Washington 7, Houston 2
When: 4:35 PM ET, Thursday, September 23, 2010
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
91°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Nauert, 1B -
Brian Gorman, 2B -
Ted Barrett, 3B -
Tony Randazzo
Attendance:
14633
By SportsDirect Inc.
Mike Morse homered and drove in three runs and Roger Bernadina added a two-run blast to lead the Washington Nationals past the Houston Astros, 7-2, on Thursday.
Danny Espinosa added a two-run shot and Ross Detwiler pitched six strong innings for the Nationals, who won the final three games of the four-game set.
The Astros grabbed a run in the first on Jeff Keppinger’s RBI double but Morse got that right back in the second with a solo blast - his 13th of the season.
After Houston took another lead when Humberto Quintero scored on a throwing error by Ian Desmond, Washington final broke through against Nelson Figueroa (5-4) for four runs in the sixth. With two outs and a runner on first, Desmond singled in front of Morse, who sent a double into left field to plate the tying and go-ahead runs.
Bernadina followed with a two-run blast and Espinosa added his in the seventh to provide some insurance.
Detwiler (1-2) lasted six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits to pick up just the second win of his major league career. The 24-year-old right-hander had spent the last few weeks in the Washington bullpen and was lifted after just 79 pitches on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston |
|
Washington |
Nelson Figueroa |
Player |
Ross Detwiler
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
4 |
Strikeouts |
0 |
6 |
Hits |
7 |
7.50 |
ERA |
3.00 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Houston
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.303 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
Washington
|
8 |
3 |
18 |
.258 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0 |