GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (43-58) at NY METS (57-44)

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 11 0
NY METS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - MIKE BACSIK, LUIS AYALA (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

NYM - JORGE SOSA, JON ADKINS (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO
(8TH), AARON HEILMAN (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA


WP - MIKE BACSIK (4-6)
LP - JORGE SOSA (7-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: WAS - RYAN CHURCH (8) OFF JORGE SOSA IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
AUSTIN KEARNS (7) OFF JORGE SOSA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

NYM - NONE


TIME: 2:34 ATT: 0

PROBABLES: WAS - BILLY TRABER (2-1, 4.09) & WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (NR)
NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (6-4, 3.14) & NYM - MIKE PELFREY (0-7, 6.12)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (6) VS NY METS (2) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241
R Belliard 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .260
D Young 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .335
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202
R Church lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .259
R Langerhans lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
A Kearns rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .253
B Schneider c 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .232
N Logan cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .236
M Bacsik p 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .111
a-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 6 11 6 5 4 12

a-grounded to shortstop for M Bacsik in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Young (27, J Sosa); R Church (31, J Sosa); B Schneider (13, J
Sosa); N Logan (9, J Sosa). HR - R Church (8, 3rd inning off J Sosa 0 on, 2
Out), A Kearns (7, 6th inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Church 2 (41), B
Schneider 2 (37), N Logan (7), A Kearns (41). 2-out RBI - R Church, B
Schneider. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1, T Batista 1, R
Belliard 1. GIDP - R Belliard, D Young. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Kearns (1, 2nd base off P Feliciano/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young, R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).



NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302
D Easley 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .291
C Delgado 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .251
M Alou lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .316
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
L Milledge cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
S Green rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270
J Sosa p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174
J Adkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 2 8 1 1 2 13

a-flied out to left for J Adkins in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Alou (9, M Bacsik); S Green (22, M Bacsik). RBI - D Easley
(22). 2-out RBI - D Easley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright
1. GIDP - L Milledge, P Lo Duca. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Alou (D Young at 2nd base). DP: 2 (J Reyes-C
Delgado, C Delgado-J Reyes-C Delgado).


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WASHINGTON - 031 001 010 -- 6
NY METS - 010 010 000 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik (W, 4-6) 7 8 2 2 1 0 0 4.22
L Ayala 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.07

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa (L, 7-6) 6 9 5 5 3 3 2 4.59
J Adkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
P Feliciano 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.29
A Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 83-55; L Ayala 19-14; J Sosa 99-63; J Adkins 9-6; P
Feliciano 28-14; A Heilman 14-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 10-11; L
Ayala 2-2; J Sosa 7-7; J Adkins 1-2; P Feliciano 3-0; A Heilman 1-1. Batters
faced: M Bacsik 28; L Ayala 6; J Sosa 27; J Adkins 3; P Feliciano 6; A Heilman
4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mike Winters.

T--2:34. Att--0.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 6
NY METS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

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WASHINGTON (6) AT NY METS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young doubled to left. R Church doubled to deep right,
D Young scored. A Kearns grounded out to second. B Schneider doubled to deep
right, R Church scored. N Logan hit a ground rule double to deep left center,
B Schneider scored. M Bacsik walked. F Lopez struck out swinging. R Belliard
grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: M Alou doubled to left center. P Lo Duca singled to left,
M Alou to third. L Milledge grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, M Alou scored, P Lo Duca out at second. S Green lined out to first.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Zimmerman singled to left. D Young grounded into double
play, first to shortstop to first, R Zimmerman out at second. R Church homered
to right center. A Kearns struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 1.

NY METS 5TH: L Milledge flied out to center. S Green doubled to deep
right. J Sosa singled to left, S Green to third. J Reyes lined out to third.
D Easley singled to right, S Green scored, J Sosa to second. D Wright grounded
out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: A Kearns homered to left. B Schneider lined out to right.
N Logan struck out swinging. M Bacsik flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, NY METS 2.

WASHINGTON 8TH: P Feliciano relieved J Adkins. D Young grounded out to
shortstop. R Church grounded out to pitcher. A Kearns walked. A Kearns stole
second. B Schneider singled to shallow right, A Kearns scored. N Logan walked,
B Schneider to second. T Batista hit for M Bacsik. T Batista grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 2.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

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WASHINGTON (6) AT NY METS (2) - EVENT LOG
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Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, R Church LF, A Kearns RF, B Schneider C, N Logan CF, M Bacsik LHP.

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

Umpires -- Phil Cuzzi (HP), Tom Hallion (1B), James Hoye (2B), Mike Winters
(3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 14 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez walked. R Belliard grounded into double play,
shortstop to first, F Lopez out at second. R Zimmerman popped out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. D Easley grounded out to
shortstop. D Wright walked. C Delgado grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young doubled to left. R Church doubled to deep right,
D Young scored. A Kearns grounded out to second. B Schneider doubled to deep
right, R Church scored. N Logan hit a ground rule double to deep left center,
B Schneider scored. M Bacsik walked. F Lopez struck out swinging. R Belliard
grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0.

NY METS 2ND: M Alou doubled to left center. P Lo Duca singled to left,
M Alou to third. L Milledge grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, M Alou scored, P Lo Duca out at second. S Green lined out to first.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Zimmerman singled to left. D Young grounded into double
play, first to shortstop to first, R Zimmerman out at second. R Church homered
to right center. A Kearns struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 1.

NY METS 3RD: J Sosa grounded out to third. J Reyes grounded out to
shortstop. D Easley lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: B Schneider flied out to center. N Logan flied out to
center. M Bacsik singled to shallow left. F Lopez grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 1.

NY METS 4TH: D Wright flied out to right. C Delgado singled to center.
M Alou lined out to left. P Lo Duca flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Belliard flied out to right. R Zimmerman walked.
D Young singled to left, R Zimmerman to third, D Young out stretching at second.
R Church flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 1.

NY METS 5TH: L Milledge flied out to center. S Green doubled to deep
right. J Sosa singled to left, S Green to third. J Reyes lined out to third.
D Easley singled to right, S Green scored, J Sosa to second. D Wright grounded
out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 4, NY METS 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: A Kearns homered to left. B Schneider lined out to right.
N Logan struck out swinging. M Bacsik flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, NY METS 2.

NY METS 6TH: C Delgado singled to right center. M Alou flied out to right.
P Lo Duca grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Delgado out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, NY METS 2.

WASHINGTON 7TH: J Adkins relieved J Sosa. F Lopez lined out to third.
R Belliard flied out to right. R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, NY METS 2.

NY METS 7TH: L Milledge reached on infield single to second. S Green lined
out to right. R Gotay hit for J Adkins. R Gotay flied out to left. J Reyes
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 5, NY METS 2.

WASHINGTON 8TH: P Feliciano relieved J Adkins. D Young grounded out to
shortstop. R Church grounded out to pitcher. A Kearns walked. A Kearns stole
second. B Schneider singled to shallow right, A Kearns scored. N Logan walked,
B Schneider to second. T Batista hit for M Bacsik. T Batista grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 2.

NY METS 8TH: R Fick at first base. R Langerhans in left field. L Ayala
relieved M Bacsik. D Easley bunt grounded out to pitcher. D Wright struck out
swinging. C Delgado grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 2.

WASHINGTON 9TH: A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. F Lopez popped out to
second. R Belliard grounded out to third. R Zimmerman singled to center.
R Fick struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 2.

NY METS 9TH: M Alou popped out to shortstop. P Lo Duca lined out to
center. L Milledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6,
NY METS 2.</div>

 

Bacsik strong vs. former team, Nationals cruise by Mets

<h3>WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Washington Nationals weredouble the trouble for Jorge Sosa while Mike Bacsik had fewproblems with the New York Mets.


Ryan Church had one of four Washington doubles in a three-runsecond and Bacsik pitched seven strong innings as the Nationalsdefeated the Mets, 6-2, in the opener of a four-game series onFriday.


Church and Austin Kearns homered for the Nationals, who keptSosa winless in three starts since coming off the disabled list.

The Mets welcomed back left fielder Moises Alou from thedisabled list, but it did not prevent them from losing theirsecond straight game to a last-place team. New York dropped thefinale of a three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates onThursday.


The four doubles in an inning tied the most for the Nationalssince the franchise relocated to Washington in 2005. It alsohappened at Shea Stadium on August 21, 2005.


Dmitri Young reached second on a bloop to left field to open thesecond and scored when Church doubled down the right fieldline. One out later, Brian Schneider lined a two-base hit toright field to bring home the second run and scored when NookLogan bounced a ground rule double to left center.

Sosa (7-6), who was sidelined prior to the All-Star break with ahamstring injury, has lost five of his last six decisions andhis last three starts. He lasted six innings and allowed fiveruns and nine hits.


Bacsik (4-6) was with the Mets in 2002 and 2003 and made themost of his first appearance against his former team. Thelefthander allowed two runs and eight hits with just one walk.He did not strike out a batter. In fact, on just one of his 83pitches did a Mets batter swing and miss. That was Jose Reyesin the first.


Bacsik has allowed just five runs in his last three starts, aspan of 19 1/3 innings.


Church hit his eighth homer with one out in the third toincrease the lead to 4-1.


A leadoff home run by Austin Kearns off the left field foul polein the sixth made it 5-2.


Alou, who missed more than two months with a strained leftquadriceps, doubled off the left wall in the second and scoredthe first Mets run when Lastings Milledge grounded into a doubleplay. Alou was 1-for-4.


Shawn Green doubled in the fifth and scored on a single byDamion Easley that cut the lead to 4-2.


Schneider drove in his second run of the game with a single inthe eighth.


Luis Ayala pitched the eighth and ninth innings for Washington.

New York played its third straight game without center fielderCarlos Beltran due to a strained abdominal muscle.

 

Bacsik strong vs. former team, Nationals cruise by Mets

<h3>WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 2</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The Washington Nationals weredouble the trouble for Jorge Sosa while Mike Bacsik had fewproblems with the New York Mets.


Ryan Church had one of four Washington doubles in a three-runsecond and Bacsik pitched seven strong innings as the Nationalsdefeated the Mets, 6-2, in the opener of a four-game series onFriday.


Church and Austin Kearns homered for the Nationals, who keptSosa winless in three starts since coming off the disabled list.

The Mets welcomed back left fielder Moises Alou from thedisabled list, but it did not prevent them from losing theirsecond straight game to a last-place team. New York dropped thefinale of a three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates onThursday.


The four doubles in an inning tied the most for the Nationalssince the franchise relocated to Washington in 2005. It alsohappened at Shea Stadium on August 21, 2005.


"I seemed like double, double, double and here we go," Churchsaid.


Dmitri Young reached second on a bloop to left field to open thesecond and scored when Church doubled down the right fieldline. One out later, Brian Schneider lined a two-base hit toright field to bring home the second run and scored when NookLogan bounced a ground rule double to left center.

That would be more than enough for Bacsik, whose seven-inningeffort helped rest a bullpen that was overworked in a recentseries against Philadelphia.


"It could have gotten ugly if Bacsik had gotten out of the gameearly," Nationals manager Manny Acta said. "He gave me morethan I was hoping for."


Sosa (7-6), who was sidelined prior to the All-Star break with ahamstring injury, has lost five of his last six decisions andhis last three starts. He lasted six innings and allowed fiveruns and nine hits.


"I had all the confidence I needed," said Sosa through aninterpreter. "It was mechanical. I'm going to sit with(pitching coach) Rick Peterson and talk about my mechanics."

Bacsik (4-6) was with the Mets in 2002 and 2003 and made themost of his first appearance against his former team. Thelefthander allowed two runs and eight hits with just one walk.He did not strike out a batter. In fact, on just one of his 83pitches did a Mets batter swing and miss. That was Jose Reyesin the first.


"I didn't make them swing and miss a lot. The defense did a<div class="pre">heck of job," Bacsik said. "I was just trying to be efficient.</div>That made me fresh in later innings."


Bacsik has allowed just five runs in his last three starts, aspan of 19 1/3 innings.


Church hit his eighth homer with one out in the third toincrease the lead to 4-1.


A leadoff home run by Austin Kearns off the left field foul polein the sixth made it 5-2.


Alou, who missed more than two months with a strained leftquadriceps, doubled off the left wall in the second and scoredthe first Mets run when Lastings Milledge grounded into a doubleplay.


"It felt good to be out there," said Alou, who was 1-for-4 andalmost made a diving catch on Young's double in the second. "Iwas pleased with the way I swung the bat."


Shawn Green doubled in the fifth and scored on a single byDamion Easley that cut the lead to 4-2.


Schneider drove in his second run of the game with a single inthe eighth.


Luis Ayala pitched the eighth and ninth innings for Washington.

New York played its third straight game without center fielderCarlos Beltran due to a strained abdominal muscle.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (6) VS NY METS (2) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241
R Belliard 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .260
D Young 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .335
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202
R Church lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .259
R Langerhans lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
A Kearns rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .253
B Schneider c 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .232
N Logan cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .236
M Bacsik p 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .111
a-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 6 11 6 5 4 12

a-grounded to shortstop for M Bacsik in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Young (27, J Sosa); R Church (31, J Sosa); B Schneider (13, J
Sosa); N Logan (9, J Sosa). HR - R Church (8, 3rd inning off J Sosa 0 on, 2
Out), A Kearns (7, 6th inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Church 2 (41), B
Schneider 2 (37), N Logan (7), A Kearns (41). 2-out RBI - R Church, B
Schneider. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1, T Batista 1, R
Belliard 1. GIDP - R Belliard, D Young. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Kearns (1, 2nd base off P Feliciano/P Lo Duca).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young, R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).



NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302
D Easley 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
D Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .291
C Delgado 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .251
M Alou lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .316
P Lo Duca c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
L Milledge cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
S Green rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270
J Sosa p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174
J Adkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 2 8 1 1 2 13

a-flied out to left for J Adkins in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Alou (9, M Bacsik); S Green (22, M Bacsik). RBI - D Easley
(22). 2-out RBI - D Easley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright
1. GIDP - L Milledge, P Lo Duca. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Alou (D Young at 2nd base). DP: 2 (J Reyes-C
Delgado, C Delgado-J Reyes-C Delgado).


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WASHINGTON - 031 001 010 -- 6
NY METS - 010 010 000 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik (W, 4-6) 7 8 2 2 1 0 0 4.22
L Ayala 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.07

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Sosa (L, 7-6) 6 9 5 5 3 3 2 4.59
J Adkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
P Feliciano 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.29
A Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 83-55; L Ayala 19-14; J Sosa 99-63; J Adkins 9-6; P
Feliciano 28-14; A Heilman 14-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 10-11; L
Ayala 2-2; J Sosa 7-7; J Adkins 1-2; P Feliciano 3-0; A Heilman 1-1. Batters
faced: M Bacsik 28; L Ayala 6; J Sosa 27; J Adkins 3; P Feliciano 6; A Heilman
4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mike Winters.

T--2:34. Att--0.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to
left.</div>