracy (4,off Lopez); Morse (12,off Storey).  HR–Washington Espinosa (11,2nd inning off Lyles 1 on 2 out), Houston Francisco (2,1st inning off Detwiler 1 on 1 out).  SH–Bernadina (2,off Storey).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Moore (1,by Mattheus).  Team–7.  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Chris Conroy.  T–4:01.  A–14,273.
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