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

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 4
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 4 1 4 3 0 x 12 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE, AARON SELE (4TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (5TH),
JORGE SOSA (6TH), WILLIE COLLAZO (7TH), JOE SMITH (7TH) AND
PAUL LO DUCA, MIKE DIFELICE (6TH), RAMON CASTRO (7TH)

WAS - TIM REDDING, JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (5TH), SAUL
RIVERA (6TH), LUIS AYALA (7TH), ARNIE MUNOZ (8TH), JESUS
COLOME (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (30) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
SHAWN GREEN (9) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN CHURCH (14) OFF JOE SMITH IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 4
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 4 1 4 3 0 x 12 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE, AARON SELE (4TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (5TH),
JORGE SOSA (6TH), WILLIE COLLAZO (7TH), JOE SMITH (7TH) AND
PAUL LO DUCA, MIKE DIFELICE (6TH), RAMON CASTRO (7TH)

WAS - TIM REDDING, JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (5TH), SAUL
RIVERA (6TH), LUIS AYALA (7TH), ARNIE MUNOZ (8TH), JESUS
COLOME (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (1-0)
LP - AARON SELE (3-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (30) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
SHAWN GREEN (9) OFF TIM REDDING IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - RYAN CHURCH (14) OFF JOE SMITH IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:13 ATT: 18,678

PROBABLES: NYM - JOHN MAINE (14-9, 3.72)
WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (4-3, 5.83)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (4) VS WASHINGTON (12) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .289
L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .281
D Wright 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .313
C Beltran cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .281
M Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .335
S Green 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .281
P Lo Duca c 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .270
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
L Milledge rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .283
B Lawrence p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
A Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
W Collazo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295

Totals 34 4 10 4 3 6 13

a-struck out looking for M Difelice in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for J
Smith in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Lo Duca (15, T Redding). HR - C Beltran (30, 1st inning off T
Redding 1 on, 1 Out), S Green (9, 4th inning off T Redding 0 on, 1 Out). SF - L
Castillo. RBI - L Castillo (14), C Beltran 2 (101), S Green (44). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1, J Reyes 1, L Milledge 1. GIDP - S
Green. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - D Wright (19, ground ball); S Schoeneweis (1, throw); R Castro
(4, throw); J Reyes (11, ground ball). PB - R Castro.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .269
D Jimenez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-R Church ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Zimmerman 3b 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .268
W Pena lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .293
A Kearns rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .264
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .285
R Fick 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .219
b-T Batista ph-1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .267
B Schneider c 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .233
T Redding p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .164
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-F Lopez ph-ss 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .241

Totals 39 12 13 10 5 6 14

a-grounded to first for T Redding in the 4th; b-struck out swinging for R Fick
in the 5th; c-reached on error for S Rivera in the 6th; d-homered to right
for L Ayala in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - B Schneider (20, B Lawrence); N Logan (18, A Sele); A Kearns (35,
A Sele); F Lopez (24, W Collazo). HR - R Church (14, 7th inning off J Smith 1
on, 1 Out). RBI - R Belliard 2 (49), R Fick (12), B Schneider 2 (48), W Pena 2
(18), N Logan (21), R Church 2 (62). 2-out RBI - W Pena. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - T Batista 3, B Schneider 1, R Langerhans 1. Team LOB
- 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (21, 2nd base off J Smith/R Castro). Picked Off - R
Fick (3rd base, P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: E - T Redding (1, throw). DP: 2 (R Belliard-D Jimenez-R Fick, R
Zimmerman-R Belliard).


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NY METS - 300 100 000 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 000 414 30x -- 12
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 3 1/3 6 4 4 1 3 0 6.83
A Sele (L, 3-2) 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.29
S Schoeneweis 2/3 1 3 2 1 1 0 5.26
J Sosa 2/3 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.49
W Collazo 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
J Smith 1 2/3 2 2 2 0 2 1 3.29

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 4 6 4 4 1 2 2 3.73
J Albaladejo (W, 1-0) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.35
S Rivera (H, 18) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.83
L Ayala 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.11
A Munoz 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
J Colome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.53

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 65-43; A Sele 28-16; S Schoeneweis 19-12; J Sosa
25-12; W Collazo 6-5; J Smith 26-19; T Redding 67-45; J Albaladejo 22-13; S
Rivera 1-1; L Ayala 16-12; A Munoz 20-11; J Colome 13-8. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Lawrence 2-5; A Sele 3-0; S Schoeneweis 0-1; J Sosa 3-0; W Collazo
1-0; J Smith 1-2; T Redding 5-5; J Albaladejo 2-1; S Rivera 0-1; L Ayala 2-0; A
Munoz 0-2; J Colome 1-1. Batters faced: B Lawrence 17; A Sele 7; S Schoeneweis
5; J Sosa 5; W Collazo 2; J Smith 8; T Redding 18; J Albaladejo 6; S Rivera 1;
L Ayala 5; A Munoz 5; J Colome 3.

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

T--3:13. Att--18,678.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 4
WASHINGTON 12 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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NY METS (4) AT WASHINGTON (12) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 1ST: J Reyes walked. J Reyes safe at third on throwing error by
pitcher T Redding. L Castillo hit sacrifice fly to center, J Reyes scored.
D Wright singled to center. C Beltran homered to right center, D Wright scored.
M Alou singled to left. S Green grounded into double play, second to shortstop
to first, M Alou out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 3, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 4TH: M Alou flied out to right. S Green homered to center.
P Lo Duca singled to right. L Milledge struck out swinging. B Lawrence flied out
to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: D Jimenez struck out swinging. R Zimmerman singled to
right. W Pena singled to left, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns walked,
R Zimmerman to third, W Pena to second. R Belliard reached on infield single to
shortstop, R Zimmerman scored, W Pena to third, A Kearns to second. R Fick
singled to right, W Pena scored, A Kearns to third, R Belliard to second.
B Schneider doubled to deep right, A Kearns and R Belliard scored, R Fick to
third. R Langerhans hit for T Redding. A Sele relieved B Lawrence. R Fick
picked off third. R Langerhans grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 5TH: N Logan doubled to left. D Jimenez grounded out to
pitcher. R Zimmerman grounded out to second, N Logan to third. W Pena singled
to left, N Logan scored. A Kearns doubled to left, W Pena to third.
R Belliard walked. S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. T Batista hit for R Fick.
T Batista struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 6TH: B Schneider walked. F Lopez hit for S Rivera. F Lopez safe
at first on error by third baseman D Wright, B Schneider to second. N Logan
reached on bunt single to pitcher, B Schneider to third, F Lopez to third,
B Schneider and F Lopez scored, N Logan to third on throwing error by pitcher
S Schoeneweis. D Jimenez popped out to first. J Sosa relieved S Schoeneweis.
M DiFelice catching. R Zimmerman walked. W Pena grounded into fielder's choice
to pitcher, N Logan scored, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns walked,
R Zimmerman to third, W Pena to second. R Belliard grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Zimmerman scored, A Kearns out at second, W Pena to
third. T Batista grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Belliard out
at second. (4 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 9.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Castro catching. W Collazo relieved J Sosa. B Schneider
grounded out to shortstop. F Lopez doubled to deep left. J Smith relieved
W Collazo. N Logan singled to right, F Lopez scored. R Church hit for L Ayala.
N Logan stole second, N Logan safe at third on throwing error by catcher
R Castro. R Church homered to right, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman struck out
swinging. W Pena grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 4,
WASHINGTON 12.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (4) AT WASHINGTON (12) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
M Alou LF, S Green 1B, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge RF, B Lawrence RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- N Logan CF, D Jimenez SS, R Zimmerman 3B, W Pena LF,
A Kearns RF, R Belliard 2B, R Fick 1B, B Schneider C, T Redding RHP.

Umpires -- Greg Gibson (HP), Larry Vanover (1B), Chad Fairchild (2B),
Tony Randazzo (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 6 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes walked. J Reyes safe at third on throwing error by
pitcher T Redding. L Castillo hit sacrifice fly to center, J Reyes scored.
D Wright singled to center. C Beltran homered to right center, D Wright scored.
M Alou singled to left. S Green grounded into double play, second to shortstop
to first, M Alou out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan flied out to right. D Jimenez singled to right.
R Zimmerman struck out swinging. W Pena popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 3, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 2ND: P Lo Duca doubled to deep left. L Milledge grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, P Lo Duca out at third, L Milledge to second
advancing on play. B Lawrence popped out to second. J Reyes flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns struck out looking. R Belliard lined out to left.
R Fick flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 3RD: L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. D Wright grounded out
to second. C Beltran struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: B Schneider popped out to shortstop. T Redding grounded
out to pitcher. N Logan grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 3, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 4TH: M Alou flied out to right. S Green homered to center.
P Lo Duca singled to right. L Milledge struck out swinging. B Lawrence flied out
to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: D Jimenez struck out swinging. R Zimmerman singled to
right. W Pena singled to left, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns walked,
R Zimmerman to third, W Pena to second. R Belliard reached on infield single to
shortstop, R Zimmerman scored, W Pena to third, A Kearns to second. R Fick
singled to right, W Pena scored, A Kearns to third, R Belliard to second.
B Schneider doubled to deep right, A Kearns and R Belliard scored, R Fick to
third. R Langerhans hit for T Redding. A Sele relieved B Lawrence. R Fick
picked off third. R Langerhans grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 4.

NY METS 5TH: J Albaladejo relieved T Redding. J Reyes popped out to third.
L Castillo struck out looking. D Wright grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 5TH: N Logan doubled to left. D Jimenez grounded out to
pitcher. R Zimmerman grounded out to second, N Logan to third. W Pena singled
to left, N Logan scored. A Kearns doubled to left, W Pena to third.
R Belliard walked. S Schoeneweis relieved A Sele. T Batista hit for R Fick.
T Batista struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 5.

NY METS 6TH: T Batista at first base. C Beltran grounded out to second.
M Alou singled to center. S Green walked, M Alou to second. S Rivera relieved
J Albaladejo. P Lo Duca lined into double play, third to second, M Alou doubled
off second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 6TH: B Schneider walked. F Lopez hit for S Rivera. F Lopez safe
at first on error by third baseman D Wright, B Schneider to second. N Logan
reached on bunt single to pitcher, B Schneider to third, F Lopez to third,
B Schneider and F Lopez scored, N Logan to third on throwing error by pitcher
S Schoeneweis. D Jimenez popped out to first. J Sosa relieved S Schoeneweis.
M DiFelice catching. R Zimmerman walked. W Pena grounded into fielder's choice
to pitcher, N Logan scored, R Zimmerman to second. A Kearns walked,
R Zimmerman to third, W Pena to second. R Belliard grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Zimmerman scored, A Kearns out at second, W Pena to
third. T Batista grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Belliard out
at second. (4 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 9.

NY METS 7TH: L Ayala relieved S Rivera. F Lopez at shortstop. L Milledge
reached on infield single to third. R Gotay hit for M DiFelice. R Gotay struck
out looking. J Reyes grounded out to second, L Milledge to second. L Castillo
singled to left, L Milledge to third. D Wright grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 9.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Castro catching. W Collazo relieved J Sosa. B Schneider
grounded out to shortstop. F Lopez doubled to deep left. J Smith relieved
W Collazo. N Logan singled to right, F Lopez scored. R Church hit for L Ayala.
N Logan stole second, N Logan safe at third on throwing error by catcher
R Castro. R Church homered to right, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman struck out
swinging. W Pena grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 4,
WASHINGTON 12.

NY METS 8TH: A Munoz relieved L Ayala. C Beltran fouled out to catcher.
M Alou popped out to first. S Green singled to right center. R Castro walked,
S Green to second. L Milledge struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 12.

WASHINGTON 8TH: A Kearns safe at first on error by shortstop J Reyes.
R Belliard flied out to right. T Batista struck out swinging. A Kearns to
second on passed ball by R Castro. B Schneider flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 12.

NY METS 9TH: J Colome relieved A Munoz. M Anderson hit for J Smith.
M Anderson struck out swinging. J Reyes lined out to center. L Castillo
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 12.</div>

 

Logan, Pena lead Nationals past Mets

<h3>WASHINGTON 12, NY METS 4</h3>By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Wily Mo Pena had two hits and drove intwo runs, including the go-ahead RBI, and Nook Logan had threehits and scored three runs to lead the Washington Nationals pastthe New York Mets, 12-4, on Monday night.


It was the fourth straight defeat for the National League<div class="pre">East-leading Mets, who committed six errors in Sunday's loss to</div>Philadelphia and made four more - including two in a ghastlyfour-run sixth in this one.


With the loss, the Mets (83-66) lead is now three games overPhiladelphia (80-69). The Phillies play at St. Louis on Mondaynight.


New York took a quick 4-0 lead, but Washington came back toscore 12 unanswered runs. The Nationals scored four runs to tiethe game in the bottom of the fourth inning off starter BrianLawrence. The righthander, who retired 10 of the first 11batters he faced, allowed one-out singles to Ryan Zimmerman andPena and a walk to Austin Kearns to load the bases.

Ronnie Belliard's infield single scored Zimmerman and RobertFick's single scored Pena to cut the deficit to 4-2. BrianSchneider's double scored Kearns and Belliard to tie the scoreat 4-4 and knock Lawrence out of the game.


Logan led off the fifth with a double to left field off AaronSele (3-2) and moved to third on a ground out to second. Penathen stroked a two-out single to left, giving the Nationals thelead for good.


In the sixth, after an error by third baseman David Wright putrunners on first and second with nobody out, Scott Schoeneweisfielded a bunt by Logan but fired the ball wide of first intoright field. Schneider and Lopez both scored, giving theNationals a 7-4 lead. Pena and Belliard had run-scoringgroundouts to cap the scoring in the inning.


The Nationals scored three more runs in the seventh on arun-scoring single by Logan and a pinch-hit, two-run home run byRyan Church.


Jonathan Albaladejo (1-0), the second Washington pitcher, gotthe win. He worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starterTim Redding. Albaladejo was followed by four more Washingtonrelievers who combined to shut down the Mets in the game's finalfive innings.


Luis Castillo gave the Mets an early 1-0 lead with a sacrificefly in the top of the first. Wright then singled and CarlosBeltran blasted his 30th home run of the season to right fieldfor a 3-0 lead.


Shawn Green homered with one out to right-center in the fourthinning to make it 4-0. It was Green's ninth home run of theseason and his first since August 1.

 

Logan, Pena lead Nationals past Mets

<h3>WASHINGTON 12, NY METS 4</h3>By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Wily Mo Pena had two hits and drove intwo runs, including the go-ahead RBI, and Nook Logan had threehits and scored three runs to lead the Washington Nationals pastthe New York Mets, 12-4, on Monday night.


It was the fourth straight defeat for the National LeagueEast-leading Mets, who committed six errors in Sunday's loss toPhiladelphia and made four more - including two in a ghastlyfour-run sixth in this one.


With the loss, the Mets (83-66) lead is now 2 1/2 games overPhiladelphia (81-69). The Phillies defeated the St. LouisCardinals, 13-11, on Monday night.


New York is keenly aware of their shrinking lead.


"It needs to turn around quickly or we're going to be goinghome," Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca said.
New York took a quick4-0 lead, but Washington came back to score 12 unanswered runs.

"A lot of laughing - a lot of joyous people in the dugout whenwe went up 4-0," Lo Duca said. "We need to play all nineinnings or go home - bottom line."


The Nationals scored four runs to tie the game in the bottom ofthe fourth inning off starter Brian Lawrence. The righthander,who retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced, allowed one-outsingles to Ryan Zimmerman and Pena and a walk to Austin Kearnsto load the bases.


Ronnie Belliard's infield single scored Zimmerman and RobertFick's single scored Pena to cut the deficit to 4-2. BrianSchneider's double scored Kearns and Belliard to tie the scoreat 4-4 and knock Lawrence out of the game.


Logan led off the fifth with a double to left field off AaronSele (3-2) and moved to third on a ground out to second. Penathen stroked a two-out single to left, giving the Nationals thelead for good.


In the sixth, after an error by third baseman David Wright putrunners on first and second with nobody out, Scott Schoeneweisfielded a bunt by Logan but fired the ball wide of first intoright field. Schneider and Lopez both scored, giving theNationals a 7-4 lead. Pena and Belliard had run-scoringgroundouts to cap the scoring in the inning.


"We shot ourselves in the foot a few times," Wright said. "Justthrowing balls away, being a little sloppy. Things like thatare going to happen. We can't go out there and make fourerrors. There's a good chance that we're going to lose."

The Nationals scored three more runs in the seventh on arun-scoring single by Logan and a pinch-hit, two-run home run byRyan Church.


"We're playing the spoiler role," a gleeful Church said.

Jonathan Albaladejo (1-0), the second Washington pitcher, gotthe win. He worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starterTim Redding. Albaladejo was followed by four more Washingtonrelievers who combined to shut down the Mets in the game's finalfive innings.


Luis Castillo gave the Mets an early 1-0 lead with a sacrificefly in the top of the first. Wright then singled and CarlosBeltran blasted his 30th home run of the season to right fieldfor a 3-0 lead.


Shawn Green homered with one out to right-center in the fourthinning to make it 4-0. It was Green's ninth home run of theseason and his first since August 1.


"It's been about as bad as it can get the last four days," Greensaid. "It's got to turn around (Tuesday). We can't wait toolong and have this thing drag out. It's got to end."