Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - April 17, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 17, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Washington leads 2-0 (as of 4/17)

Game 1: Monday, April 16
Houston	3	Final
Washington	6	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 17
Houston	0	Final
Washington	1	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 18
Houston	2	Final
Washington	3	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, April 19
Houston	11	Final
Washington	4	Final
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Astros 0

(4-7, 1-4 away)

Nationals 1

(9-3, 5-1 home)

Alerts

7:05 PM ET, April 17, 2012

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
WSH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	1	5	0

W: G. Gonzalez (1-0)

L: W. Rodriguez (0-2)

S: B. Lidge (2)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Maxwell CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.333	.400	.667
J Lowrie SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	13	.263	.440	.316
J Martinez LF	2	0	0	0	2	0	16	.317	.417	.610
C Lee 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.244	.320	.356
C Johnson 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	23	.319	.319	.426
T Buck RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.300	.333	.550
C Snyder C	2	0	0	0	0	2	9	.063	.063	.063
a-J Schafer PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.256	.396	.333
R Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Altuve 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	7	.350	.386	.475
W Rodriguez P	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000	.000	.000
b-J Castro PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.120	.214	.160
Totals	29	0	4	0	3	9	119
a-reached on bunt single to catcher for C Snyder in the 8th b-grounded to pitcher for W Rodriguez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Lowrie (1, B Lidge) S: W Rodriguez Astros RISP: 0-6 (J Maxwell 0-2, J Martinez 0-1, C Lee 0-1, C Johnson 0-1, T Buck 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: J Maxwell (1, 2nd base by G Gonzalez/J Flores)
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Lowrie-J Altuve-C Lee).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez (L, 0-2)	7.0	5	1	1	0	3	0	87-58	1.96
R Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	0.00
Totals	8.0	5	1	1	0	4	0	104-69
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 16/25; R Cruz 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 15-8-15-20; R Cruz 3-1-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 11-7; R Cruz 0-2 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 66

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Desmond SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.321	.356	.446
D Espinosa 2B	3	0	1	0	0	2	14	.205	.333	.282
R Zimmerman 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	8	.217	.339	.283
J Werth CF-RF	3	1	2	0	0	0	12	.362	.444	.468
A LaRoche 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	7	.333	.418	.521
M DeRosa RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	.080	.233	.080
R Ankiel CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250
X Nady LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	.194	.242	.290
J Flores C	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.429	.529	.429
G Gonzalez P	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	.200	.200	.200
T Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-C Tracy PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.333
B Lidge P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	28	1	5	1	0	4	104
a-flied out to right for T Clippard in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Werth (3, W Rodriguez) RBI: A LaRoche (13) 2-out RBI: A LaRoche GIDP: R Zimmerman Nationals RISP: 1-1 (A LaRoche 1-1) Team LOB: 3

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Gonzalez (W, 1-0)	7.0	2	0	0	2	8	0	91-57	2.04
T Clippard (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-8	6.00
B Lidge (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19-10	3.00
Totals	9.0	4	0	0	3	9	0	119-75
PITCHING WP: G Gonzalez First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Gonzalez 13/24; T Clippard 4/4; B Lidge 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Gonzalez 19-12-12-14; T Clippard 2-1-2-3; B Lidge 4-2-0-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 9-3; T Clippard 1-1; B Lidge 1-2 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 79

Game Information

Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	17,886 (43.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:12
Weather	70 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	11 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Chris Conroy, Third Base - Jeff Nelson