washingtontimes.com - 5/7/2008
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Saul Rivera was called for a balk in the seventh inning that allowed the Astros to tie the game. HOUSTON The Washington Nationals arrived at Minute Maid Park a team on a roll, having just completed a highly successful homestand to resurrect their wayward season. Last night's unsightly 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros quickly took the luster off that feel-good story. In a back-and-forth ...
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Ay Ay Ay, Ayala!
The Nationals Enquirer —
... : Luis Ayala's two out, eighth inning implosion seals see-saw loss. And don't forget Saul Rivera. Kearns goes from hero to goat in a matter of seconds. ...
Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda
We've Got Heart —
... just couldn’t close the door last night. Colome relieved Hill and threw five strait balls. Remarkably he got out of the jam without an issue. The same can’t be said for Rivera in the 7th or Ayala in the 8th. Both these guys lead the MLB in pitching appearances, so I guess mistakes are bound to happen. Rivera’s 7th inning was a messy one. He issued two walks, then Lance Berkman (who went 5-5 last night) stole 3rd. With runners on first and third, Rivera tried the look at third but throw to first move and the homeplate umpire issued a balk, allowing Berkman ...
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NYT > Baseball 5/7/2008
HOUSTON (AP) -- Carlos Lee had the go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and Lance Berkman had a career-high five hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
The one that got away -- and Where are they now? —
Nationals Journal 5/7/2008
What if Austin Kearns had snared Carlos Lee's liner? What if Luis Ayala had wasted an 0-2 pitch? What if Lastings Milledge could break right on Lance Berkman's ball in the seventh? What if Saul Rivera didn't balk? What if Lance Berkman hadn't gone 5 ...
Lineups from Houston —
Nationals Journal 5/7/2008
Just before I head to the clubhouse. Washington: Lopez -- 4 Guzman -- 6 Zimmerman -- 5 Johnson -- 3 Milledge -- 8 Kearns -- 9 Lo Duca -- 2 Pena -- 7 Perez -- 1 (Or the same as yesterday, except for Perez.) Houston: Bourn -- 8 Matsui -- 4 Tejada -- 6 ...
