Astacio struggles in loss to Orioles

03/17/2006
Nationals at the plate: Washington loaded the bases on two errors and a bloop hit in the first inning, and Nick Johnson's sacrifice fly scored the team's first run. Marlon Anderson stole second, tagged up on a fly ball to advance to third and scored on a single in the second inning.
Orioles at the plate: Jeff Conine had a pair of sacrifice flies for the Orioles, driving in Baltimore's first and sixth runs. Nick Markakis and Ed Rogers both had run-scoring doubles in the home team's five-run second. Melvin Mora had two singles and a two-run homer, and David Newhan and Luis Matos both delivered run-scoring triples.
Nationals on the mound: Pedro Astacio struggled in the second inning as five straight Orioles reaching base safely. Three straight hits scored runs, sinking the Nationals into a multiple-run deficit. Astacio recovered to throw two scoreless innings, but four of the six runs he allowed were earned. Kyle Denney worked two innings and allowed five runs.
Orioles on the mound: John Halama threw three relatively strong innings. He overcame two errors and a bases-loaded jam in the first, allowing one unearned run. Halama threw two more innings, allowing one more hit and one more run. Sendy Rleal threw one scoreless inning and Vic Darensbourg threw two shutout frames.
Grapefruit League records: Nationals 4-14-1; Orioles 7-9.

Source: http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/