Astros 5, Nationals 0

W:	B. Backe (6-9)
L:	O. Perez (2-7)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Erstad CF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.294
K Matsui 2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	3	.283
L Berkman 1B	3	2	1	1	1	1	3	.347
C Lee LF	4	0	2	3	0	1	2	.302
M Bourn CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
M Tejada SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.275
T Wigginton 3B	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	.282
H Pence RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.263
J Towles C	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.147
B Backe P	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	.345
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150
Totals	34	5	12	5	3	7	21
BATTING 2B: B Backe (2, O Perez); H Pence (19, O Perez) HR: T Wigginton (8, 2nd inning off O Perez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: T Wigginton (22), L Berkman (73), C Lee 3 (76) S: D Erstad 2-out RBI: L Berkman, C Lee 3 GIDP: L Berkman, J Towles, T Wigginton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Erstad 2, C Lee 1 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: L Berkman (15, 2nd base off O Perez/W Nieves)
FIELDING DP: 2 (T Wigginton-K Matsui-L Berkman, C Sampson-M Tejada-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: D Erstad (K Casto at 2nd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe (W, 6-9)	7.0	5	0	0	4	5	0	107-65	4.76
C Sampson	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-14	4.50
Totals	9.0	5	0	0	4	6	0	124-79
PITCHING Batters faced: B Backe 28; C Sampson 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 7-8; C Sampson 4-1 Game Scores: B Backe 68

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
W Harris CF	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.221
P Lo Duca 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.227
C Guzman SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.313
A Kearns RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.205
R Belliard 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.233
K Casto LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212
P Orr 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
W Nieves C	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.256
O Perez P	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.240
C Manning P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Colome P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-R Langerhans PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188
L Ayala P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Rauch P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	29	0	5	0	4	6	12
a-struck out looking for J Colome in the 7th
BATTING 2B: W Nieves (4, B Backe) GIDP: R Belliard, P Lo Duca Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Belliard 1, O Perez 3 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: W Harris (2, 2nd base by B Backe/J Towles)
FIELDING DP: 3 (P Orr-P Lo Duca, R Belliard-P Orr-P Lo Duca, L Ayala-C Guzman-P Lo Duca). Outfield Assist: A Kearns (C Lee at 2nd base).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
O Perez (L, 2-7)	6.0	9	3	3	1	6	1	104-70	3.71
C Manning	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	8-3	5.12
J Colome	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	5.48
L Ayala	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	5.44
J Rauch	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-11	2.85
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	3	7	1	147-95
PITCHING WP: J Colome IBB: L Berkman (By C Manning) Batters faced: O Perez 26; C Manning 4; J Colome 1; L Ayala 3; J Rauch 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O Perez 8-4; C Manning 2-0; J Colome 0-0; L Ayala 3-0; J Rauch 0-2 Game Scores: O Perez 47

Scoring Summary
			HOU	WAS
	2nd	T Wigginton homered to left.	1	0
	3rd	L Berkman singled to center, B Backe scored.	2	0
	3rd	C Lee singled to center, L Berkman scored.	3	0
	7th	C Lee singled to right, L Berkman and B Backe scored advancing on play. C Lee out stretching at second.	5	0
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Game Information
Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	31,463 (75.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:55
Weather	86 degrees, sunny
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Kevin Causey

Houston won 2-1

Tampa Bay	2	Final
Cleveland	5

Minnesota	2	Final
Detroit	4

NY Yankees	1	Final
Toronto	4

Baltimore	1	Final
Boston	2

Houston	5	Final
Washington	0

Arizona	3	Final
Philadelphia	6

St. Louis	11	Final
Pittsburgh	6

Cincinnati	2	Final
Milwaukee	3

Seattle	4	Final
Kansas City	3

San Francisco	4	Final
Chi Cubs	2

Chi White Sox	11	Final
Texas	12

LA Angels	4	Final
Oakland	3

Atlanta	12	Final
San Diego	3

Florida	1	Final
LA Dodgers	9

Colorado	0	Final
NY Mets	7

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