GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (83-66) at WASHINGTON (67-83)

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Rauch relieved C Schroder.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7
WASHINGTON 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J Reyes (.288, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - AARON HEILMAN
WAS - JON RAUCH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.222, 1-FOR-2, BB)
B SCHNEIDER (.234, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
J RAUCH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (7) VS WASHINGTON (9) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288
L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280
D Wright 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .313
C Beltran cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .281
M Alou lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .338
L Milledge pr-rf-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
S Green 1b-rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .283
P Lo Duca c 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .270
E Chavez rf-lf 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .276
a-J Conine ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Maine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .115
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Castro ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
c-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 7 13 7 3 4 14

a-singled to left for E Chavez in the 7th; b-hit for J Maine in the 7th;
c-struck out swinging for R Castro in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright 2 (37, M Bacsik, J Hanrahan); P Lo Duca (16, W Abreu).
HR - S Green (10, 3rd inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 1 Out). S - J Maine. SF - P
Lo Duca. RBI - D Wright (99), C Beltran (102), P Lo Duca 2 (49), E Chavez 2
(17), S Green (45). 2-out RBI - E Chavez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Beltran 1, M Anderson 1, J Reyes 1, J Maine 1. GIDP - D Wright. Team
LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Castillo-S Green).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .272
F Lopez ss 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268
W Pena lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291
A Kearns rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .266
R Belliard 2b 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .289
R Fick 1b 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .222
B Schneider c 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .163
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
b-J Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-D Jimenez ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 9 12 9 2 6 8

a-struck out swinging for J Hanrahan in the 3rd; b-flied out to left for M
Bacsik in the 4th; c-homered to left for J Colome in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (39, J Maine). 3B - N Logan (4, J Maine). HR - A
Kearns (14, 2nd inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out), R Belliard (11, 5th inning off
J Maine 2 on, 1 Out), D Jimenez (2, 6th inning off S Schoeneweis 0 on, 0 Out).
SF - F Lopez. RBI - A Kearns 2 (62), F Lopez (49), B Schneider (49), W Pena
(19), R Belliard 3 (52), D Jimenez (10). 2-out RBI - B Schneider. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - W Pena 1, J Maxwell 1. GIDP - B Schneider. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Belliard (1st base, J Maine).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Belliard-F Lopez-R Fick).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 401 020 00 -- 7
WASHINGTON - 011 151 0 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 4 1/3 11 8 8 2 6 2 4.04
S Schoeneweis 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.30
G Mota 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.02
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 7 5 5 2 1 1 6.45
M Bacsik 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.82
W Abreu 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.14
J Colome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.47
S Rivera 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.80
A Munoz 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Schroder 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.53
J Rauch 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.76

A Munoz pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 88-54; S Schoeneweis 19-11; G Mota 4-2; A Heilman
12-8; J Hanrahan 67-39; M Bacsik 14-9; W Abreu 22-16; J Colome 14-8; S Rivera
13-8; A Munoz 7-4; C Schroder 4-3; J Rauch 11-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Maine 3-3; S Schoeneweis 2-2; G Mota 1-0; A Heilman 2-1; J Hanrahan 4-4; M
Bacsik 2-0; W Abreu 2-1; J Colome 1-1; S Rivera 1-1; A Munoz 0-0; C Schroder
0-0; J Rauch 3-0. Batters faced: J Maine 25; S Schoeneweis 4; G Mota 1; A
Heilman 3; J Hanrahan 18; M Bacsik 4; W Abreu 6; J Colome 3; S Rivera 3; A
Munoz 1; C Schroder 1; J Rauch 3.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
NYM: PEDRO FELICIANO (2-2, 2.91) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 9

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.222, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Feliciano relieved A Heilman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7
WASHINGTON 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Fick (.222, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Batista hit for J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R FICK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7
WASHINGTON 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T Batista (.267, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - PEDRO FELICIANO
WAS - JON RAUCH (OUT)

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.281, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.281, 0-FOR-1)
S GREEN (.283, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (7) VS WASHINGTON (9) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288
L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280
D Wright 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .313
C Beltran cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .281
M Alou lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .338
L Milledge pr-rf-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
S Green 1b-rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .283
P Lo Duca c 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .270
E Chavez rf-lf 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .276
a-J Conine ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Maine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .115
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Castro ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
c-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 7 13 7 3 4 14

a-singled to left for E Chavez in the 7th; b-hit for J Maine in the 7th;
c-struck out swinging for R Castro in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright 2 (37, M Bacsik, J Hanrahan); P Lo Duca (16, W Abreu).
HR - S Green (10, 3rd inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 1 Out). S - J Maine. SF - P
Lo Duca. RBI - D Wright (99), C Beltran (102), P Lo Duca 2 (49), E Chavez 2
(17), S Green (45). 2-out RBI - E Chavez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Beltran 1, M Anderson 1, J Reyes 1, J Maine 1. GIDP - D Wright. Team
LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Castillo-S Green).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .271
F Lopez ss 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268
W Pena lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291
A Kearns rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .266
R Belliard 2b 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .289
R Fick 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .227
B Schneider c 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .163
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
b-J Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-D Jimenez ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264

Totals 33 9 13 9 2 6 10

a-struck out swinging for J Hanrahan in the 3rd; b-flied out to left for M
Bacsik in the 4th; c-homered to left for J Colome in the 6th; d-flied out to
center for J Rauch in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (39, J Maine). 3B - N Logan (4, J Maine). HR - A
Kearns (14, 2nd inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out), R Belliard (11, 5th inning off
J Maine 2 on, 1 Out), D Jimenez (2, 6th inning off S Schoeneweis 0 on, 0 Out).
S - B Schneider. SF - F Lopez. RBI - A Kearns 2 (62), F Lopez (49), B Schneider
(49), W Pena (19), R Belliard 3 (52), D Jimenez (10). 2-out RBI - B Schneider.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan 1, W Pena 1, J Maxwell 1.
GIDP - B Schneider. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Belliard (1st base, J Maine).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Belliard-F Lopez-R Fick).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 401 020 00 -- 7
WASHINGTON - 011 151 00 -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 4 1/3 11 8 8 2 6 2 4.04
S Schoeneweis 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.30
G Mota 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.02
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
P Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.87

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 7 5 5 2 1 1 6.45
M Bacsik 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.82
W Abreu 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.14
J Colome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.47
S Rivera 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.80
A Munoz 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Schroder 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.53
J Rauch 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.76

A Munoz pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 88-54; S Schoeneweis 19-11; G Mota 4-2; A Heilman
12-8; P Feliciano 10-8; J Hanrahan 67-39; M Bacsik 14-9; W Abreu 22-16; J
Colome 14-8; S Rivera 13-8; A Munoz 7-4; C Schroder 4-3; J Rauch 11-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Maine 3-3; S Schoeneweis 2-2; G Mota 1-0; A Heilman 2-1; P
Feliciano 2-1; J Hanrahan 4-4; M Bacsik 2-0; W Abreu 2-1; J Colome 1-1; S
Rivera 1-1; A Munoz 0-0; C Schroder 0-0; J Rauch 3-0. Batters faced: J Maine
25; S Schoeneweis 4; G Mota 1; A Heilman 3; P Feliciano 4; J Hanrahan 18; M
Bacsik 4; W Abreu 6; J Colome 3; S Rivera 3; A Munoz 1; C Schroder 1; J Rauch
3.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (3-3, 3.04) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 9

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: C BELTRAN (.281, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7
WASHINGTON 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C Beltran (.281, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Gomez ran for P Lo Duca.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C GOMEZ ON FIRST, S GREEN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 7
WASHINGTON 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J Conine (.253, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF CONINE SCORED SHAWN GREEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CONINE ON FIRST, C GOMEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: P FELICIANO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Gotay hit for P Feliciano.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CONINE ON FIRST, C GOMEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Gotay (.305, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</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 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 16 0
WASHINGTON 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 x 9 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JOHN MAINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (5TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (6TH),
AARON HEILMAN (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, MIKE BACSIK (4TH), WINSTON ABREU
(5TH), JESUS COLOME (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (7TH), ARNIE MUNOZ
(7TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO
(9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: NYM - SHAWN GREEN (10) OFF JOEL HANRAHAN IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

WAS - AUSTIN KEARNS (14) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RONNIE BELLIARD (11) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 5TH, 2 ON
D'ANGELO JIMENEZ (2) OFF SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS IN THE 6TH, 0
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 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 16 0
WASHINGTON 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 x 9 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - JOHN MAINE, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (5TH), GUILLERMO MOTA (6TH),
AARON HEILMAN (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, MIKE BACSIK (4TH), WINSTON ABREU
(5TH), JESUS COLOME (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (7TH), ARNIE MUNOZ
(7TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO
(9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - JESUS COLOME (5-1)
LP - JOHN MAINE (14-10)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (35)

HOME RUNS: NYM - SHAWN GREEN (10) OFF JOEL HANRAHAN IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

WAS - AUSTIN KEARNS (14) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RONNIE BELLIARD (11) OFF JOHN MAINE IN THE 5TH, 2 ON
D'ANGELO JIMENEZ (2) OFF SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS IN THE 6TH, 0
ON


TIME: 3:16 ATT: 19,966

PROBABLES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY (2-7, 5.23)
WAS - MATT CHICO (5-8, 4.61)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS WASHINGTON (9) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288
L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280
D Wright 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .313
C Beltran cf 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .281
M Alou lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .338
L Milledge pr-rf-lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280
S Green 1b-rf 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .285
P Lo Duca c 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .272
C Gomez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
E Chavez rf-lf 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .276
a-J Conine ph-1b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .256
J Maine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .115
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Castro ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
c-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .303

Totals 40 8 16 8 3 6 16

a-singled to left for E Chavez in the 7th; b-hit for J Maine in the 7th;
c-struck out swinging for R Castro in the 7th; d-struck out swinging for P
Feliciano in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Wright 2 (37, M Bacsik, J Hanrahan); P Lo Duca (16, W Abreu).
HR - S Green (10, 3rd inning off J Hanrahan 0 on, 1 Out). S - J Maine. SF - P
Lo Duca. RBI - D Wright (99), C Beltran (102), P Lo Duca 2 (49), E Chavez 2
(17), S Green (45), J Conine (37). 2-out RBI - E Chavez, J Conine. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Beltran 1, M Anderson 1, R Gotay 1, J Reyes 1, J
Maine 1. GIDP - D Wright. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Castillo-S Green).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .271
F Lopez ss 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268
W Pena lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291
A Kearns rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .266
R Belliard 2b 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .289
R Fick 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .227
B Schneider c 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .163
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
b-J Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-D Jimenez ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 9 13 9 2 6 10

a-struck out swinging for J Hanrahan in the 3rd; b-flied out to left for M
Bacsik in the 4th; c-homered to left for J Colome in the 6th; d-flied out to
center for J Rauch in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (39, J Maine). 3B - N Logan (4, J Maine). HR - A
Kearns (14, 2nd inning off J Maine 0 on, 0 Out), R Belliard (11, 5th inning off
J Maine 2 on, 1 Out), D Jimenez (2, 6th inning off S Schoeneweis 0 on, 0 Out).
S - B Schneider. SF - F Lopez. RBI - A Kearns 2 (62), F Lopez (49), B Schneider
(49), W Pena (19), R Belliard 3 (52), D Jimenez (10). 2-out RBI - B Schneider.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan 1, W Pena 1, J Maxwell 1.
GIDP - B Schneider. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Belliard (1st base, J Maine).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Belliard-F Lopez-R Fick).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 401 020 001 -- 8
WASHINGTON - 011 151 00x -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine (L, 14-10) 4 1/3 11 8 8 2 6 2 4.04
S Schoeneweis 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.30
G Mota 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.02
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
P Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.87

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 7 5 5 2 1 1 6.45
M Bacsik 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.82
W Abreu 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.14
J Colome (W, 5-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.47
S Rivera (H, 19) 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.80
A Munoz (H, 3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Schroder (H, 1) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.53
J Rauch (H, 31) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.76
C Cordero (S, 35) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.12

A Munoz pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 88-54; S Schoeneweis 19-11; G Mota 4-2; A Heilman
12-8; P Feliciano 10-8; J Hanrahan 67-39; M Bacsik 14-9; W Abreu 22-16; J
Colome 14-8; S Rivera 13-8; A Munoz 7-4; C Schroder 4-3; J Rauch 11-5; C
Cordero 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 3-3; S Schoeneweis 2-2; G Mota
1-0; A Heilman 2-1; P Feliciano 2-1; J Hanrahan 4-4; M Bacsik 2-0; W Abreu 2-1;
J Colome 1-1; S Rivera 1-1; A Munoz 0-0; C Schroder 0-0; J Rauch 3-0; C Cordero
0-1. Batters faced: J Maine 25; S Schoeneweis 4; G Mota 1; A Heilman 3; P
Feliciano 4; J Hanrahan 18; M Bacsik 4; W Abreu 6; J Colome 3; S Rivera 3; A
Munoz 1; C Schroder 1; J Rauch 3; C Cordero 6.

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

T--3:16. Att--19,966.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (8) AT WASHINGTON (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes walked. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to
first, J Reyes out at second. D Wright doubled to deep center, L Castillo
scored. C Beltran singled to center, D Wright scored. M Alou singled to left,
C Beltran to second. S Green walked, C Beltran to third, M Alou to second.
P Lo Duca hit sacrifice fly to left, C Beltran scored. E Chavez singled to
center, M Alou scored, S Green to second. J Maine flied out to right. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns homered to left. R Belliard singled to right.
R Fick struck out swinging. R Belliard picked off first. B Schneider struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 1.

NY METS 3RD: M Alou grounded out to shortstop. S Green homered to center.
P Lo Duca grounded out to third. E Chavez reached on infield single to first.
J Maine struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Langerhans hit for J Hanrahan. R Langerhans struck out
swinging. N Logan tripled to deep right. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left,
N Logan scored. R Zimmerman lined out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: W Pena grounded out to third. A Kearns struck out
swinging. R Belliard singled to center. R Fick walked, R Belliard to second.
B Schneider singled to right, R Belliard scored, R Fick to second. J Maxwell
hit for M Bacsik. J Maxwell flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 5TH: W Abreu relieved M Bacsik. M Alou reached on infield single to
third. S Green grounded out to shortstop, M Alou to second. L Milledge ran
for M Alou. P Lo Duca doubled to left, L Milledge scored. E Chavez singled to
center, P Lo Duca scored. J Maine sacrificed to pitcher, E Chavez to second.
J Reyes popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: L Milledge in right field. E Chavez in left field. N Logan
singled to left center. F Lopez walked, N Logan to second. R Zimmerman struck
out looking. W Pena singled to center, N Logan scored, F Lopez to second.
A Kearns singled to right, F Lopez scored, W Pena to third. R Belliard homered
to left, W Pena and A Kearns scored. R Fick reached on bunt single to third.
S Schoeneweis relieved J Maine. B Schneider grounded into double play, second
to first, R Fick out at second.(5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
WASHINGTON 8.

WASHINGTON 6TH: D Jimenez hit for J Colome. D Jimenez homered to left.
N Logan flied out to left. F Lopez flied out to right. G Mota relieved
S Schoeneweis. R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 9.

NY METS 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. C Beltran struck out swinging.
L Milledge lined out to left. S Green singled to center. P Lo Duca singled to
center, S Green to second. C Gomez ran for P Lo Duca. J Conine singled to
center, S Green scored, C Gomez to third. R Gotay hit for P Feliciano. R Gotay
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 9.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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NY METS (8) AT WASHINGTON (9) - EVENT LOG
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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, E Chavez RF, J Maine RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- N Logan CF, F Lopez SS, R Zimmerman 3B, W Pena
LF, A Kearns RF, R Belliard 2B, R Fick 1B, B Schneider C, J Hanrahan RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 10 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes walked. L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to
first, J Reyes out at second. D Wright doubled to deep center, L Castillo
scored. C Beltran singled to center, D Wright scored. M Alou singled to left,
C Beltran to second. S Green walked, C Beltran to third, M Alou to second.
P Lo Duca hit sacrifice fly to left, C Beltran scored. E Chavez singled to
center, M Alou scored, S Green to second. J Maine flied out to right. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan grounded out to third. F Lopez struck out
swinging. R Zimmerman hit a ground rule double to deep right. W Pena grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 2ND: J Reyes lined out to third. L Castillo singled to left.
D Wright flied out to right. C Beltran grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns homered to left. R Belliard singled to right.
R Fick struck out swinging. R Belliard picked off first. B Schneider struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 1.

NY METS 3RD: M Alou grounded out to shortstop. S Green homered to center.
P Lo Duca grounded out to third. E Chavez reached on infield single to first.
J Maine struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Langerhans hit for J Hanrahan. R Langerhans struck out
swinging. N Logan tripled to deep right. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to left,
N Logan scored. R Zimmerman lined out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 4TH: M Bacsik relieved J Hanrahan. J Reyes grounded out to
shortstop. L Castillo grounded out to first. D Wright doubled to center.
C Beltran struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: W Pena grounded out to third. A Kearns struck out
swinging. R Belliard singled to center. R Fick walked, R Belliard to second.
B Schneider singled to right, R Belliard scored, R Fick to second. J Maxwell
hit for M Bacsik. J Maxwell flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 5TH: W Abreu relieved M Bacsik. M Alou reached on infield single to
third. S Green grounded out to shortstop, M Alou to second. L Milledge ran
for M Alou. P Lo Duca doubled to left, L Milledge scored. E Chavez singled to
center, P Lo Duca scored. J Maine sacrificed to pitcher, E Chavez to second.
J Reyes popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: L Milledge in right field. E Chavez in left field. N Logan
singled to left center. F Lopez walked, N Logan to second. R Zimmerman struck
out looking. W Pena singled to center, N Logan scored, F Lopez to second.
A Kearns singled to right, F Lopez scored, W Pena to third. R Belliard homered
to left, W Pena and A Kearns scored. R Fick reached on bunt single to third.
S Schoeneweis relieved J Maine. B Schneider grounded into double play, second
to first, R Fick out at second.(5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
WASHINGTON 8.

NY METS 6TH: J Colome relieved W Abreu. L Castillo grounded out to second.
D Wright lined out to right. C Beltran struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 8.

WASHINGTON 6TH: D Jimenez hit for J Colome. D Jimenez homered to left.
N Logan flied out to left. F Lopez flied out to right. G Mota relieved
S Schoeneweis. R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 9.

NY METS 7TH: S Rivera relieved J Colome. L Milledge grounded out to second.
S Green singled to center. P Lo Duca lined out to right. A Munoz relieved
S Rivera. J Conine hit for E Chavez. J Conine singled to left, S Green to second.
R Castro hit for G Mota. C Schroder relieved A Munoz. M Anderson hit for
R Castro. M Anderson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
WASHINGTON 9.

WASHINGTON 7TH: L Milledge in left field. S Green in right field. J Conine
at first base. A Heilman relieved G Mota. W Pena lined out to second. A Kearns
grounded out to first. R Belliard grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 9.

NY METS 8TH: J Rauch relieved C Schroder. J Reyes bunt grounded out to
pitcher. L Castillo walked. D Wright grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, L Castillo out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 9.

WASHINGTON 8TH: P Feliciano relieved A Heilman. R Fick singled to center.
B Schneider sacrificed to third, R Fick to second. T Batista hit for J Rauch.
T Batista flied out to center. N Logan grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1
Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 7, WASHINGTON 9.

NY METS 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. C Beltran struck out swinging.
L Milledge lined out to left. S Green singled to center. P Lo Duca singled to
center, S Green to second. C Gomez ran for P Lo Duca. J Conine singled to
center, S Green scored, C Gomez to third. R Gotay hit for P Feliciano. R Gotay
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 9.</div>

 

Mets drop fifth straight game

<h3>WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 8</h3>By Ben Standig
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The slumping New York Mets squandered anearly four-run lead as the Washington Nationals hit three homeruns, including a three-run bomb from Ronnie Belliard in thepivotal fifth inning, to help send the Mets to their fifthstraight loss, 9-8, on Tuesday.


The Mets (83-67), who entered the day with a 2 1/2 game leadover the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East,tallied four runs in the first inning and led, 7-3, midwaythrough the fifth.


However, starting pitcher John Maine (14-10) could not maintainthe edge as he allowed a career-high eight runs, including fivein the bottom of the fifth inning, on 11 hits.


With one out in the fifth and runners at first and second, WilyMo Pena and Austin Kearns hit back-to-back RBI singles to pullthe Nationals within 7-5. Belliard strode to the plate, havingalready singled in his two plate appearances against Maine andcrushed the first pitch over the left field wall for his 11thhome run and an 8-7 lead.


Trailing, 9-7, in the top of the ninth, the Mets got threestraight two-out singles, the last by Jeff Conine, to cut thedeficit to 9-8. Nationals closer Chad Cordero then struck outRuben Gotay on a 3-2 pitch for his 35th save.


The Nationals used eight relievers behind starter Joel Hanrahan,who was chased after three innings, having allowed five runs onseven hits and two walks. Jesus Colome (5-1), the fourthNationals hurler on the night, pitched a scoreless sixth inningfor the win.


The Mets had a closed door meeting before the game and theyresponded by sending nine men to the plate in the opening frame.David Wright's one-out double to center scored Luis Castillofrom first base and Wright came home on Carlos Beltran's singleup the middle.


Following a Moises Alou single to left - which extended hishitting streak to 22 games - and a Shawn Green walk on fourpitches to load the bases, Paul Lo Duca drove home Beltran witha sacrifice fly to left and Endy Chavez drove Alou home for thefourth run on a single to center.


After Austin Kearns got the Nationals on the board with his 14thhome run of the year, Green answered with a solo home run ofhis own in the third inning to make the score 5-1. Lo Duca andChavez had RBI hits in the fifth inning as the Mets extended thelead to 7-3, but Maine could not get out of the inning.

D'Angelo Jimenez extended the Nationals lead to 9-7 with a pinchhit home run, his second on the season, off Mets reliever ScottSchoeneweis, one of four Mets relievers used in the game.

Alou left the game in the fourth inning with tightness in hisleft quad.

 

Mets drop fifth straight game

<h3>WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 8</h3>By Ben Standig
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- One day after the New York Mets blew anearly four-run lead and dropped their fourth straight game, theyheld a closed door team meeting. After watching anotherfour-run lead disappear, the Mets are now just trying to hold onto their lead in the National League East.


The slumping Mets squandered another early four-run lead as theWashington Nationals hit three home runs, including a three-runbomb from Ronnie Belliard in the pivotal fifth inning, to helpsend the Mets to their fifth straight loss, 9-8, on Tuesday.

The Mets (83-67), who held a seven-game lead on September 12,entered the day with a 2 1/2 game lead over the PhiladelphiaPhillies in the NL East. They jumped out with four runs in thefirst inning and led, 7-3, midway through the fifth.

"If I tell you I'm not worried, I'd be lying," said Metsoutfielder Moises Alou.


However, starting pitcher John Maine (14-10) could not maintainthe edge as he allowed a career-high eight runs, including fivein the bottom of the fifth inning, on 11 hits.


"Everyone did their job but me. ... I didn't hold my end up,"said Maine, who watched his season ERA rise from 3.72 to 4.04.

With one out in the fifth and runners at first and second, WilyMo Pena and Austin Kearns hit back-to-back RBI singles to pullthe Nationals within 7-5. Belliard strode to the plate, havingalready singled in his two plate appearances against Maine andcrushed the first pitch over the left field wall for his 11thhome run and an 8-7 lead.


"We've been scoring some runs, but you've got to hold themdown," said Mets manager Willie Randolph, who watched his teambelt out 16 hits. "Johnny (Maine) was throwing the ball well fora little while, but he lost it, and he got hammered a littlebit."


Trailing, 9-7, in the top of the ninth, the Mets got threestraight two-out singles, the last by Jeff Conine, to cut thedeficit to 9-8. Nationals closer Chad Cordero then struck outRuben Gotay on a 3-2 pitch for his 35th save.


Washington used eight relievers behind starter Joel Hanrahan,who was chased after three innings, having allowed five runs onseven hits and two walks. Jesus Colome (5-1), the fourthNationals hurler on the night, pitched a scoreless sixth inningfor the win.


The Nationals, who have won three of four games, have scored thefewest runs in the National League, but have hammered the Metsfor 21 runs in the first two games of this series. It is theirhighest two-game total at RFK Stadium since the team returned toWashington.


"On back-to-back nights, its pretty incredible, considering wehave a tough time scoring five runs in a game," said Nationalsmanager Manny Acta.


The Mets sent nine men to the plate in the opening frame. DavidWright's one-out double to center scored Luis Castillo fromfirst base and Wright came home on Carlos Beltran's single upthe middle.


Following an Alou single to left - which extended his hittingstreak to 22 games - and a Shawn Green walk on four pitches toload the bases, Paul Lo Duca drove home Beltran with a sacrificefly to left and Endy Chavez drove Alou home for the fourth runon a single to center.


After Austin Kearns got the Nationals on the board with his 14thhome run of the year, Green answered with a solo home run ofhis own in the third inning to make the score 5-1. Lo Duca andChavez had RBI hits in the fifth inning as the Mets extended thelead to 7-3, but Maine could not get out of the inning.

D'Angelo Jimenez extended the Nationals lead to 9-7 with a pinchhit home run, his second on the season, off Mets reliever ScottSchoeneweis, one of four Mets relievers used in the game.

Alou left the game in the fourth inning with tightness in hisleft quad, but said he should be fine for Wednesday's game.