Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
5
Washington Nationals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Anthony Rendon homered to spark a three-run seventh inning, and pinch hitter Nate McLouth came through with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly as the Washington Nationals rallied past the Houston Astros 6-5 on Wednesday night for a two-game sweep.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
N McLouth hit sacrifice fly to left, R Zimmerman scored, I Desmond to third, D Espinosa to second.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
R Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Werth scored, A LaRoche out at second.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
A Rendon homered to left center (413 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
R Grossman scored, J Altuve to second on wild pitch by R Detwiler.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
D Span doubled to deep right center, D Espinosa scored, D Span out stretching at third.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
Middle of the 9th
G Springer struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
G Springer batting
J Altuve singled to center.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
J Altuve batting
D Fowler grounded out to second.
Pitch 8: in play
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
D Fowler batting
C Carter struck out swinging.
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
C Carter batting
C Carter hit for T Sipp.
R Soriano relieved T Clippard.
Top of the 9th inning
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WSH wins series 2-0
Denard SpanCF4
Anthony Rendon3B6
Jayson WerthRF28
Adam LaRoche1B25
Ryan ZimmermanLF11
Ian DesmondSS20
Danny Espinosa2B14
Sandy LeonC9
Gio GonzalezP47
Nate McLouthPH15
Jose LobatonC7
Ross DetwilerP75
Aaron BarrettP61
Greg DobbsPH33
Tyler ClippardP39
Rafael SorianoP82
Dexter FowlerCF25
Jose Altuve2B27
George SpringerRF4
Jon Singleton1B35
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Jason CastroC18
Jonathan VillarSS19
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Scott FeldmanP37
Josh ZeidP
Darin DownsP38
Kyle FarnsworthP44
Tony SippP36
Chris CarterPH48
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