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Astros aim to end three-game slump vs. Nationals

Aug 22, 2007 - 2:03 PM Washington (57-69) at Houston (56-70) 8:05 pm EDT

HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros will look to rebound on Wednesday after losing the first two games of the four-game series against the Washington Nationals.

The Nationals took the second game of the series, 11-6, on Tuesday after shutting out the Astros, 7-0, on Monday. Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer - his 19th of the season - and Nook Logan became the first player in Nationals history to log five hits in a game.

Washington has won seven of its last eight games against Houston.

Woody Williams (7-12, 4.92 ERA) will look to continue his recent success when he takes the mound for the Astros on Wednesday. The 41-year-old has allowed just four runs in 20 innings over his previous three starts, going 2-0 over that span.

In his last outing, the righthanded Williams yielded a run and six hits over seven innings en route to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday.

Since serving up Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th career home run on August 7, Mike Bacsik (5-6, 4.61) has not registered a decision. Before Bonds' blast, the righthander had won three consecutive starts, but Bacsik's last two appearances have come out of the bullpen, where he has pitched three perfect innings.

During his last start on August 12, Bacsik lasted just four innings, surrendering five runs and eight hits in a 7-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.








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

    BATTERIES: WAS - MIKE BACSIK, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH) AND BRIAN
    SCHNEIDER
    HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, CHAD QUALLS (7TH), BRAD LIDGE
    (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS

    HOME RUNS: WA

    Aug 22 10:33 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Nationals vs. AstrosAug 22 10:24 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY AUSTIN KEARNS (11) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF WOODY WILLIAMS SCORED DMITRI YOUNG.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, HOUSTON 3
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W PENA (.333, 0-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. AstrosAug 22 9:37 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TY WIGGINTON (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    4TH OFF MIKE BACSIK.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, HOUSTON 3
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.256, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. AstrosAug 22 9:04 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED CRAIG BIGGIO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L BERKMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
    HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.303, 1-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. AstrosAug 22 8:52 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED HUNTER PENCE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
    HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.302, 24 HR, 97 RBI)

    Nationals vs. AstrosAug 22 8:21 PM

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