HOUSTON â€" Make no mistake about it: The Houston Astros are tired of losing.
Perhaps no one expressed that sentiment better after their latest defeat Thursday night than infielder Marwin Gonzalez.
“How can everyday be the same?†Gonzalez pondered on his Twitter account.
He asked the same question in Spanish seconds later, for good measure.
Losing is getting old, indeed, for the Astros, who were shut out for the 11th time this season in a 5-0 loss to the surging Washington Nationals.
“Frustrating,†said Astros starter Lucas Harrell, who lasted five innings.
Brett Wallace went 3 for 4 with a double and Justin Maxwell led a solid defensive effort with a pair of outstanding catches in center field.
But the Astros mustered little at the plate against Jordan Zimmermann and the NL East leaders, who completed a four-game sweep. The Nationals have won six straight and eight of nine.
Michael Morse homered twice while extending his hitting streak to a career-best 18 games, the longest active string in the majors, and Zimmermann (9-6) matched his career high for strikeouts with 11 in his sixth consecutive victory.
Washington beat the Astros twice in extra innings while earning its second series win at Minute Maid Park. The other one came in August 2007, when the Nationals took three of four.
The Astros own the worst record in baseball at 36-77 and are a dreadful 4-34 since June 27, a stretch that includes two wins in 15 home games.
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