GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (71-87) at NY METS (87-70)

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH
NYM - BILLY WAGNER

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.287, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
A KEARNS (.266, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (7) VS NY METS (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .287
R Zimmerman 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .268
A Kearns rf 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .266
R Church cf-lf 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 .273
W Pena lf 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .303
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
a-R Langerhans ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .166
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Logan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 33 7 10 7 4 5 13

a-walked for J Hanrahan in the 5th; b-grounded to shortstop for C Schroder in
the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (34, P Humber); W Pena (4, P Feliciano). 3B - F Lopez
(6, P Humber). HR - R Church (15, 4th inning off P Humber 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - R
Church 2 (68), R Belliard (58), R Zimmerman (90), A Kearns (73), W Pena 2 (22).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, B Schneider 1, W Pena 1, R
Zimmerman 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (23, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca).

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


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
L Castillo 2b 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .287
D Wright 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .322
C Beltran cf 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .279
M Alou lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .347
C Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276
C Gomez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234
b-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Humber p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289

Totals 32 6 10 6 3 4 10

a-flied out to right for P Feliciano in the 5th; b-popped out to third for C
Gomez in the 8th; c-grounded to third for A Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - C Beltran 2 (32, 1st inning off M Bacsik 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning
off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out), M Alou (13, 1st inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 2 Out). S
- P Humber. RBI - C Beltran 3 (109), M Alou 2 (47), L Castillo (18). 2-out RBI
- C Beltran 2, M Alou 2, L Castillo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Delgado 2, D Wright 1, P Humber 1. GIDP - D Wright. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Alou (W Pena at 3rd base).


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WASHINGTON - 000 250 00 -- 7
NY METS - 311 100 00 -- 6
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 1/3 7 5 5 1 1 3 5.05
J Hanrahan 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.00
C Schroder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.22
J Albaladejo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
S Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.55
J Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Humber 4 6 5 5 2 0 1 7.71
J Smith 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.56
P Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.16
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02
O Hernandez 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.72
A Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.18

P Humber pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
J Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
B Wagner pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - J Hanrahan. HBP - C Delgado (by M Bacsik). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik
60-38; J Hanrahan 33-16; C Schroder 9-5; J Albaladejo 13-9; S Rivera 15-11; J
Rauch 6-5; P Humber 91-52; J Smith 10-8; P Feliciano 9-8; S Schoeneweis 14-10;
O Hernandez 29-15; A Heilman 11-8; B Wagner 0-1. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 3-3; J Hanrahan 1-2; C Schroder 1-2; J Albaladejo 3-0; S Rivera 0-2; J
Rauch 2-1; P Humber 3-9; J Smith 0-0; P Feliciano 0-0; S Schoeneweis 2-0; O
Hernandez 0-1; A Heilman 3-0; B Wagner 0-0. Batters faced: M Bacsik 16; J
Hanrahan 8; C Schroder 3; J Albaladejo 3; S Rivera 4; J Rauch 3; P Humber 20; J
Smith 2; P Feliciano 3; S Schoeneweis 3; O Hernandez 5; A Heilman 4; B Wagner
0.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN CHURCH SCORED RONNIE BELLIARD AND AUSTIN
KEARNS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R CHURCH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 9
NY METS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J RAUCH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Batista hit for J Rauch.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R CHURCH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 9
NY METS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T Batista (.271, 2 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH (OUT)
NYM - BILLY WAGNER

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L CASTILLO (.287, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
D WRIGHT (.322, 1-FOR-3, BB)
C BELTRAN (.279, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (9) VS NY METS (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244
R Belliard 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .267
A Kearns rf 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 .266
R Church cf-lf 5 1 3 4 0 2 4 .275
W Pena lf 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .303
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
R Fick 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235
B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
a-R Langerhans ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .166
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Logan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 37 9 12 9 6 5 16

a-walked for J Hanrahan in the 5th; b-grounded to shortstop for C Schroder in
the 6th; c-intentionally walked for J Rauch in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (34, P Humber); W Pena (4, P Feliciano); R Church (43,
B Wagner). 3B - F Lopez (6, P Humber). HR - R Church (15, 4th inning off P
Humber 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Church 4 (70), R Belliard (58), R Zimmerman (90),
A Kearns (73), W Pena 2 (22). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez
1, B Schneider 1, W Pena 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - R Fick. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (23, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca).

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


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
L Castillo 2b 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .287
D Wright 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .322
C Beltran cf 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .279
M Alou lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .347
C Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276
C Gomez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234
b-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
P Humber p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 6 10 6 3 4 10

a-flied out to right for P Feliciano in the 5th; b-popped out to third for C
Gomez in the 8th; c-grounded to third for A Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - C Beltran 2 (32, 1st inning off M Bacsik 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning
off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out), M Alou (13, 1st inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 2 Out). S
- P Humber. RBI - C Beltran 3 (109), M Alou 2 (47), L Castillo (18). 2-out RBI
- C Beltran 2, M Alou 2, L Castillo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Delgado 2, D Wright 1, P Humber 1. GIDP - D Wright. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Alou (W Pena at 3rd base). DP: 1 (D Wright-L
Castillo-C Delgado).


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WASHINGTON - 000 250 002 -- 9
NY METS - 311 100 00 -- 6
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 1/3 7 5 5 1 1 3 5.05
J Hanrahan 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.00
C Schroder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.22
J Albaladejo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
S Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.55
J Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Humber 4 6 5 5 2 0 1 7.71
J Smith 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.56
P Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.16
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02
O Hernandez 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.72
A Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.18
B Wagner 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 2.67

P Humber pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
J Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

WP - J Hanrahan. IBB - T Batista (by B Wagner). HBP - C Delgado (by M
Bacsik). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 60-38; J Hanrahan 33-16; C Schroder 9-5; J
Albaladejo 13-9; S Rivera 15-11; J Rauch 6-5; P Humber 91-52; J Smith 10-8; P
Feliciano 9-8; S Schoeneweis 14-10; O Hernandez 29-15; A Heilman 11-8; B Wagner
20-9. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 3-3; J Hanrahan 1-2; C Schroder 1-2; J
Albaladejo 3-0; S Rivera 0-2; J Rauch 2-1; P Humber 3-9; J Smith 0-0; P
Feliciano 0-0; S Schoeneweis 2-0; O Hernandez 0-1; A Heilman 3-0; B Wagner 2-1.
Batters faced: M Bacsik 16; J Hanrahan 8; C Schroder 3; J Albaladejo 3; S
Rivera 4; J Rauch 3; P Humber 20; J Smith 2; P Feliciano 3; S Schoeneweis 3; O
Hernandez 5; A Heilman 4; B Wagner 6.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: LUIS AYALA (2-2, 3.32) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 6

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: L CASTILLO (.287, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Ayala relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 9
NY METS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Castillo (.287, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: WAS - MIKE BACSIK, JOEL HANRAHAN (3RD), CHRIS SCHRODER (5TH),
JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH),
LUIS AYALA (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

NYM - PHILIP HUMBER, JOE SMITH (5TH), PEDRO FELICIANO
(5TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (7TH), AARON
HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

HOME RUNS: WAS - RYAN CHURCH (15) OFF PHILIP HUMBER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON

NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (31) OFF MIKE BACSIK IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MOISES ALOU (13) OFF MIKE BACSIK IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (32) OFF MIKE BACSIK IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

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

BATTERIES: WAS - MIKE BACSIK, JOEL HANRAHAN (3RD), CHRIS SCHRODER (5TH),
JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH),
LUIS AYALA (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

NYM - PHILIP HUMBER, JOE SMITH (5TH), PEDRO FELICIANO
(5TH), SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (6TH), ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (7TH), AARON
HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA


WP - JOEL HANRAHAN (5-3)
LP - JOE SMITH (3-2)
SAVE - LUIS AYALA (1)

HOME RUNS: WAS - RYAN CHURCH (15) OFF PHILIP HUMBER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON

NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (31) OFF MIKE BACSIK IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MOISES ALOU (13) OFF MIKE BACSIK IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (32) OFF MIKE BACSIK IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


TIME: 3:23 ATT: 51,940

PROBABLES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO (5-4, 4.53)
NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ (3-0, 2.57)

PROBABLES: WAS - TIM REDDING (3-5, 3.53)
PHI - COLE HAMELS (14-5, 3.54)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (9) VS NY METS (6) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244
R Belliard 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .267
A Kearns rf 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 .266
R Church cf-lf 5 1 3 4 0 2 4 .275
W Pena lf 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .303
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235
B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
a-R Langerhans ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .166
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Logan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 37 9 12 9 6 5 16

a-walked for J Hanrahan in the 5th; b-grounded to shortstop for C Schroder in
the 6th; c-intentionally walked for J Rauch in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (34, P Humber); W Pena (4, P Feliciano); R Church (43,
B Wagner). 3B - F Lopez (6, P Humber). HR - R Church (15, 4th inning off P
Humber 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Church 4 (70), R Belliard (58), R Zimmerman (90),
A Kearns (73), W Pena 2 (22). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez
1, B Schneider 1, W Pena 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - R Fick. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (23, 2nd base off A Heilman/P Lo Duca).

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


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
L Castillo 2b 5 0 2 1 0 3 0 .286
D Wright 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .321
C Beltran cf 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 .278
M Alou lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .347
C Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276
C Gomez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234
b-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Chavez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
P Humber p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
J Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 6 10 6 3 5 10

a-flied out to right for P Feliciano in the 5th; b-popped out to third for C
Gomez in the 8th; c-grounded to third for A Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - C Beltran 2 (32, 1st inning off M Bacsik 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning
off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out), M Alou (13, 1st inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 2 Out). S
- P Humber. RBI - C Beltran 3 (109), M Alou 2 (47), L Castillo (18). 2-out RBI
- C Beltran 2, M Alou 2, L Castillo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Delgado 2, D Wright 1, P Humber 1. GIDP - D Wright. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Alou (W Pena at 3rd base). DP: 1 (D Wright-L
Castillo-C Delgado).


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WASHINGTON - 000 250 002 -- 9
NY METS - 311 100 000 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 1/3 7 5 5 1 1 3 5.05
J Hanrahan (W, 5-3) 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.00
C Schroder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.22
J Albaladejo (H, 2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
S Rivera (H, 20) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.55
J Rauch (H, 33) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57
L Ayala (S, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
P Humber 4 6 5 5 2 0 1 7.71
J Smith (L, 3-2) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.56
P Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.16
S Schoeneweis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02
O Hernandez 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.72
A Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.18
B Wagner 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 2.67

P Humber pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
J Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

WP - J Hanrahan. IBB - T Batista (by B Wagner). HBP - C Delgado (by M
Bacsik). Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 60-38; J Hanrahan 33-16; C Schroder 9-5; J
Albaladejo 13-9; S Rivera 15-11; J Rauch 6-5; L Ayala 11-10; P Humber 91-52; J
Smith 10-8; P Feliciano 9-8; S Schoeneweis 14-10; O Hernandez 29-15; A Heilman
11-8; B Wagner 20-9. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 3-3; J Hanrahan 1-2; C
Schroder 1-2; J Albaladejo 3-0; S Rivera 0-2; J Rauch 2-1; L Ayala 1-1; P
Humber 3-9; J Smith 0-0; P Feliciano 0-0; S Schoeneweis 2-0; O Hernandez 0-1; A
Heilman 3-0; B Wagner 2-1. Batters faced: M Bacsik 16; J Hanrahan 8; C Schroder
3; J Albaladejo 3; S Rivera 4; J Rauch 3; L Ayala 3; P Humber 20; J Smith 2; P
Feliciano 3; S Schoeneweis 3; O Hernandez 5; A Heilman 4; B Wagner 6.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Bill Welke.

T--3:23. Att--51,940.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 9
NY METS 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (9) AT NY METS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. L Castillo struck out
swinging. D Wright singled to right center. C Beltran homered to left,
D Wright scored. M Alou homered to right center. C Delgado flied out to center.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 3.

NY METS 2ND: P Lo Duca grounded out to third. C Gomez singled to left.
P Humber sacrificed to first, C Gomez to second. J Reyes walked. L Castillo
singled to center, C Gomez scored, J Reyes to third. D Wright fouled out to
catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 4.

NY METS 3RD: C Beltran homered to left. M Alou flied out to center.
C Delgado hit by pitch. P Lo Duca singled to center, C Delgado to second.
J Hanrahan relieved M Bacsik. C Gomez flied out to center. P Humber grounded out
to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 5.

WASHINGTON 4TH: A Kearns walked. R Church homered to right, A Kearns
scored. W Pena popped out to second. R Fick flied out to right. B Schneider
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, NY METS 5.

NY METS 4TH: J Reyes flied out to left. L Castillo struck out looking.
D Wright walked. C Beltran walked, D Wright to second. M Alou singled to left
center, D Wright scored, C Beltran to second. C Beltran to third, M Alou to
second on wild pitch by J Hanrahan. C Delgado struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, NY METS 6.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Langerhans hit for J Hanrahan. R Langerhans walked.
F Lopez singled to right, R Langerhans to second. J Smith relieved P Humber.
R Belliard doubled to deep left center, R Langerhans scored, F Lopez to third.
R Zimmerman singled to right, F Lopez scored, R Belliard to third. A Kearns
singled to center, R Belliard scored, R Zimmerman to third. P Feliciano
relieved J Smith. R Church struck out looking. W Pena doubled to deep left,
R Zimmerman and A Kearns scored, W Pena out stretching at third. R Fick struck
out swinging. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 6.

WASHINGTON 9TH: E Chavez in right field. B Wagner relieved A Heilman.
R Belliard singled to center. R Zimmerman flied out to right. A Kearns walked,
R Belliard to second. R Church doubled to deep left center, R Belliard and
A Kearns scored. T Batista hit for J Rauch. T Batista intentionally walked.
R Fick grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Batista out at
second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 6.</div>

 

Mets swept by Nationals; NL East lead down to one game

<h3>WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 6</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - Whether it is a two-time Cy YoungAward winner on the mound or a rookie righthander making hisfirst start, it really doesn't matter.


The slumping New York Mets can't find anyone to defeat theWashington Nationals. Wily Mo Pena had a two-run double to cap afive-run fifth inning and Ryan Church homered and drove in fourruns as the Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the Metswith a 9-6 victory that tightened things even further in theNational League East race.


The Mets (87-71) have lost five of six games to the Nationalsover the last two weeks and saw their lead over second-placePhiladelphia (86-72) reduced to one game.


The Phillies defeated Atlanta, 5-2, on Wednesday night and keptthe Mets' magic number for clinching their second straightdivision title at four.


The Nationals pounded Tom Glavine for six runs in five inningson Tuesday, putting even more pressure on Wednesday's game inwhich they turned to Philip Humber, their first-round pick in2004 who had all of five innings of major league experience.

The former collegiate star at Rice lasted four-plus innings andwas charged with five runs and six hits. Humber did not walk abatter and struck out two.


Another Cy Young Award winner, Pedro Martinez, will try to getthe Mets back on track Thursday when he faces the St. LouisCardinals.


Carlos Beltran hit a pair of home runs and Moises Alou extendedhis hitting streak to 30 games, but it was not enough to preventanother night of ineffective pitching.


New York has allowed six or more runs in nine of its last 11games and has allowed a whopping 57 in their last six.

The Mets have dropped nine of its last 13 contests overall andsix straight games at Shea Stadium. One reason the Mets went toHumber was a foot injury to Orlando Hernandez that has kept theCuban righthander sidelined since September 11. But in acurious move, Hernandez started the seventh inning in relief anddid not allow a run.


Church hit a two-run homer off Humber in the fourth and gave theNats two valuable insurance runs with a two-run double in theninth off closer Billy Wagner.


The Nationals put the first three runners on base in the fifth,including an RBI double by Ronnie Belliard that ended Humber'snight. Joe Smith (3-2) entered with runners on second and thirdand allowed RBI singles to Ryan Zimmerman and Austin Kearns.

Pedro Feliciano relieved and allowed a two-run double to Penathat gave Washington its first lead at 7-6.


Washington starter Mike Bacsik, starting place of the injuredShawn Hill, allowed five runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.Six relievers picked up the pieces, allowing one run over thefinal 6 2/3 innings. Joel Hanrahan (5-3) earned the win.

Luis Ayala recorded his first save of the season with a perfectninth inning, The Mets had staked Humber to a three-run lead inthe first. David Wright singled to extend his hitting streak to13 games and Beltran and Alou hit back-to-back homers.

Alou extended his club-record hitting streak to 30 games, thelongest by a New York player since Joe DiMaggio's legendary56-game streak for the Yankees in 1941.


Beltran hit his 32nd homer on the first pitch of the third, LuisCastillo had an RBI single in the second and Alou drove in hissecond run with a single in the fourth to give New York a 5-2lead.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

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WASHINGTON (9) AT NY METS (6) - EVENT LOG
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Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
A Kearns RF, R Church CF, W Pena LF, R Fick 1B, B Schneider C, M Bacsik 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, P Humber RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 11 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to center. R Belliard flied out to
right. R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. L Castillo struck out
swinging. D Wright singled to right center. C Beltran homered to left,
D Wright scored. M Alou homered to right center. C Delgado flied out to center.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 3.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns flied out to right. R Church singled to left.
W Pena singled to center, R Church to second. R Fick popped out to second.
B Schneider fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
NY METS 3.

NY METS 2ND: P Lo Duca grounded out to third. C Gomez singled to left.
P Humber sacrificed to first, C Gomez to second. J Reyes walked. L Castillo
singled to center, C Gomez scored, J Reyes to third. D Wright fouled out to
catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 4.

WASHINGTON 3RD: M Bacsik flied out to left. F Lopez tripled to deep
center. R Belliard grounded out to third. R Zimmerman grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 4.

NY METS 3RD: C Beltran homered to left. M Alou flied out to center.
C Delgado hit by pitch. P Lo Duca singled to center, C Delgado to second.
J Hanrahan relieved M Bacsik. C Gomez flied out to center. P Humber grounded out
to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 5.

WASHINGTON 4TH: A Kearns walked. R Church homered to right, A Kearns
scored. W Pena popped out to second. R Fick flied out to right. B Schneider
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, NY METS 5.

NY METS 4TH: J Reyes flied out to left. L Castillo struck out looking.
D Wright walked. C Beltran walked, D Wright to second. M Alou singled to left
center, D Wright scored, C Beltran to second. C Beltran to third, M Alou to
second on wild pitch by J Hanrahan. C Delgado struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, NY METS 6.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Langerhans hit for J Hanrahan. R Langerhans walked.
F Lopez singled to right, R Langerhans to second. J Smith relieved P Humber.
R Belliard doubled to deep left center, R Langerhans scored, F Lopez to third.
R Zimmerman singled to right, F Lopez scored, R Belliard to third. A Kearns
singled to center, R Belliard scored, R Zimmerman to third. P Feliciano
relieved J Smith. R Church struck out looking. W Pena doubled to deep left,
R Zimmerman and A Kearns scored, W Pena out stretching at third. R Fick struck
out swinging. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 6.

NY METS 5TH: C Schroder relieved J Hanrahan. P Lo Duca popped out to
shortstop. C Gomez grounded out to shortstop. R Gotay hit for P Feliciano.
R Gotay flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 6.

WASHINGTON 6TH: S Schoeneweis relieved P Feliciano. B Schneider grounded
out to second. D Jimenez hit for C Schroder. D Jimenez grounded out to
shortstop. F Lopez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7,
NY METS 6.

NY METS 6TH: J Albaladejo relieved C Schroder. J Reyes grounded out to
second. L Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop. D Wright grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Castillo out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 6.

WASHINGTON 7TH: O Hernandez relieved S Schoeneweis. R Belliard flied out to
center. R Zimmerman walked. A Kearns walked, R Zimmerman to second. R Church
struck out swinging. W Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 6.

NY METS 7TH: R Church in left field. S Rivera relieved J Albaladejo.
N Logan in center field. C Beltran struck out swinging. M Alou lined out to
center. C Delgado reached on infield single to third. P Lo Duca flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 6.

WASHINGTON 8TH: A Heilman relieved O Hernandez. R Fick grounded out to
second. B Schneider grounded out to third. N Logan reached on infield single
to shortstop. N Logan stole second. F Lopez grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7, NY METS 6.

NY METS 8TH: J Rauch relieved S Rivera. M Anderson hit for C Gomez. S Green
hit for A Heilman. M Anderson popped out to third. S Green grounded out to
third. J Reyes grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 7,
NY METS 6.

WASHINGTON 9TH: E Chavez in right field. B Wagner relieved A Heilman.
R Belliard singled to center. R Zimmerman flied out to right. A Kearns walked,
R Belliard to second. R Church doubled to deep left center, R Belliard and
A Kearns scored. T Batista hit for J Rauch. T Batista intentionally walked.
R Fick grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Batista out at
second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 6.

NY METS 9TH: L Ayala relieved J Rauch. L Castillo struck out looking.
D Wright grounded out to third. C Beltran fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 6.</div>

 

Mets swept by Nationals; NL East lead down to one game

<h3>WASHINGTON 9, NY METS 6</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - Whether it is a two-time Cy YoungAward winner on the mound or a rookie righthander making hisfirst start, it really doesn't matter. The slumping New YorkMets can't find anyone to defeat the Washington Nationals.

Wily Mo Pena had a two-run double to cap a five-run fifth inningand Ryan Church homered and drove in four runs as the Nationalscompleted a three-game sweep of the Mets with a 9-6 victorythat tightened things even further in the National League Eastrace.


The Mets (87-71) have lost five of six games to the Nationalsover the last two weeks and saw their lead over second-placePhiladelphia (86-72) reduced to one game.


"We're in first place," said Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran,who belted a pair of home runs. "It's hard to believe, but weare."


The Phillies defeated Atlanta, 5-2, on Wednesday night and keptthe Mets' magic number for clinching their second straightdivision title at four.


The Nationals pounded Tom Glavine for six runs in five inningson Tuesday, putting even more pressure on Wednesday's game inwhich they turned to Philip Humber, their first-round pick in2004 who had all of five innings of major league experience.

The former collegiate star at Rice lasted four-plus innings andwas charged with five runs and six hits. Humber did not walk abatter and struck out two.


"I just couldn't make the right pitches at the right time,"Humber said.


Another Cy Young Award winner, Pedro Martinez, will try to getthe Mets back on track Thursday when he faces the St. LouisCardinals.


While Beltran had a good night and Moises Alou extended hishitting streak to 30 games, it was not enough to prevent anothernight of ineffective pitching.


New York has allowed six or more runs in nine of its last 11games and has allowed a whopping 57 in their last six. Most ofthe damage has been the result of a bullpen in shambles.

"I still trust them. The bottom line is we're not getting thejob done," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "We don't give upon our people. It's a mental game now."


The Mets have dropped nine of its last 13 contests overall andsix straight games at Shea Stadium.


One reason the Mets went to Humber was a foot injury to OrlandoHernandez that has kept the Cuban righthander sidelined sinceSeptember 11. But in a curious move, Hernandez started theseventh inning in relief and did not allow a run.


Church hit a two-run homer off Humber in the fourth and gave theNats two valuable insurance runs with a two-run double in theninth off closer Billy Wagner.


"We're not scared of losing," Wagner said. "The problem is howbad we're playing. It's unexplainable."


The Nationals put the first three runners on base in the fifth,including an RBI double by Ronnie Belliard that ended Humber'snight. Joe Smith (3-2) entered with runners on second and thirdand allowed RBI singles to Ryan Zimmerman and Austin Kearns.

Pedro Feliciano relieved and allowed a two-run double to Penathat gave Washington its first lead at 7-6.


"It' fun baseball," Nationals catchder Brian Schneider said ofthe three-game sweep. "We know we're out (of the race), but itdoesn't matter."


Washington starter Mike Bacsik, starting place of the injuredShawn Hill, allowed five runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.Six relievers picked up the pieces, allowing one run over thefinal 6 2/3 innings. Joel Hanrahan (5-3) earned the win.

Luis Ayala recorded his first save of the season with a perfectninth inning, allowing the Nationals (72-87) to pass theirvictory total for all of last season.


"We accomplished something we wanted to do," manager Manny Actasaid.


The Mets had staked Humber to a three-run lead in the first.David Wright singled to extend his hitting streak to 13 gamesand Beltran and Alou hit back-to-back homers.


Alou extended his club-record hitting streak to 30 games, thelongest by a New York player since Joe DiMaggio's legendary56-game streak for the Yankees in 1941.


Beltran hit his 32nd homer on the first pitch of the third, LuisCastillo had an RBI single in the second and Alou drove in hissecond run with a single in the fourth to give New York a 5-2lead.