Kaz Matsui has dramatically increased Houston’s team speed. On Wednesday night, he showed the Astros just how valuable his quickness can be. Matsui stole second and raced to third on a wild pitch before scoring the winning run on a single by Carlos Lee in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Astros to a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
Posted: May 7th, 2008.
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Carlos Lee leads Astros over Nationals 4-3 (AP)
Carlos Lee drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Lee's single, that flew just over the head of Lastings Milledge, scored Kaz Matsui and gav...
Carlos Lee’s double leads Astros over Nationals (AP)
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