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August 8, 2012

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Bottom 9 R H E
Nationals 4 7 0
Astros 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Nationals 4 7 0
Astros 3 9 1

Matt Downs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .211
OBP .250 .255
At Bats 4 152
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 13

Gio Gonzalez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 6 0
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Minute Maid Park - August 8, 2012
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Strikeout
Gio Gonzalez
Kurt Suzuki
Adam LaRoche
Steve Lombardozzi
Ryan Zimmerman
Danny Espinosa
Roger Bernadina
Bryce Harper
Jayson Werth
Matt Downs
Jose Altuve
Brian Bogusevic

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Nationals 4 7 0 11
Houston Astros 3 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Gio Gonzalez
Losing Pitcher Armando Galarraga
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gio Gonzalez
Attendance 16,038
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Downs strikes out. Suzuki drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Downs out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brian Bogusevic pinch runs for Ben Francisco. Altuve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bogusevic moves to third. Altuve moves to second.
Bottom 9 Francisco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barnes scores.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barnes moves to second.
Bottom 9 Barnes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Roger Bernadina now playing left field. Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Werth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Morse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rhiner Cruz now pitching. LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chris Snyder pinch hits for Chuckie Fick. Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pearce moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pearce is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Downs hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Harper takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pearce scoops it up and throws to first, with Fick covering, for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Francisco strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Suzuki hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Espinosa is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Werth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downs fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Downs. Zimmerman scores. Werth moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Morse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Zimmerman moves to third.
Top 7 Chuckie Fick now pitching. Ben Francisco now playing left field. Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francisco. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Corporan hits a line drive towards the mound. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Pearce hits a fly ball into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Harper strikes out.
Top 6 Lombardozzi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corporan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Xavier Cedeno now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downs fields it and throws to home to get Werth. Espinosa moves to third. Suzuki moves to second.
Top 6 Suzuki takes first base on ball four. Werth moves to third. Espinosa moves to second.
Top 6 Espinosa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Werth moves to second.
Top 6 Werth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Downs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Altuve. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Altuve steals second.
Bottom 5 Altuve takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Galarraga strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 LaRoche takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Barnes strikes out.
Bottom 4 Corporan hits a fly ball into right field. Werth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez tags and scores.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to third.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Gonzalez Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 4 Harper strikes out.
Top 4 Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pearce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Downs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Altuve strikes out.
Top 3 Suzuki strikes out.
Top 3 Espinosa takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Werth hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Werth reaches second base with a double. Morse moves to third.
Top 3 Morse hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 LaRoche hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lombardozzi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Lombardozzi reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Suzuki is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Werth hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa fields it and throws to second for the out. Pearce moves to third.
Bottom 1 Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Altuve scores. Pearce moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pearce hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Altuve moves to third.
Bottom 1 Downs hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 1 Morse strikes out.
Top 1 LaRoche strikes out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Galarraga Harper scores. Zimmerman moves to second.
Top 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Downs fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Lombardozzi trying to get to home. Downs throws to Corporan who tags Lombardozzi for the out. Harper moves to third.
Top 1 Harper takes first base on ball four. Lombardozzi moves to second.
Top 1 Lombardozzi takes first base on ball four.