Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
Houston   Washington
Jeff Keppinger Player Roger Bernadina
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 2
0 HR 1
4 TB 5
.750 Avg .667
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