GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (83-65) at WASHINGTON (66-83)

NL: NY METS (83-65) at WASHINGTON (66-83)

<h3>Mets look to rebound after weekend sweep</h3>



NY Mets (83-65) at Washington (66-83) 7:05 pm EDT


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The New York Mets had a chance toeffectively put away the National League East over the weekendand failed. They hope they can back on the winning track onMonday as they begin a three-game set with the WashingtonNationals.


The Mets hopes to rebound after being swept in a three-gameseries by the Phillies over the weekend. With Sunday's 10-6setback to Philadelphia (80-69), the Mets saw their divisionlead cut to 3 1/2 games.


Brian Lawrence (1-2, 6.31 ERA), who will be taking the rotationspot of injured starter Orlando Hernandez, gets the start. Hewill be looking to end a four-game winless streak that wasextended in his last start on August 27 in which he surrenderedfive runs and 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings in a 9-2 loss to thePhillies.


The righthander has not faced the Nationals franchise since2003.


The Nationals counter with Tim Redding (3-5, 3.42), who willmake first start in 12 days. He tossed a season-low 2 1/3innings against Florida before leaving with a right elbowcontusion.


The righthander is 1-0 with a 3.13 ERA in four lifetime startsand one relief appearance against the Mets.

 

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<div class="pre">NY METS AT WASHINGTON -- LINEUPS

NY METS WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .291 10 50 Nook Logan CF .264 0 20
Luis Castillo 2B .282 1 13 D'Angelo Jimenez SS .222 1 9
David Wright 3B .313 30 98 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .268 24 87
Carlos Beltran CF .282 29 99 Wily Mo Pena LF .287 8 16
Moises Alou LF .332 12 37 Austin Kearns RF .263 13 60
Shawn Green 1B .278 8 43 Ronnie Belliard 2B .285 10 47
Paul Lo Duca C .267 8 47 Robert Fick 1B .216 2 11
Lastings Milledge RF .284 5 26 Brian Schneider C .233 6 46
Brian Lawrence RHP .300 0 3 Tim Redding RHP .087 0 2
(1-2, 6.31) (3-5, 3.42)</div>

 

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WARMUPS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE (1-2, 6.31)
WAS - TIM REDDING (3-5, 3.42)

UMPIRES: HP - GREG GIBSON
1B - LARRY VANOVER
2B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
3B - TONY RANDAZZO

WEATHER: 71 Degrees, clear
WIND: 6 mph, out to right</div>

 

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STARTING BATS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE AND PAUL LO DUCA
WAS - TIM REDDING AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.291, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.282, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.313, 30 HR, 98 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.313, 30 HR, 98 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS BELTRAN (30) TO RIGHT CENTER
WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF TIM REDDING SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, WASHINGTON 0

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.332, 12 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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NOTE: NEW YORK LEFT FIELDER MOISES ALOU EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 21 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 3 3 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.264, 0 HR, 20 RBI)
D JIMENEZ (.222, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 24 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Lawrence p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 4 3 3 3 1 0 1

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (30, 1st inning off T Redding 1 on, 1 Out). SF - L
Castillo. RBI - L Castillo (14), C Beltran 2 (101). GIDP - S Green. Team LOB -
0.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Jimenez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - T Redding (1, throw). DP: 1 (R Belliard-D Jimenez-R Fick).


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NY METS - 3 -- 3
WASHINGTON - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.31

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 3.76

Pitches-strikes: T Redding 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: T Redding 2-1.
Batters faced: T Redding 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
WAS - TIM REDDING</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 3 3 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P LO DUCA (.267, 8 HR, 47 RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.284, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
B LAWRENCE (.300, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Lo Duca c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Lawrence p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 4 3 3 3 1 0 1

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (30, 1st inning off T Redding 1 on, 1 Out). SF - L
Castillo. RBI - L Castillo (14), C Beltran 2 (101). GIDP - S Green. Team LOB -
0.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jimenez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - T Redding (1, throw). DP: 1 (R Belliard-D Jimenez-R Fick).


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NY METS - 3 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.07

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 3.76

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 16-12; T Redding 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 0-2; T Redding 2-1. Batters faced: B Lawrence 4; T Redding 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 3 4 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.263, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.285, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
R FICK (.216, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .291
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Lo Duca c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
B Lawrence p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273

Totals 8 3 4 3 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - P Lo Duca (15, T Redding). HR - C Beltran (30, 1st inning off T
Redding 1 on, 1 Out). SF - L Castillo. RBI - L Castillo (14), C Beltran 2
(101). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1. GIDP - S Green.
Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jimenez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - T Redding (1, throw). DP: 1 (R Belliard-D Jimenez-R Fick).


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NY METS - 30 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.07

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 2 4 3 3 1 0 1 3.71

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 16-12; T Redding 39-26. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 0-2; T Redding 3-3. Batters faced: B Lawrence 4; T Redding 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 3 4 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 1 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L CASTILLO (.282, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
D WRIGHT (.314, 1-FOR-1)
C BELTRAN (.283, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .291
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Lo Duca c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
B Lawrence p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273

Totals 8 3 4 3 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - P Lo Duca (15, T Redding). HR - C Beltran (30, 1st inning off T
Redding 1 on, 1 Out). SF - L Castillo. RBI - L Castillo (14), C Beltran 2
(101). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1. GIDP - S Green.
Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jimenez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - T Redding (1, throw). DP: 1 (R Belliard-D Jimenez-R Fick).


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NY METS - 30 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.86

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 2 4 3 3 1 0 1 3.71

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 30-20; T Redding 39-26. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 0-4; T Redding 3-3. Batters faced: B Lawrence 7; T Redding 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 3 4 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.233, 6 HR, 46 RBI)
T REDDING (.087, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
N LOGAN (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .291
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .280
D Wright 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .283
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Lo Duca c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
B Lawrence p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273

Totals 11 3 4 3 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - P Lo Duca (15, T Redding). HR - C Beltran (30, 1st inning off T
Redding 1 on, 1 Out). SF - L Castillo. RBI - L Castillo (14), C Beltran 2
(101). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1. GIDP - S Green.
Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Jimenez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - T Redding (1, throw). DP: 1 (R Belliard-D Jimenez-R Fick).


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NY METS - 300 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.86

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 3.66

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 30-20; T Redding 53-35. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 0-4; T Redding 5-3. Batters faced: B Lawrence 7; T Redding 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 3 4 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 1 1 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.335, 1-FOR-1)
S GREEN (.277, 0-FOR-1)
P LO DUCA (.268, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .291
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .280
D Wright 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Beltran cf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .283
M Alou lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
P Lo Duca c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
B Lawrence p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273

Totals 11 3 4 3 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - P Lo Duca (15, T Redding). HR - C Beltran (30, 1st inning off T
Redding 1 on, 1 Out). SF - L Castillo. RBI - L Castillo (14), C Beltran 2
(101). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Reyes 1. GIDP - S Green.
Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Jimenez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Redding p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - T Redding (1, throw). DP: 1 (R Belliard-D Jimenez-R Fick).


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NY METS - 300 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.65

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 3.66

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 37-27; T Redding 53-35. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 2-5; T Redding 5-3. Batters faced: B Lawrence 10; T Redding 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>