Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            88   52   36    0  .591     -   357  361
Atlanta Braves                  89   50   39    0  .562   2.5   428  348
Florida Marlins                 86   44   42    0  .512   7.0   383  368
Philadelphia Phillies           89   45   44    0  .506   7.5   410  417
New York Mets                   88   44   44    0  .500   8.0   387  381

All-Star break

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   89   53   36    0  .596     -   473  404
Philadelphia Phillies           87   40   47    0  .460  12.0   420  454
Atlanta Braves                  89   40   49    0  .449  13.0   440  449
Florida Marlins                 86   38   48    0  .442  13.5   409  420
Washington Nationals            90   38   52    0  .422  15.5   407  470

All-Star break

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   87   48   39    0  .552     -   394  371
Atlanta Braves                  89   47   42    0  .528   2.0   409  408
Philadelphia Phillies           88   44   44    0  .500   4.5   456  463
Florida Marlins                 89   42   47    0  .472   7.0   424  457
Washington Nationals            88   36   52    0  .409  12.5   326  434
All-Star break

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           95   51   44    0  .537     -   475  400
New York Mets                   94   50   44    0  .532   0.5   453  421
Florida Marlins                 94   50   44    0  .532   0.5   461  481
Atlanta Braves                  94   44   50    0  .468   6.5   409  380
Washington Nationals            95   36   59    0  .379  15.0   350  462

Houston Astros 6, Washington Nationals 4

Day

Game Played on Saturday, July 12, 2008 (N) at Nationals Park

HOU N    1  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  0
WAS N    1  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  2
BATTING
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Erstad cf,lf                  5   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Matsui 2b                     4   2   2   0       1   0       1   3
Berkman 1b                    5   1   2   2       0   0      11   1
Lee lf                        5   0   3   1       0   0       2   0
  Bourn cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tejada ss                     5   1   1   0       0   1       2   6
Blum 3b                       5   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Valverde p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pence rf                      3   1   2   3       1   0       1   0
Ausmus c                      4   0   1   0       0   2       4   1
Rodriguez p                   3   0   1   0       0   2       1   1
  Sampson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Newhan ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Geary p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wigginton 3b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       40   6  13   6       2   6      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Rodriguez-Tejada-Berkman, Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Sampson-Ausmus-Berkman,
Tejada-Matsui-Berkman.
BATTING - 
2B: Matsui (17,off Balester); Berkman (30,off Balester).
HR: Pence (12,4th inning off Balester 1 on 1 out).
GDP: Berkman (8,off Rivera).
Team LOB: 9.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harris cf                     4   2   2   1       0   0       1   0
Lo Duca 1b                    4   1   2   0       0   0       7   1
Guzman ss                     3   0   0   1       0   1       2   4
Kearns rf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Belliard 3b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Flores c                      3   0   1   2       0   0       6   0
Pena lf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Lopez 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Balester p                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Langerhans ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Casto ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hanrahan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       31   4   9   4       1   3      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guzman-Lo Duca.
E: Guzman (10), Belliard (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Harris (4,off Rodriguez); Belliard (12,off Rodriguez); Lopez (17,off Rodriguez).
HR: Harris (5,6th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 0 out).
SF: Guzman (2,off Rodriguez).
HBP: Flores (3,by Sampson).
GDP: Lopez (12,off Rodriguez); Harris (3,off Rodriguez); Pena (5,off Sampson);
Kearns (7,off Geary).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rodriguez W(4-3)              5.1   8   4   4   1   1   1  23
Sampson                       1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5
Geary                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Valverde SV(24)               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     9   4   4   1   3   1  34
HBP: Sampson (2,Flores).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Balester L(1-2)               4.2  11   6   4   0   3   1  26
Colome                        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Rivera                        2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8
Hanrahan                      2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Totals                        9    13   6   4   2   6   1  42
Umpires: HP - Kevin Causey, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Charlie Reliford
Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 30682
Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Washington Nationals     
1. Erstad              cf        Harris              cf
2. Matsui              2b        Lo Duca             1b
3. Berkman             1b        Guzman              ss
4. Lee                 lf        Kearns              rf
5. Tejada              ss        Belliard            3b
6. Blum                3b        Flores              c
7. Pence               rf        Pena                lf
8. Ausmus              c         Lopez               2b
9. Rodriguez           p         Balester            p

ASTROS 1ST: Erstad flied to left; Matsui singled to center;
Berkman singled to right [Matsui to third]; Lee singled to left
[Matsui scored, Berkman to second]; Tejada flied to right; Blum
lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Harris doubled to right; Lo Duca grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Harris to third]; Guzman out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Harris scored]; Kearns flied to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Pence grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus
flied to right; Rodriguez singled to center; Erstad flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Belliard doubled to center; Flores singled to
center [Belliard scored]; Pena flied to center; Lopez grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Flores out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Matsui flied to left; Berkman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 3RD: Balester singled to center; Harris grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Balester out at
second]; Lo Duca grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Nationals 2.

ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Tejada singled to pitcher; Blum flied to
right; Pence homered [Tejada scored]; Ausmus was called out on
strikes; Rodriguez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Guzman popped to third; Kearns struck out;
Belliard lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Nationals 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Erstad reached on an error by Belliard [Erstad to
first]; Matsui doubled to right [Erstad to third]; Berkman
doubled to left [Erstad scored (unearned), Matsui scored]; Lee
singled to left [Berkman to third]; Tejada struck out; Blum
grounded out (first unassisted) [Berkman stayed at third, Lee
stayed at first]; Pence singled to left [Berkman scored
(unearned), Lee to second]; Ausmus singled to center [Lee to
third, Pence to second]; COLOME REPLACED BALESTER (PITCHING);
Rodriguez struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6,
Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Flores lined to left; Pena grounded out (third to
first); Lopez doubled to left; LANGERHANS BATTED FOR COLOME;
Langerhans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 6, Nationals 2.

ASTROS 6TH: RIVERA REPLACED LANGERHANS (PITCHING); Erstad
singled to third; Matsui forced Erstad (second unassisted)
[Matsui to first]; Berkman grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Matsui out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Harris homered; Lo Duca singled to left; Guzman
grounded out (second to first) [Lo Duca to second]; Kearns
walked; Belliard singled to left [Lo Duca to third, Kearns to
second]; SAMPSON REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Flores was hit
by a pitch [Lo Duca scored, Kearns to third, Belliard to
second]; Pena grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
first) [Kearns out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6,
Nationals 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Lee singled to shortstop [Lee to second (error by
Guzman)]; the throw bounced about three feet in front of Lo
Duca, who was unable to catch or block it; the ball went into
the camera well at the end of the dugout; Tejada lined to
third; Blum grounded out (pitcher to first); Pence walked;
Ausmus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: Lopez struck out; CASTO BATTED FOR RIVERA; Casto
lined to left; Harris lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 6, Nationals 4.

ASTROS 8TH: HANRAHAN REPLACED CASTO (PITCHING); NEWHAN BATTED
FOR SAMPSON; Newhan popped to shortstop; Erstad flied to left;
Matsui walked; Berkman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 8TH: GEARY REPLACED NEWHAN (PITCHING); Lo Duca singled
to right; Guzman struck out; Kearns grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lo Duca out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Nationals 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Lee flied to left; Tejada grounded out (first to
pitcher); Blum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 6, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: ERSTAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BOURN
REPLACED LEE (PLAYING CF); VALVERDE REPLACED BLUM (PITCHING);
WIGGINTON REPLACED GEARY (PLAYING 3B); Belliard flied to right;
Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Nationals
4.

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           86   48   38    0  .558     -   460  412
Florida Marlins                 90   46   44    0  .511   4.0   415  428
Atlanta Braves                  88   43   45    0  .489   6.0   373  379
New York Mets                   87   42   45    0  .483   6.5   375  408
Washington Nationals            87   26   61    0  .299  22.5   381  489

Houston Astros 5, Washington Nationals 0

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 12, 2009 (D) at Minute Maid Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 11  1
HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   5  6  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     5   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Johnson 1b                    4   0   2   0       1   0       8   0
Zimmerman 3b                  5   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Dunn lf                       4   0   0   0       1   2       1   0
Willingham rf                 3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   2   0       0   0       1   3
A. Hernandez 2b               4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Nieves c                      4   0   4   0       0   0       8   0
Zimmermann p                  2   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
  Beimel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guzman ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   0  11   0       3   4      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Zimmerman-A. Hernandez-Johnson.
E: Gonzalez (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Nieves (5,off Moehler); Johnson (15,off Moehler).
SH: Zimmermann (5,off Moehler).
GDP: A. Hernandez (5,off Moehler).
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morgan (24,2nd base off Arias/I. Rodriguez).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bourn cf                      4   1   0   0       0   2       3   0
Tejada ss                     4   0   1   1       0   0       0   5
Berkman 1b                    1   1   0   0       3   0       9   1
Lee lf                        4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Blum 3b                       3   1   0   0       0   0       0   2
Pence rf                      4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
I. Rodriguez c                4   0   0   0       0   3       4   0
Matsui 2b                     3   1   2   3       0   1       6   3
Moehler p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Arias p                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Valverde p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   5   6   4       4   7      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Matsui-Berkman.
BATTING - 
2B: Lee 2 (17,off Zimmermann,off Clippard).
HR: Matsui (3,7th inning off Zimmermann 2 on 1 out).
SH: Moehler (2,off Zimmermann).
HBP: Blum (4,by Zimmermann).
GDP: Lee (10,off Zimmermann).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zimmermann L(3-4)             6.1   5   4   3   3   6   1  27
Beimel                        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Clippard                      1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5
Totals                        8     6   5   4   4   7   1  34
BK: Clippard (1).
HBP: Zimmermann (4,Blum).
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Moehler W(6-5)                6.1   7   0   0   2   2   0  27
Arias                         1.1   3   0   0   1   1   0   8
Valverde SV(8)                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    11   0   0   3   4   0  40
Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth
Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 28680
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Houston Astros           
1. Morgan              cf        Bourn               cf
2. Johnson             1b        Tejada              ss
3. Zimmerman           3b        Berkman             1b
4. Dunn                lf        Lee                 lf
5. Willingham          rf        Blum                3b
6. Gonzalez            ss        Pence               rf
7. A. Hernandez        2b        I. Rodriguez        c
8. Nieves              c         Matsui              2b
9. Zimmermann          p         Moehler             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Manny Acta's last game as Nationals
manager; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Johnson
flied to center; Zimmerman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Bourn reached on an error by Gonzalez [Bourn to
second]; Tejada singled to center [Bourn scored (unearned),
Tejada to second (on throw)]; Berkman walked; Lee grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Tejada to third,
Berkman out at second]; Blum lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn was called out on strikes; Willingham flied
to right; Gonzalez singled to left; A. Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Pence struck out; I. Rodriguez struck out; Matsui
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Astros 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Nieves doubled to right; On a bunt Zimmermann
struck out; Morgan grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Moehler flied to center; Bourn grounded out (pitcher
to first); Tejada grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Dunn
popped to second; Willingham flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Berkman walked; Lee doubled to center [Berkman out
at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Carlos Lee hit the
ball off the left centerfield wall near the yellow stripe; the
Astros claimed that the ball hit above the line; the umpires
watched the replay and acting crew chief Brian O'Nora upheld the
original call; Blum flied to left; Pence grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Gonzalez singled to left; A. Hernandez grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Gonzalez out at second];
Nieves singled to third; Zimmermann singled to right [Nieves to
second]; Morgan forced Zimmermann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: I. Rodriguez struck out; On a bunt Matsui singled to
catcher; Moehler out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Matsui to second]; Bourn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Astros 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Johnson doubled to left; Zimmerman grounded out
(third to first); Dunn walked; Willingham walked [Johnson to
third, Dunn to second]; Gonzalez popped to second; A. Hernandez
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Tejada grounded out (shortstop to first); Berkman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee popped to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Nieves singled to right; Zimmermann out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nieves to second]; ARIAS
REPLACED MOEHLER (PITCHING); Morgan singled to left [Nieves to
third]; Morgan stole second; Johnson walked; Zimmerman popped to
first; Dunn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Blum was hit by a pitch; Pence singled to center
[Blum to second]; I. Rodriguez struck out; Matsui homered [Blum
scored, Pence scored]; Arias walked; BEIMEL REPLACED ZIMMERMANN
(PITCHING); Bourn struck out; Tejada forced Arias (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 4.

NATIONALS 8TH: Willingham singled to center; Gonzalez flied to
center; A. Hernandez struck out; Nieves singled to right
[Willingham to second]; GUZMAN BATTED FOR BEIMEL; VALVERDE
REPLACED ARIAS (PITCHING); Guzman flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED GUZMAN (PITCHING); Berkman walked;
Lee doubled [Berkman to third]; Blum flied to center; Clippard
balked [Berkman scored, Lee to third]; Nationals pitcher
Tyler Clippard caught his foot while trying to deliver an
intentional walk; he fell and did not throw the ball; he was
charged with the balk and the run allowed to score; Pence
flied to right; I. Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 5.

NATIONALS 9TH: Morgan flied to left; Johnson singled to right;
Zimmerman forced Johnson (shortstop to second); Dunn struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Astros 5.

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  88   52   36    0  .591     -   406  337
New York Mets                   88   48   40    0  .545   4.0   396  347
Philadelphia Phillies           87   47   40    0  .540   4.5   410  362
Florida Marlins                 88   42   46    0  .477  10.0   404  384
Washington Nationals            89   39   50    0  .438  13.5   366  418
All-Star break

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           91   57   34    0  .626     -   384  295
Atlanta Braves                  92   54   38    0  .587   3.5   365  312
New York Mets                   91   46   45    0  .505  11.0   399  388
Washington Nationals            92   46   46    0  .500  11.5   352  354
Florida Marlins                 91   43   48    0  .473  14.0   352  396

All-Star break.

Standings At Close of Play of July 12, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            83   49   34    0  .590     -   348  290
Atlanta Braves                  85   46   39    0  .541   4.0   391  357
New York Mets                   86   46   40    0  .535   4.5   394  374
Miami Marlins                   85   41   44    0  .482   9.0   334  390
Philadelphia Phillies           87   37   50    0  .425  14.0   368  396

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