Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Colorado 4, Washington 1
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 20, 2009
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Brian Knight
Attendance: 18036
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 89°
Umpires: Home - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Brian Knight
Attendance: 18036
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Colorado | 68-53 | 32-23 | 36-30 | W4 |
| Washington | 43-78 | 26-36 | 17-42 | L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Washington Nationals have a 26-36 record at home this season. The Colorado Rockies have a 36-30 record on the road.
- Washington has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Nationals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Colorado has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Rockies have won 7 of their last 10 games.
- Jason Hammel pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.54. Huston Street closed out the game to get the save and has 32 saves for the season. Garrett Mock took the loss for Washington.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Colorado | Washington | |
| Jason Hammel | Player | Garrett Mock |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 7.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 3 | Hits | 3 |
| 1.29 | ERA | 3.60 |
Hitting
| Colorado | Washington | |
| Troy Tulowitzki | Player | Adam Dunn |
| 1 | Hits | 2 |
| 1 | RBI | 1 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 3 |
| .333 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Colorado | 6 | 0 | 8 | .176 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 4 | 0 | 5 | .129 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |