MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/16/2045
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2385 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (62-60) 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 10 0
Houston Astros (66-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 0
Nationals Upend Astros, 6-3
The Washington Nationals knocked off the Houston Astros, 6-3, in National League action at Minute Maid Park. Washington pitcher and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native Joaquin Carabajal had an outstanding performance. Josh Stephens notched his 19th save in 24 chances. Washington has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

Washington used a clutch at-bat from Bobby Prado to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Nationals ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Prado attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Nava CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .323 14 59
E. Pinos 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .295 24 59
D. Melendez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318 25 94
J. Villegas RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .267 28 83
M. Shelton SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .281 24 61
J. Buchanan DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .246 7 29
D. Diouf 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .283 24 83
I. Paredes 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257 13 36
B. Prado C 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .241 5 20
Totals 35 6 10 6 3 7 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Pinos (24, 1st Inning off J. Valentin, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Prado (5, 2nd Inning off J. Valentin, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Villegas (28, 5th Inning off J. Valentin, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Diouf (24, 6th Inning off J. Valentin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Pinos 4 , J. Villegas 5 , M. Shelton 2 , J. Buchanan 2 , D. Diouf 4 , I. Paredes , B. Prado 4
2-out RBI: J. Villegas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Prado
GIDP: M. Shelton
Hit by Pitch: D. Melendez 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Paredes-Pinos-Diouf)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hordge 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .296 3 23
J. Nunez RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .259 15 52
D. Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .281 7 30
T. Pacheco 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .301 28 89
J. Montalvo SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .298 21 78
J. Maddox DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 12 48
D. Estrada 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .226 9 33
J. Fortune CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .286 4 33
A. Castiblanco C 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .255 7 54
   a-C. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 18 54
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 18      
a - C. Ortiz pinch hit for A. Castiblanco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Estrada 2 (16, 5th Inning off J. Carabajal, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Bocanegra, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Hordge (12, 9th Inning off J. Stephens, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Castiblanco (7, 8th Inning off C. Bocanegra, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hordge 3 , J. Montalvo , D. Estrada 4 , J. Fortune 2 , A. Castiblanco 4
2-out RBI: J. Hordge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hordge , J. Nunez , J. Montalvo
GIDP: D. Smith
Hit by Pitch: D. Smith
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Montalvo-Estrada-Pacheco)
OF assists: 1 (Smith(Melendez at 3rd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Carabajal W (7-7) 7.0 3 0 0 2 4 0 96 3.79   
C. Bocanegra 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 38 4.95   
J. Runyon 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.18   
J. Stephens SV (19) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Carabajal 73
Batters Faced: J. Carabajal 26, C. Bocanegra 8, J. Runyon 1, J. Stephens 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Carabajal 6-10, C. Bocanegra 2-2, J. Runyon 0-0, J. Stephens 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Carabajal 96-61, C. Bocanegra 38-25, J. Runyon 2-1, J. Stephens 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Runyon 2-1 , J. Stephens 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Carabajal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Valentin L (8-10) 5.0 8 6 6 2 6 4 98 5.51   
M. Mendoza 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 4.35   
S. Riggs 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Valentin 31
Batters Faced: J. Valentin 25, M. Mendoza 7, S. Riggs 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Valentin 4-4, M. Mendoza 1-4, S. Riggs 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Valentin 98-65, M. Mendoza 24-15, S. Riggs 22-15
Hit Batsmen: J. Valentin , S. Riggs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joaquin Carabajal
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 34420
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