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HOUSTON -- Roger Bernadina didnt think twice when he saw Kurt Suzukis bunt thrown past first base and down the right field in the 11th inning. <a href="http://www.shopthenfl49ersgear.com/ronnie-lott-jersey/">Ronnie Lott Jersey</a>. Bernadina kept running -- even through third base coach Bo Porters stop sign -- until he scored the run that turned out to be the difference as the Washington Nationals won their third straight, 5-4 over the Houston Astros on Monday night. "Its one of those things that worked out for us," Bernadina said. "I went to third base and saw the ball down the right field line and kept going." Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and two RBIs, and Michael Morse added two hits for Washington. Nationals manager Davey Johnson was happy to get the victory, calling it a character win and adding that the Nationals bent but didnt break. "Everything conceivable that could go wrong went wrong," Johnson said. "They gave us one by airmailing it over first base then airmailed it over the catcher." Wilton Lopez (3-1) pitched a perfect 10th inning but Bernadina led off the 11th with a single. On Suzukis bunt attempt, Brett Wallace and Lopez collided before Wallace threw the ball past first base and down the right field line. Right fielder Brian Bogusevics throw home was too high, allowing Bernadina to score and give the Nationals the lead. "I bunted and said Oh no, please dont get caught. I saw it drop, and I said Oh baby. I kept running and Bernie did, too," Suzuki said. "It was one of those plays where it looked like they didnt know if they should dive for it or let it drop and they collided and I just took off." Craig Stammen (5-1) pitched a perfect 10th and got a scare in the 11th when Chris Snyder just missed a home run down the left field line before striking out. Bogusevic walked and stole second but Jose Altuve grounded out to end the game. Houston manager Brad Mills said he thought his team was trying to do a little too much on the play in the top of the 11th but acknowledged that the Astros had plenty of opportunities to get the win. "Games like that, you hate to see them get away like that," Mills said. "That probably made this one a little bit tougher. Somewhere, were stowing up some hits. We get runners on and were getting a lot of opportunities, but were just not bringing them in." Tyler Clippard hit Carlos Corporan with a pitch and walked Bogusevic with one out in the ninth before Altuve doubled to tie the game at 4. Clippard struck out Marwin Gonzalez and Wallace to send the game to extra innings. Edwin Jackson went 5 1-3 innings for the Nationals, giving up two runs and two hits with eight strikeouts. Jackson did not allow a hit after the first inning and walked two the rest of the way. "The game was good enough to keep us close," Jackson said. "I have to do a better job of coming out and getting ahead in the count and putting guys away earlier. I have to do a better job of going out there and attacking the strike zone to go later in the game." Houstons Dallas Keuchel allowed four runs -- three earned -- and a career-high 12 hits with two strikeouts in six innings. Keuchel has allowed at least four runs in each of his five losses and has given up 30 runs -- 26 earned -- over his last 25 innings. Keuchel said its been tough the past couple of starts "because I havent been around the zone. So I focused on loading the zone and letting them hit it." Washington took a 4-1 lead in the fifth on a two-run single by Zimmerman followed by a run-scoring single by Morse. Jackson led off the inning with a single, and Espinosa followed with a single. Bryce Harper walked to load the bases before Zimmermans single. Zimmerman was thrown out trying to go to second. After giving up three singles in the first three innings, Keuchel got into trouble in the fourth, allowing consecutive singles to Zimmerman and Morse to start the inning before Adam LaRoche tied the game at 1 with an RBI single. Morse extended his hitting streak to 15 games. Altuve walk to lead off the sixth and stole second before moving to third on a groundout. Altuve scored on Wallaces sacrifice fly off Tom Gorzelanny. After Justin Maxwell tripled, pinch-hitter Steve Pearce cut the lead to 4-3 with an RBI single. Gonzalez gave Houston a 1-0 lead in the first with second home run of the season. NOTES: Washington claimed IF Cesar Izturis off waivers from Milwaukee on Monday. ...The Nationals placed IF Mark DeRosa on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. .. Washington designated LHP Atahualpa Severino for assignment. ... The Nationals agreed to terms on professional contracts with four international free agents: RHP Ramses Rosario and OFs Aldrem Corredor, Darryl Florentino and Luis Guzman. ... Astros C Jason Castro (right knee) continued his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday night. . The attendance for the game was a season-low 13,843. ... RHP Jordan Lyles, who is 2-8 with a 5.95 ERA, will start Tuesdays game for Houston, while Washington will start LHP Ross Detwiler, who is 6-4 with a 3.02 ERA this season. <a href="http://www.shopthenfl49ersgear.com/patrick-willis-jersey/">Womens Patrick Willis Jersey</a>. Kim Smith of Mission, B.C., led the Canadian team in scoring with 10 points. 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The world No. 1 Djokovic dropped the first set against Czech veteran Radek Stepanek before charging back for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 victory over his 28th-seeded counterpart, while a third-seeded Federer came from two-sets- to-love down to sneak past more-than-game 29th-seeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau in five sets, 4-6, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, under the roof on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Morning rain caused a delay and prompted officials to close the translucent covering over tennis most famous court, but it was not raining when Djokovic or Federer took to the court. "I was a little bit surprised, when I saw sunshine, that the roof is closed," Djokovic said. "Obviously theyre relying on a forecast that I dont think is very reliable here. But OK." The high-flying Djokovic advanced in 2 hours, 49 minutes and broke the 33- year-old Stepanek seven times while getting broken only once and smacking nine aces. "I was a set down but managed to make the crucial break in the opening game of the second set," Djokovic said. "And then I thought I played really well." The Serbian star is now 30-1 over his last five majors and 42-2 over his last seven Grand Slams. The 25-year-old Djokovic reached his first-ever Wimbledon final and captured his first-ever title here with a victory over Rafael Nadal a year ago. Nadal beat Djokovic in the French Open final 18 days ago, but the mighty Spaniard will not appear in a sixth straight Grand Slam title match after being shocked by 100th-ranked Czech Lukas Rosol under the roof on Centre Court on Thursday night. Djokovics round-of-16 opponent on Monday will be will fellow Serb Viktor Troicki, who upended 15th-seeded Argentine Juan Monaco 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 on Day 5 of this fortnight. Meanwhile, Federer was tested mightily by Benneteau, who was two points away from a huge upset on three occasions in the fourth set. Benneteau raced out to the two-set lead before Federer rebounded with an easy third-set win. The fourth set was intense, as Federer forced the tiebreak with a brilliant service game. The super Swiss converted on his second set point when Benneteau netted a forehand, and the Frenchman then fell apart, physically, in the fifth set. The 16-time major champion Federer was up 2-1 in the final stanza when Benneteau summoned a trainer while suffering with leg cramps. Four games later, it was over, as the Frenchman netted one final backhand after 3 hours, 34 minutes of compelling tennis. "Im very fortunate," Feederer said after the match. <a href="http://www.shopthenfl49ersgear.com/patrick-willis-jersey/">Red Patrick Willis Jersey</a> Federer fired 14 aces and broke Benneteau five times, while the Frenchman settled for only two breaks and struck 15 aces in a losing cause. It marked Federers second two-sets-to-love down comeback at the AELTC, as he also overcame Colombian Alejandro Falla here two years ago. The brave Benneteau suffered a small bone break in his wrist just six weeks ago. Up next for the iconic Federer will be Belgian Xavier Malisse. A top-10 upset occurred when 26th-seeded Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny dismissed eighth-seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Youzhny is into the Wimbledon round of 16 for a seventh time, but has yet to reach a quarterfinal at the AELTC. Tipsarevic typically plays his worst tennis on grass, as evidenced by his inability to get past the second round here the last four years. Nifty 18th-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet still has yet to drop a set after upending 12th-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, while Malisse also posted a third-round upset by tackling 17th-seeded Spanish lefthander Fernando Verdasco in five sets, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Gasquet was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2007. while the 31-year-old Malisse reached the Wimbledon semis 10 years ago. The second round concluded Friday when 6-foot-6 American Sam Querrey surprised rising 21st-seeded Canadian slugger Milos Raonic 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 in a match that was completed Friday after being suspended because of darkness on Thursday. The two players combined for 46 aces, including 25 from Raonic. Querrey will meet 16th-seeded Croat Marin Cilic on Saturday. Additional third-round results saw 31st-seeded German Florian Mayer hold off 6-foot-8 Pole Jerzy Janowicz 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, and Uzbekistans Denis Istomin pop 16 aces and dismiss the aforementioned Falla 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5). Mayer will meet Gasquet, while Istomin will encounter Youzhny on Monday. The third round is scheduled to wrap up on Saturday, including matches for fourth-seeded British favorite Andy Murray and three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick. The three-time Grand Slam runner-up and three-time Wimbledon semifinalist Murray will take on capable Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, while a 30th-seeded Roddick should have his hands full with seventh-seeded David Ferrer of Spain. The former world No. 1 Roddick lost to Federer in a trio of past finals at the AELTC. Also slated for action on Saturday are fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, former U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro, 10th-seeded American Mardy Fish, and American comeback kid Brian Baker, who recently returned to the tour for the first time since the mid 2000s after having a bevy of surgeries. ' ' '