COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
04/20/2043
 
COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 892 - MONDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (9-14) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 6 9 0
Washington Nationals (11-10) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 3
Megill hits 3 home runs to Fuel Astros Offense
The Houston Astros downed the Washington Nationals, 6-4, at Nationals Park. The Astros were led by Mike Megill. Megill slugged 3 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored three times. Jamie West earned the save, his 5th. Washington drops to 11-10.

Houston took advantage of an error in the top of the ninth inning. The game was tied, 4-4, when Josh Malkovich hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Astros in front, 5-4.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Megill.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Piorkowski CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .217 1 9
J. Rankin 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1 5
   d-J. Liedtke C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
T. Meacham LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297 3 19
C. Jokela RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 7 16
   b-A. Boutilier 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 3 8
M. Megill DH 4 3 3 4 0 1 1 .358 12 23
J. Plante 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 6 15
J. Lang 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .188 1 3
M. Knight SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 2 9
J. Long C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 1 6
   a-J. Malkovich PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
   c-B. Stives RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 2
Totals 37 6 9 5 1 7 10      
a - J. Malkovich pinch hit for J. Long in the 9th
b - A. Boutilier substituted for C. Jokela in the 9th
c - B. Stives substituted for J. Malkovich in the 9th
d - J. Liedtke substituted for J. Rankin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Knight (5, 2nd Inning off C. Eberhart, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Megill 3 (12, 2nd Inning off C. Eberhart, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off C. Eberhart, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Eberhart, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Piorkowski , J. Rankin , M. Megill 12 , J. Lang 2 , M. Knight 2 , J. Malkovich
2-out RBI: A. Piorkowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Long
GIDP: M. Knight
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Matthews RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .225 1 5
T. Kagan LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .340 2 7
B. Brandvold 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .350 3 15
P. Vanacore CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .284 5 22
D. McCormack DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .365 3 11
G. Barham 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 1 18
K. Whitcomb SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 1 9
   b-B. Keating PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
D. Cherry 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .234 4 9
E. Lazaro C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 2 8
   a-J. Martin PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 5 16      
a - J. Martin pinch hit for E. Lazaro in the 9th
b - B. Keating pinch ran for K. Whitcomb in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. McCormack (11, 2nd Inning off S. Wright, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Lazaro (3, 3rd Inning off S. Wright, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Brandvold (1, 5th Inning off W. Arias, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kagan , B. Brandvold 4 , P. Vanacore , D. McCormack 2 , K. Whitcomb , E. Lazaro 2 , J. Martin
2-out RBI: T. Kagan , B. Brandvold , P. Vanacore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Brandvold , P. Vanacore , G. Barham , K. Whitcomb
Hit by Pitch: D. McCormack
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kagan (1) , G. Barham (3) , K. Whitcomb (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Barham-Whitcomb-Brandvold)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wright 4.2 4 2 2 1 4 0 76 6.10   
W. Arias 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 26 8.68   
L. Lara 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.37   
A. Avila W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.00   
J. West SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wright 51
Batters Faced: S. Wright 19, W. Arias 5, L. Lara 6, A. Avila 3, J. West 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wright 5-5, W. Arias 0-1, L. Lara 3-3, A. Avila 1-1, J. West 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wright 76-47, W. Arias 26-14, L. Lara 19-11, A. Avila 10-7, J. West 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Arias 1-1
Hit Batsmen: W. Arias
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Eberhart 7.1 6 4 3 1 4 3 91 3.67   
P. Simon L (1-1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 3 0 30 3.60   
E. McGuigan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Eberhart 55
Batters Faced: C. Eberhart 30, P. Simon 7, E. McGuigan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Eberhart 7-10, P. Simon 0-1, E. McGuigan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Eberhart 91-63, P. Simon 30-20, E. McGuigan 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Simon 1-0 , E. McGuigan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Megill
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 25634
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