Lee's HR in ninth lifts Astros
HOUSTON - Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth as Houston rallied for a 6-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
HOUSTON - Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth as Houston rallied for a 6-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
Before Lee came up to bat, the Astros had tied it on Cristian Guzman's error in right field. Lee drove an 0-1 pitch into the left-field porch for the Astros' second win in their last at-bat in three days. On Tuesday, Lance Berkman hit a two-run single in the ninth to lift the Astros to an 8-7 win.
Michael Bourn started Thursday's comeback with a double to center. After Jeff Keppinger grounded out, Berkman drove a sinking liner that dropped at Guzman's feet, allowing Bourn to score.
Washington 000 101 002 – 4 12 3
Houston 111 000 003 – 6 11 0
Washington AB R H BI Avg. Houston AB R H BI Avg.
C.Guzman ss-rf 5 0 1 1 .313 Bourn cf 4 1 1 0 .271
Morgan cf 5 0 1 0 .259 Keppinger 2b 5 1 1 0 .300
Zimmerman 3b 2 2 2 0 .311 Berkman 1b 5 2 2 1 .246
A.Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 .274 Ca.Lee lf 5 1 2 3 .213
Willingham lf 4 0 2 1 .277 Pence rf 4 0 1 0 .276
Clippard p 0 0 0 0 1.00 P.Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 .222
Nieves c 0 0 0 0 .203 Manzella ss 4 0 0 0 .200
Bernadina rf 3 0 1 1 .244 Cash c 3 1 2 1 .206
Storen p 0 0 0 0 1.00 Moehler p 2 0 1 0 .333
Desmond ss 1 0 0 0 .263 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 ---
A.Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0 .239 Daigle p 0 0 0 0 ---
Maldonado c 3 0 2 0 .273 a-Michaels ph 1 0 0 0 .196
b-Morse ph 1 1 1 0 .300 Fulchino p 0 0 0 0 ---
Capps p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyon p 0 0 0 0 ---
J.Martin p 2 0 1 0 .250 Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 ---
W.Harris rf-lf 2 1 1 1 .186 c-Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 .188
Totals 36 4 12 4 Totals 38 6 11 5
Two outs when winning run scored.a-flied out for Daigle in the 6th. b-singled for Maldonado in the 9th. c-grounded out for Lindstrom in the 9th. E: C.Guzman 3 (5). LOB: Washington 7, Houston 8. 2B: Zimmerman (14), Bourn (11), P.Feliz (8). 3B: W.Harris (1). HR: Cash (1), off J.Martin; Berkman (6), off J.Martin; Ca.Lee (7), off Capps. RBIs: C.Guzman (17), Willingham (37), Bernadina (14), W.Harris (17), Berkman (23), Ca.Lee 3 (26), Cash (2). SB: C.Guzman (2), Bernadina (3). RLSP: Washington 5 (A.Dunn, A.Kennedy 2, Willingham, Morgan); Houston 3 (P.Feliz, Michaels, Pence). RA: A.Dunn, Berkman. GIDP: C.Guzman, Willingham, J.Martin, Bourn. DP: Washington 1 (A.Kennedy, C.Guzman, A.Dunn); Houston 3 (Manzella, Keppinger, Berkman), (Keppinger, Manzella, Berkman), (Manzella, Keppinger, Berkman).
Washington walks (1): Zimmerman.
Houston walks (2): Bourn, Cash.
Washington strikeouts (5): A.Dunn 2, Willingham, Desmond, A.Kennedy.
Houston strikeouts (4): Keppinger, Ca.Lee, Pence, Manzella.
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
J.Martin 52/3 8 3 2 1 4 103 2.31
Storen 11/3 1 0 0 1 0 28 2.25
Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.77
Capps (L 0-3) (BS 3) 2/3 2 3 0 0 0 17 2.81
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Moehler 51/3 5 2 2 1 3 67 6.49
Byrdak (H 2) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.23
Daigle (H 2) 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Fulchino (H 2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 7.17
Lyon (H 8) 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 3.47
Lindstrom (W 2-1) (BS 3) 1 3 2 2 0 1 23 3.47
IR-S: Storen 2-0, Byrdak 1-0, Daigle 1-1. HBP: by Lyon (Zimmerman). Umpires: Home, Paul Emmel; First, Bill Hohn; Second, Gary Darling; Third, Bruce Dreckman.
T: 3:01. A: 21,814 (40,976).
Marlins 3, Brewers 2
MIAMI, Fla. - Josh Johnson pitched seven strong innings and Ronny Paulino drove in two runs to help Florida beat Milwaukee. The 6-foot-7 righthander allowed one run, seven hits, and three walks while striking out eight.
Florida 010 200 00x – 3 12 0
Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg. Florida AB R H BI Avg.
Weeks 2b 4 1 1 1 .249 Coghlan lf 3 0 2 0 .249
Counsell 3b 4 0 2 0 .291 G.Sanchez 1b 4 0 2 0 .272
Braun lf 5 0 2 1 .319 2-Barden pr-3b 0 0 0 0 .250
Fielder 1b 2 0 1 0 .273 H.Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0 .294
Hart rf 4 0 0 0 .256 Cantu 3b-1b 4 1 1 0 .285
Gomez cf 4 0 1 0 .266 Uggla 2b 4 2 2 1 .270
A.Escobar ss 4 0 2 0 .254 C.Ross cf 4 0 2 0 .299
Lucroy c 4 1 1 0 .357 R.Paulino c 4 0 1 2 .306
Capuano p 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Carroll rf 4 0 1 0 .200
Loe p 1 0 0 0 .000 Jo.Johnson p 2 0 0 0 .174
a-Inglett ph 1 0 1 0 .356 Hensley p 0 0 0 0 .000
1-Bush pr 0 0 0 0 .077 b-Lamb ph 1 0 0 0 .208
Braddock p 0 0 0 0 --- Nunez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 --- Totals 34 3 12 3
c-Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 .286
Totals 35 2 11 2
a-singled for Loe in the 7th. b-popped out for Hensley in the 8th. c-popped out for Hoffman in the 9th.1-ran for Inglett in the 7th. 2-ran for G.Sanchez in the 7th. E: Weeks (7). LOB: Milwaukee 12, Florida 9. 2B: Fielder (8), G.Sanchez (14), Cantu (17), Uggla (12), R.Paulino (8). RBIs: Weeks (31), Braun (34), Uggla (33), R.Paulino 2 (22). SB: C.Ross (3). S: Jo.Johnson. SF: Weeks. RLSP: Milwaukee 7 (A.Escobar, Gomez 2, Weeks, Braun, Lucroy, Hart); Florida 6 (Cantu, Jo.Johnson, G.Sanchez 2, Uggla, Lamb). RA: Lucroy, Cantu. GIDP: A.Escobar, H.Ramirez, Cantu. DP: Milwaukee 2 (Counsell, Weeks, Fielder), (Counsell, Weeks, Fielder); Florida 2 (H.Ramirez, Uggla, G.Sanchez), (Jo.Johnson, G.Sanchez).
Milwaukee walks (4): Counsell, Fielder 2, Hart.
Florida walks (1): Coghlan.
Milwaukee strikeouts (10): Weeks 2, Counsell, Braun, Hart 3, Gomez, Capuano, Loe.
Florida strikeouts (10): Coghlan, G.Sanchez, H.Ramirez, Uggla 2, C.Ross, R.Paulino, B.Carroll 2, Jo.Johnson.
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Capuano (L 0-1) 32/3 7 3 3 1 4 80 7.36
Loe 21/3 2 0 0 0 2 26 0.00
Braddock 1 2 0 0 0 2 21 7.20
Hoffman 1 1 0 0 0 2 14 11.00
Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jo.Johnson (W 6-2) 7 7 1 1 3 8 115 2.10
Hensley (H 7) 1 1 0 0 1 1 19 1.52
Nunez (S 12-14) 1 3 1 1 0 1 30 2.28
IR-S: Loe 3-0. HBP: by Jo.Johnson (Fielder). WP: Capuano 2. Umpires: Home, Eric Cooper; First, Bill Miller; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Mike Reilly.
T: 3:12. A: 11,717 (38,560).