GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (69-87) at NY METS (87-68)

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (13) AT NY METS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 2ND: C Delgado doubled to right. P Lo Duca grounded out to second,
C Delgado to third. C Gomez hit sacrifice fly to center, C Delgado scored.
M Pelfrey doubled to left. J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman reached on infield single to third. R Church
flied out to left. A Kearns singled to center, R Zimmerman to third. R Fick
singled to center, R Zimmerman scored, A Kearns to second, A Kearns scored,
R Fick to second on error by left fielder M Alou. J Maxwell struck out swinging.
B Schneider intentionally walked. M Chico grounded out to second. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 2, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: D Jimenez grounded out to first. R Belliard grounded out
to shortstop. R Zimmerman walked. R Zimmerman to second on passed ball by
P Lo Duca. R Church walked. A Kearns homered to center, R Zimmerman and R Church
scored. R Fick flied out to right. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5,
NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 6TH: J Maxwell walked. B Schneider flied out to right. M Chico
sacrificed to pitcher, J Maxwell to second. D Jimenez walked. J Smith
relieved M Pelfrey. R Belliard doubled to deep left center, J Maxwell and
D Jimenez scored. R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 1.

NY METS 6TH: M Alou doubled to left. C Delgado grounded out to second,
M Alou to third. P Lo Duca singled to center, M Alou scored. C Gomez singled to
left, P Lo Duca to second. J Conine hit for J Smith. S Rivera relieved
M Chico. S Green hit for J Conine. S Green walked, P Lo Duca to third, C Gomez to
second. J Reyes grounded out to shortstop, P Lo Duca scored, C Gomez to third,
S Green to second. L Castillo grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: B Schneider walked. F Lopez hit for S Rivera. G Mota
relieved P Feliciano. F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
B Schneider out at second. F Lopez stole second. D Jimenez singled to center,
F Lopez thrown out at home. D Jimenez to second advancing on throw. R Belliard
doubled to deep right center, D Jimenez scored. R Zimmerman walked. R Church
doubled to center, R Belliard and R Zimmerman scored. A Kearns struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 10, NY METS 3.

WASHINGTON 9TH: D Williams relieved G Mota. R Fick grounded out to pitcher.
J Maxwell reached on infield single to second. B Schneider popped out to
second. J Maxwell to second on wild pitch by D Williams. F Lopez walked.
R Langerhans homered to right, J Maxwell and F Lopez scored. R Belliard grounded
out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, NY METS 3.

NY METS 9TH: T Batista at third base. J Colome relieved L Ayala. L Castillo
reached on infield single to second. D Wright singled to center, L Castillo to
third. C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to right, L Castillo scored. M Alou fouled
out to first. C Delgado flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 13, NY METS 4.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (13) AT NY METS (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Washington Starting Lineups -- D Jimenez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
R Church LF, A Kearns RF, R Fick 1B, J Maxwell CF, B Schneider C, M Chico LHP.

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

Umpires -- Wally Bell (HP), Bill Welke (1B), John Hirschbeck (2B), Laz Diaz (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 12 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: D Jimenez popped out to shortstop. R Belliard struck out
looking. R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes walked. J Reyes caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop. L Castillo grounded out to third. D Wright singled to right.
C Beltran walked, D Wright to second. M Alou grounded into fielder's choice to
third, C Beltran out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
NY METS 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Church doubled to deep left. A Kearns grounded out to
third. R Fick struck out swinging. J Maxwell fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: C Delgado doubled to right. P Lo Duca grounded out to second,
C Delgado to third. C Gomez hit sacrifice fly to center, C Delgado scored.
M Pelfrey doubled to left. J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: B Schneider hit by pitch. M Chico bunt popped out foul to
catcher. D Jimenez fouled out to first. R Belliard lined out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 1.

NY METS 3RD: L Castillo singled to right center. L Castillo to second on
wild pitch by M Chico. D Wright lined out to shortstop. C Beltran popped out
to second. M Alou flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman reached on infield single to third. R Church
flied out to left. A Kearns singled to center, R Zimmerman to third. R Fick
singled to center, R Zimmerman scored, A Kearns to second, A Kearns scored,
R Fick to second on error by left fielder M Alou. J Maxwell struck out swinging.
B Schneider intentionally walked. M Chico grounded out to second. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 2, NY METS 1.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado singled to left. P Lo Duca flied out to center.
C Gomez lined out to pitcher, C Delgado to second. M Pelfrey grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: D Jimenez grounded out to first. R Belliard grounded out
to shortstop. R Zimmerman walked. R Zimmerman to second on passed ball by
P Lo Duca. R Church walked. A Kearns homered to center, R Zimmerman and R Church
scored. R Fick flied out to right. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5,
NY METS 1.

NY METS 5TH: J Reyes lined out to right. L Castillo lined out to third.
D Wright doubled to deep right center. C Beltran flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 6TH: J Maxwell walked. B Schneider flied out to right. M Chico
sacrificed to pitcher, J Maxwell to second. D Jimenez walked. J Smith
relieved M Pelfrey. R Belliard doubled to deep left center, J Maxwell and
D Jimenez scored. R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 1.

NY METS 6TH: M Alou doubled to left. C Delgado grounded out to second,
M Alou to third. P Lo Duca singled to center, M Alou scored. C Gomez singled to
left, P Lo Duca to second. J Conine hit for J Smith. S Rivera relieved
M Chico. S Green hit for J Conine. S Green walked, P Lo Duca to third, C Gomez to
second. J Reyes grounded out to shortstop, P Lo Duca scored, C Gomez to third,
S Green to second. L Castillo grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 3.

WASHINGTON 7TH: P Feliciano relieved J Smith. R Church struck out swinging.
A Kearns walked. R Fick struck out looking. J Maxwell flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 3.

NY METS 7TH: D Wright grounded out to second. C Beltran singled to left
center. M Alou flied out to center. C Delgado struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: B Schneider walked. F Lopez hit for S Rivera. G Mota
relieved P Feliciano. F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
B Schneider out at second. F Lopez stole second. D Jimenez singled to center,
F Lopez thrown out at home. D Jimenez to second advancing on throw. R Belliard
doubled to deep right center, D Jimenez scored. R Zimmerman walked. R Church
doubled to center, R Belliard and R Zimmerman scored. A Kearns struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 10, NY METS 3.

NY METS 8TH: R Langerhans in left field. L Ayala relieved S Rivera. F Lopez
at shortstop. P Lo Duca safe at first on throwing error by shortstop F Lopez.
C Gomez struck out swinging. R Gotay hit for G Mota. R Gotay popped out to
second. J Reyes grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 10,
NY METS 3.

WASHINGTON 9TH: D Williams relieved G Mota. R Fick grounded out to pitcher.
J Maxwell reached on infield single to second. B Schneider popped out to
second. J Maxwell to second on wild pitch by D Williams. F Lopez walked.
R Langerhans homered to right, J Maxwell and F Lopez scored. R Belliard grounded
out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 13, NY METS 3.

NY METS 9TH: T Batista at third base. J Colome relieved L Ayala. L Castillo
reached on infield single to second. D Wright singled to center, L Castillo to
third. C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to right, L Castillo scored. M Alou fouled
out to first. C Delgado flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 13, NY METS 4.</div>

 

Kearns, Langerhans help Nationals continue to stymie Mets

<h3>WASHINGTON 13, NY METS 4</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The Washington Nationals remain aSeptember thorn in the side of the New York Mets.


Austin Kearns and Ryan Langerhans hit three-run homers andRonnie Belliard doubled twice and drove in three runs as theNationals again slowed down the Mets' drive toward the NationalLeague East title with a 13-4 victory Monday in the opener of athree-game series.


The loss reduced the Mets' (87-69) lead over the second-placePhiladelphia Phillies (85-71) to two games. New York's magicnumber for clinching its second straight NL East title remainsat five. The idle Phillies open a three-game series with theAtlanta Braves on Tuesday.


New York would be closer to the title if not for three losses infour games this month to the fourth-place Nationals, who aremanaged by former Mets coach Manny Acta.


Moises Alou extended his club-record hitting streak to 28 gamesfor the Mets, who saw their three-game winning streak end.

The Nationals, who play the Mets and Phillies exclusively overthe final two weeks of the season, did most of their damage offrookie Mike Pelfrey, who was charged with seven runs - sixearned - and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.


Pelfrey (3-8), who walked five and struck out three, had won histhree previous starts this month after being recalled from theminor leagues.


The Nationals did the bulk of their scoring in the middle frameswith two in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in thesixth.


That enabled Matt Chico (6-9) to win on the road for the firsttime in seven decisions this season. The rookie lefthanderallowed three runs and scattered nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Ryan Zimmerman singled in the fourth and went to third on ahit-and-run single by Kearns before Robert Fick singled home arun on a ball that was misplayed by Alou in left field, allowinga second run to score.


Pelfrey walked Zimmerman and Ryan Church with two outs in thefifth and Kearns followed with his 15th home run to make 5-1.

Pelfrey walked a pair of batters in the sixth and was liftedwith two outs before Belliard greeted reliever Joe Smith with atwo-run double.


The Mets scored twice in the sixth when Alou doubled and scoredon a single by Paul Lo Duca. Jose Reyes drove in a run with agroundout off reliever Saul Rivera to make it 7-3. Rivera keptit a four-run game by getting Luis Castillo to ground out to endthe inning.


Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran threw out Felipe Lopez athome trying to score on a single by D'Angelo Jimenez in theeighth, but Belliard followed with an RBI double and Churchlined a two-run double off Guillermo Mota to make it 10-3.

Langerhans hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Dave Williamsto make it 13-3.


The Mets scored a run in the second on a sacrifice fly by CarlosGomez.

 

Kearns, Langerhans help Nationals continue to stymie Mets

<h3>WASHINGTON 13, NY METS 4</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The Washington Nationals remain aSeptember thorn in the side of the New York Mets.


Austin Kearns and Ryan Langerhans hit three-run homers, whileRonnie Belliard doubled twice and drove in three runs as theNationals again slowed down the Mets' drive toward the NationalLeague East title with a 13-4 victory Monday in the opener of athree-game series.


The loss reduced the Mets' (87-69) lead over the second-placePhiladelphia Phillies (85-71) to two games. New York's magicnumber for clinching its second straight NL East title remainsat five. The idle Phillies open a three-game series with theAtlanta Braves on Tuesday.


New York would be closer to the title if not for three losses infour games this month to the fourth-place Nationals, who aremanaged by former Mets coach Manny Acta.


"I take no satisfaction in hurting the Mets," Acta said. "Wehave to go out and play hard. We're not going to roll over."

Moises Alou extended his club-record hitting streak to 28 gamesfor the Mets, who saw their three-game winning streak end.

The Nationals, who play the Mets and Phillies exclusively overthe final two weeks of the season, did most of their damage offrookie Mike Pelfrey, who was charged with seven runs - sixearned - and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.


"I tried to step off and stop and take my time," said Pelfrey,admitting he was a bit out of sync. "I felt good. I just lostmy command."


Pelfrey (3-8), who walked five and struck out three, had won histhree previous starts this month after being recalled from theminor leagues.


The Nationals did the bulk of their scoring in the middle frameswith two in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in thesixth.


"I don't have any explanation," center fielder Carlos Beltransaid of the Nationals' success. "They have nothing to lose.They come here and try to knock us out of the race. That's theirmotivation." That enabled Matt Chico (6-9) to win on the roadfor the first time in seven decisions this season. The rookielefthander allowed three runs and scattered nine hits in 5 1/3innings.


"I really didn't feel all that great," Chico said. "I just triedto get through innings and get some outs." Ryan Zimmermansingled in the fourth and went to third on a hit-and-run singleby Kearns before Robert Fick singled home a run on a ball thatwas misplayed by Alou in left field, allowing a second run toscore.


Pelfrey walked Zimmerman and Ryan Church with two outs in thefifth and Kearns followed with his 15th home run to make 5-1.

Pelfrey walked a pair of batters in the sixth and was liftedwith two outs before Belliard greeted reliever Joe Smith with atwo-run double.


The Mets scored twice in the sixth when Alou doubled and scoredon a single by Paul Lo Duca. Jose Reyes drove in a run with agroundout off reliever Saul Rivera to make it 7-3. Rivera keptit a four-run game by getting Luis Castillo to ground out to endthe inning.


Beltran threw out Felipe Lopez at home trying to score on asingle by D'Angelo Jimenez in the eighth, but Belliard followedwith an RBI double and Church lined a two-run double offGuillermo Mota to make it 10-3. That drew loud boos from theShea stadium faithful.


"We're not getting it done in a lot of areas," Mets thirdbaseman David Wright said. "We were getting embarrassed with theseason on the line on our home field." Langerhans hit athree-run homer in the ninth off Dave Williams to make it 13-3.

The Mets scored a run in the second on a sacrifice fly by CarlosGomez.

 

Kearns, Langerhans help Nationals continue to stymie Mets

<h3>WASHINGTON 13, NY METS 4</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The Washington Nationals remain aSeptember thorn in the side of the New York Mets.


Austin Kearns and Ryan Langerhans hit three-run homers, whileRonnie Belliard doubled twice and drove in three runs as theNationals again slowed down the Mets' drive toward the NationalLeague East title with a 13-4 victory Monday in the opener of athree-game series.


The loss reduced the Mets' (87-69) lead over the second-placePhiladelphia Phillies (85-71) to two games. New York's magicnumber for clinching its second straight NL East title remainsat five. The idle Phillies open a three-game series with theAtlanta Braves on Tuesday.


New York would be closer to the title if not for three losses infour games this month to the fourth-place Nationals, who aremanaged by former Mets coach Manny Acta.


"I take no satisfaction in hurting the Mets," Acta said. "Wehave to go out and play hard. We're not going to roll over."

Moises Alou extended his club-record hitting streak to 28 gamesfor the Mets, who saw their three-game winning streak end.

The Nationals, who play the Mets and Phillies exclusively overthe final two weeks of the season, did most of their damage offrookie Mike Pelfrey, who was charged with seven runs - sixearned - and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.


"I tried to step off and stop and take my time," said Pelfrey,admitting he was a bit out of sync. "I felt good. I just lostmy command."


Pelfrey (3-8), who walked five and struck out three, had won histhree previous starts this month after being recalled from theminor leagues.


The Nationals did the bulk of their scoring in the middle frameswith two in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in thesixth.


"I don't have any explanation," center fielder Carlos Beltransaid of the Nationals' success. "They have nothing to lose. Theycome here and try to knock us out of the race. That's theirmotivation."


The Nationals outburt enabled Matt Chico (6-9) to win on theroad for the first time in seven decisions this season. Therookie lefthander allowed three runs and scattered nine hits in5 1/3 innings.


"I really didn't feel all that great," Chico said. "I just triedto get through innings and get some outs."


Ryan Zimmerman singled in the fourth and went to third on ahit-and-run single by Kearns before Robert Fick singled home arun on a ball that was misplayed by Alou in left field, allowinga second run to score.


Pelfrey walked Zimmerman and Ryan Church with two outs in thefifth and Kearns followed with his 15th home run to make 5-1.

Pelfrey walked a pair of batters in the sixth and was liftedwith two outs before Belliard greeted reliever Joe Smith with atwo-run double.


The Mets scored twice in the sixth when Alou doubled and scoredon a single by Paul Lo Duca. Jose Reyes drove in a run with agroundout off reliever Saul Rivera to make it 7-3. Rivera keptit a four-run game by getting Luis Castillo to ground out to endthe inning.


Beltran threw out Felipe Lopez at home trying to score on asingle by D'Angelo Jimenez in the eighth, but Belliard followedwith an RBI double and Church lined a two-run double offGuillermo Mota to make it 10-3. That drew loud boos from theShea stadium faithful.


"We're not getting it done in a lot of areas," Mets thirdbaseman David Wright said. "We were getting embarrassed with theseason on the line on our home field."


Langerhans hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Dave Williamsto make it 13-3.


The Mets scored a run in the second on a sacrifice fly by CarlosGomez.