Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

25-21, 7-12 Away

Final

17-29, 6-12 Home


HOU
WAS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	-	4	5	0

AstrosTop 1st
- R. Ortiz pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- R. Ortiz pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- R. Ortiz pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- R. Ortiz pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- L Berkman to third, P Wilson to second on wild pitch by R Ortiz.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- R. Ortiz pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- R. Ortiz pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- R. Ortiz pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- F. Nieve pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- HOU
  WAS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- G. Majewski pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WAS
- D Ward hit for G Majewski.
  1
  2
- HOU
  WAS
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- C. Cordero pitching for WAS
  HOU
  WAS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
10
Nationals
3

Game 1

23/5

Astros
1
Nationals
4

Game 2

24/5

Astros
1
Nationals
5

Game 3

25/5

Astros
5
Nationals
8

Game 4

26/5

RFK Stadium

7:05 AM, 24 May 2006

Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 23,189

Game Time:2:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - Larry Young
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	73	44	.624	-	W1
Chicago	68	50	.576	5.5	L1
St. Louis	58	59	.496	15	L1
Pittsburgh	58	61	.487	16	W1
Cincinnati	56	61	.479	17	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	70	47	.598	-	L2
Philadelphia	62	56	.525	8.5	L2
Miami	59	59	.500	11.5	W1
Washington	59	61	.492	12.5	W3
New York	51	67	.432	19.5	L1

Ortiz hits 2nd career homer, Dion leads strong bullpen outing as Nationals beat Reds 7-1

— Abimelec Ortiz hit his second career home run, Will Dion led a bullpen outing that allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Sunday to sweep the series.

Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals: Game Highlights

Braves' Chris Sale, still fuming after balk, ejected before game

Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before a pitch was thrown in Sunday's game against the Yankees, a day after being called for a balk that scored a run.

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Strike Swinging

Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

R. Ortiz2-4

F. Nieve1-3

C. Cordero6