April 7, 2006: Astros 1 Nationals 0
Saturday, March 17, 2007
| Man, the Nationals suck. For the 2nd time in the young 2006 season, an opposing pitcher stymies the Nationals hitters and takes a no-hitter into the late innings. This time it's Brandon Backe of the Astros, who no-hits the Nats for 6 1/3 until Ryan Zimmerman finally pokes a double through. The Nationals fail to score in the inning, however, and Zimmerman's 9th inning single ends up being the only other hit in the game. Tony Armas is the hard luck loser. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2006 Washington Nationals At 2006 Houston Astros 4/7/2006
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Astros AB R H RBI AVG
B.Watson CF 4 0 0 0 .000 C.Biggio 2B 4 1 2 0 .222
G.Majewski P 0 0 0 0 ---- W.Taveras CF 4 0 1 0 .167
J.Vidro 2B 3 0 0 0 .200 L.Berkman 1B 4 0 1 1 .118
J.Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 .000 M.Ensberg 3B 2 0 0 0 .313
N.Johnson 1B 2 0 0 0 .250 P.Wilson LF 3 0 1 0 .118
A.Soriano LF 3 0 0 0 .071 J.Lane RF 3 0 0 0 .143
R.Zimmerman 3B 4 0 2 0 .250 D.Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 ----
R.Clayton SS 3 0 0 0 .154 B.Lidge P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Schneider C 2 0 0 0 .231 B.Ausmus C 2 0 0 0 .133
T.Armas Jr P 2 0 0 0 .000 A.Everett SS 3 0 1 0 .176
B-M.Byrd PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .500 B.Backe P 2 0 0 0 .000
A-C.Burke RF 1 0 0 0 .200
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 28 0 2 0 Totals 28 1 6 1
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Backe In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Armas Jr In 8th Inning
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1
Astros.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Nationals (1-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Armas Jr LOSS(0-1) 7 5 1 0 2 5 0 102 0.00
G.Majewski 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00
Totals 8 6 1 0 2 6 0
Astros (4-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Backe WIN(1-0) 6 1/3 1 0 0 4 4 0 95 0.00
D.Wheeler HOLD(2nd) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 1.50
B.Lidge SAVE(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 10.12
Totals 9 2 0 0 5 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 38,856 DATE- Friday, April 7th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman, Eric Cooper
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6 Astros: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Astros: 0
ERRORS- R.Clayton
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman(1st), C.Biggio(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Clayton(1st), P.Wilson(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.Johnson, W.Taveras, B.Ausmus
WALKS- J.Vidro, N.Johnson-2, A.Soriano, B.Schneider, M.Ensberg, B.Ausmus
STRIKE OUTS- J.Vidro-2, A.Soriano-2, R.Zimmerman, T.Armas Jr, L.Berkman-2,
P.Wilson, J.Lane-2, A.Everett
Brandon Backe took a no-hitter into the 7th inning and Craig Biggio had 2 base
hits at Minute Maid Field as the Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals
by the count of 1 to 0.
Backe(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Houston. He went 6 and
1/3 innings surrendering 1 hit and 4 walks. The right-handed Backe lost his
chance for a no-hitter when Ryan Zimmerman doubled with one out in the 7th
inning. Washington threatened in the 9th but Houston was able to put down
the rally.
Brad Lidge earned the save, his 1st. Tony Armas Jr(0-1) took the loss. He
was the victim of a defensive lapse and did not allow an earned run in the
game.
posted by spooky @ 11:09 AM,
