Astros 3 - 4 Nationals
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Astros aim to end three-game slide

Jul 16, 2007 - 1:38 PM Houston (39-53) at Washington (37-54) 7:05 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros will try to avoid their fourth straight loss when they visit the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.

Houston hands the ball to Woody Williams (4-10, 5.34 ERA), who has not won at home since May 20. In his last outing, Williams gave up three runs and five hits through 7 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the New York Mets.

The righthanded Williams is 2-2 with a 3.48 ERA in five career starts against the Nationals, who won three of four games from the Astros here last season.

Williams has posted a lackluster 1-7 record in 11 starts away from Minute Maid Park this season.

Washington will counter with Mike Bacsik (2-6, 5.20), who was tagged in his last outing. He surrendered a season-high six runs in five frames of a 6-2 setback to Milwaukee on July 6.

Bacsik will be making his first appearence against the Astros since tossing two scoreless innings as a member of the Mets in 2002.

The Nationals have dropped 17 of their last 25 games.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 10 0
    WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 x 4 7 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, TREVER MILLER (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (7TH), BRAD
    LIDGE (8TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS
    WAS - MIKE BACSIK, SAUL RIVERA (6TH), JON RAUCH (8TH),
    CHAD CORDERO

    Jul 16 9:29 PM
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    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Astros vs. NationalsJul 16 9:25 PM


  • NL
    AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: M Lamb hit for E Bruntlett.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LORETTA ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
    WASHINGTON 4 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Lamb (.297, 8 HR, 26 RBI)

    Astros vs. NationalsJul 16 9:23 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY DMITRI YOUNG (9) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF WOODY WILLIAMS SCORED RONNIE BELLIARD AND RYAN
    ZIMMERMAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2, WASHINGTON 4
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.260, 0-FOR-2, RBI)

    Astros vs. NationalsJul 16 8:39 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MARK LORETTA SCORED LANCE BERKMAN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C LEE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    WASHINGTON 1 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M ENSBERG (.229, 2-FOR-2)

    Astros vs. NationalsJul 16 8:28 PM


  • NL
    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARLOS LEE SCORED HUNTER PENCE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON FIRST, L BERKMAN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
    WASHINGTON 1 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.313, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros vs. NationalsJul 16 8:28 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY RYAN CHURCH SCORED RYAN ZIMMERMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CHURCH ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
    WASHINGTON 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.253, 1-FOR-1)

    Astros vs. NationalsJul 16 8:02 PM

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