Nationals at Astros, 8/20/07
Score: gNats 7, Astros 0
W: Timmah (3-3) L: Jennings (2-9)
Home runs: Pena (7), Young (12)
Read Jim Molony’s wrap-up here: Astros.com
Let’s go to the Ricoh scouting report:
“Keep the ball in the park”
Washington – Top of 2nd
W Pena homered to left.
Washington – Top of 3rd
D Young homered to right, F Lopez and R Zimmerman scored.
“Avoid the big inning”
Washington – Top of 3rd
Jason Jennings pitching for Houston
T Redding struck out swinging.
F Lopez singled to left.
R Belliard flied out to center.
F Lopez stole second.
R Zimmerman walked.
D Young homered to right, F Lopez and R Zimmerman scored.
A Kearns walked.
R Church doubled to deep right, A Kearns scored.
W Pena singled to center, R Church scored.
B Schneider flied out to left.
5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
And some supposedly witty comment about Young’s success against Jennings:
D Young: 2-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Just one other thing about the pitching: if your “scouting report” starts off with “Keep the ball in the park” and “Avoid the big inning”, that does not bode well.
As for the offense – some traffic, but double plays removed any and all threats to score.
Read the limited commentary in the GameZone .
Continue flogging away at a deceased equine known as the Jennings trade in the TalkZone.