BALCO-92
WASHINGTON WIZARDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/04/2009
 
BALCO-92
WASHINGTON WIZARDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2024 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Wizards (84-50) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Houston Astros (89-47) 0 0 3 0 2 1 3 0 X 9 10 0
Blalock Helps Astros Run Win Streak to 8
Benefiting from Hank Blalock's productive game, the Houston Astros downed the Washington Wizards, 9-4. Blalock was 3-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 3 and driving in 4 for the Astros. The winning streak has now reached 8 games for Houston.

Greg Connors drew 1 walk in 4 trips to the plate for Houston. The six-time All-Star had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Ryan Rowland-Smith. It was his 77th RBI of the season.

"We're movin' and groovin' right now," said Blalock.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Markakis DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .319 15 74
J. Drew CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 20 80
B. McCann 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 39 110
B. McCann C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 20 81
C. Utley 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .272 10 67
J. Acosta RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .229 12 51
A. Gordon 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298 13 69
D. Span LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .279 6 56
A. Gonzalez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .149 0 8
   a-C. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 14
   b-B. Gil SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 5 39
Totals 29 4 3 4 1 10 2      
a - C. Ortiz pinch hit for A. Gonzalez in the 8th
b - B. Gil substituted for C. Ortiz in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. McCann (39, 4th Inning off N. Cornejo, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Span (6, 5th Inning off N. Cornejo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCann 4 , A. Gordon , D. Span 4
2-out RBI: B. McCann
GIDP: D. Span
Hit by Pitch: A. Gordon
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Utley-McCann)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brantley RF 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .305 6 67
H. Blalock 1B 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .288 28 86
A. Pujols 3B 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .309 36 107
G. Connors C 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .263 25 77
S. Green LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 4 19
R. Thompson DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249 28 83
C. Crawford CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 6 53
D. Espinosa 2B 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .344 1 5
T. Perez SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .229 4 33
Totals 30 9 10 9 4 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Thompson (22, 2nd Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Blalock (1, 3rd Inning off J. Turner, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Espinosa (1, 6th Inning off R. Rowland-Smith, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Pujols (36, 7th Inning off E. Ojeda, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Blalock (28, 7th Inning off E. Ojeda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brantley 3 , H. Blalock 8 , A. Pujols 5 , R. Thompson 2 , D. Espinosa 4
2-out RBI: D. Espinosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crawford
GIDP: T. Perez
Sac Fly: A. Pujols , G. Connors
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Crawford (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Espinosa-Blalock)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Turner L (4-8) 4.1 5 5 5 3 1 0 65 5.25   
R. Rowland-Smith 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 3.72   
E. Ojeda 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 33 3.44   
H. Navarro 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 31
Batters Faced: J. Turner 20, R. Rowland-Smith 7, E. Ojeda 6, H. Navarro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 6-5, R. Rowland-Smith 1-4, E. Ojeda 0-2, H. Navarro 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 65-37, R. Rowland-Smith 21-13, E. Ojeda 33-23, H. Navarro 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rowland-Smith 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Cornejo W (12-9) 6.0 3 4 4 1 7 2 94 5.08   
E. Bello H (39) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 1.30   
H. Garrett 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cornejo 56
Batters Faced: N. Cornejo 22, E. Bello 6, H. Garrett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cornejo 5-5, E. Bello 2-1, H. Garrett 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cornejo 94-58, E. Bello 23-17, H. Garrett 13-8
Hit Batsmen: N. Cornejo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Blalock
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 4:15 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 37271
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