Washington Nationals at Houston Astros – August 8, 2012 |
HOUSTON — Gio Gonzalez went deep for the first time in two ways Wednesday night.
He crushed his first Major League home run, a two-run shot in the second inning, well into the left-field stands. And with the Nationals bullpen taxed and tired, he pitched his first nine-inning complete game, leading Washington to a 4-3 victory over Houston at Minute Maid Park.
via Washington Nationals at Houston Astros – August 8, 2012
| Washington | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombardozzi, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .258 |
| Harper, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .251 |
| Zimmerman, R, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| LaRoche, Ad, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .271 |
| Morse, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .298 |
| Bernadina, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Werth, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Espinosa, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Suzuki, K, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .217 |
| Gonzalez, G, P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .116 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | .256 |
| Houston | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altuve, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Downs, M, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .209 |
| Pearce, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Maxwell, J, RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Martinez, J, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 |
| Fick, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Snyder, C, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .173 |
| Cruz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Corporan, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
| Barnes, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| Gonzalez, M, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| Galarraga, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Cedeno, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Francisco, B, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| 1-Bogusevic, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | .240 |
a-Grounded out for Fick in the 8th.
1-Ran for Francisco, B in the 9th.
2B: Lombardozzi (14, Galarraga), Werth (6, Galarraga), Zimmerman, R (25, Fick).
HR: Gonzalez, G (1, 2nd inning off Galarraga, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Gonzalez, G 4; Zimmerman, R 3; Lombardozzi 2; Espinosa; Werth 2; Morse.
RBI: Gonzalez, G 2 (4).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, G 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morse; Harper 3; Suzuki, K 3.
GIDP: Morse.
Team RISP: 1-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.
FIELDING
DP: (Espinosa-Lombardozzi-LaRoche, Ad).
2B: Altuve (27, Gonzalez, G).
TB: Downs, M; Francisco, B; Barnes; Martinez, J; Pearce; Altuve 3; Maxwell, J 2.
RBI: Maxwell, J (37), Corporan (7), Francisco, B (7).
2-out RBI: Francisco, B.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Corporan; Downs, M 3; Snyder, C.
SF: Corporan.
GIDP: Pearce.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Altuve (23, 2nd base off Gonzalez, G/Suzuki, K).
FIELDING
E: Downs, M (6, throw).
DP: (Gonzalez, M-Altuve-Pearce).
| Washington | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez, G(W, 14-6) | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.26 |
WP: Gonzalez, G, Fick.
Balk: Gonzalez, G, Galarraga.
IBB: Espinosa (by Fick).
HBP: Suzuki, K (by Galarraga), Pearce (by Gonzalez, G).
Pitches-strikes: Gonzalez, G 117-74, Galarraga 101-55, Cedeno 12-8, Fick 30-19, Cruz 4-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gonzalez, G 12-4, Galarraga 4-3, Cedeno 1-0, Fick 5-0, Cruz 2-1.
Batters faced: Gonzalez, G 38, Galarraga 26, Cedeno 3, Fick 10, Cruz 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Cedeno 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: Chris Conroy. 3B: Mark Carlson.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:58.
Att: 16,038.
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