NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Batista at first base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6 NY METS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Gotay (.339, 1-FOR-2)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Langerhans in left field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6 NY METS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Gotay (.339, 1-FOR-2)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME) SINGLE BY CARLOS DELGADO SCORED RUBEN GOTAY. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C DELGADO ON FIRST, D WRIGHT ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6 NY METS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.308, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME) MOISES ALOU HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING DAVID WRIGHT. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6 NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.269, 0-FOR-3)</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 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 1 NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 10 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH NYM - AARON HEILMAN DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.260, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI) F LOPEZ (.241, 6 HR, 40 RBI) A KEARNS (.254, 2-FOR-4)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (6) VS NY METS (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS (2ND GAME) WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .184 N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 R Belliard ss-2b 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 .298 R Zimmerman 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .260 D Young 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .330 F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 A Kearns rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254 B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 R Fick lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198 a-T Batista ph-1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 R Langerhans cf-lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .161 J Hanrahan p 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Rauch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Totals 33 6 11 6 4 7 13 a-intentionally walked for R Fick in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (1, M Pelfrey); R Belliard (19, A Heilman). 3B - J Hanrahan (1, M Pelfrey). RBI - D Jimenez (2), R Zimmerman (50), D Young (54), R Langerhans (20), R Belliard 2 (32). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman, D Young, R Belliard 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Schneider 1, J Hanrahan 1. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - B Schneider (4, throw). DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-T Batista). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .300 R Gotay 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .344 D Wright 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .295 C Delgado 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .254 M Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 S Green rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 P Lo Duca c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 O Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 L Milledge cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 M Pelfrey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 a-D Easley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 10 4 1 8 10 a-struck out swinging for M Pelfrey in the 6th; b-flied out to left for G Mota in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - D Wright (25, J Hanrahan). HR - C Delgado (17, 6th inning off J Hanrahan 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (63), C Delgado 3 (58). 2-out RBI - D Wright, C Delgado 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Castro 1, J Reyes 1. GIDP - M Alou. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (9, 2nd base off J Rauch/B Schneider). FIELDING: Outfield assists - L Milledge (D Jimenez at 3rd base), M Alou (D Jimenez at Home). ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 003 000 03 -- 6 NY METS - 000 003 02 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Hanrahan 6 4 3 3 1 7 1 4.50 R King 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.78 J Rauch 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.79 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey 6 8 3 3 1 5 0 5.92 G Mota 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40 P Feliciano 2/3 2 3 3 2 1 0 2.92 A Heilman 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.48 WP - P Feliciano. IBB - T Batista (by P Feliciano). HBP - R Langerhans (by M Pelfrey). Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 86-56; R King 14-9; J Rauch 24-16; M Pelfrey 104-60; G Mota 23-13; P Feliciano 25-12; A Heilman 2-2. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 4-7; R King 0-1; J Rauch 3-1; M Pelfrey 8-4; G Mota 1-1; P Feliciano 1-0; A Heilman 0-0. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 23; R King 4; J Rauch 7; M Pelfrey 27; G Mota 4; P Feliciano 6; A Heilman 1. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Mike Estabrook. Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</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 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 11 1 NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 10 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH NYM - AARON HEILMAN DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.283, 1-FOR-3) A HEILMAN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J REYES (.300, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (6) VS NY METS (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS (2ND GAME) WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .184 N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 R Belliard ss-2b 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 .298 R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .259 D Young 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .330 F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 A Kearns rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .253 B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 R Fick lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198 a-T Batista ph-1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 R Langerhans cf-lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .161 J Hanrahan p 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Rauch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Totals 36 6 11 6 4 7 13 a-intentionally walked for R Fick in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (1, M Pelfrey); R Belliard (19, A Heilman). 3B - J Hanrahan (1, M Pelfrey). RBI - D Jimenez (2), R Zimmerman (50), D Young (54), R Langerhans (20), R Belliard 2 (32). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman, D Young, R Belliard 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Schneider 1, J Hanrahan 1. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - B Schneider (4, throw). DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-T Batista). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .300 R Gotay 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .344 D Wright 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .295 C Delgado 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .254 M Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 S Green rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 P Lo Duca c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 O Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 L Milledge cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 M Pelfrey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 a-D Easley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 10 4 1 8 10 a-struck out swinging for M Pelfrey in the 6th; b-flied out to left for G Mota in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - D Wright (25, J Hanrahan). HR - C Delgado (17, 6th inning off J Hanrahan 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (63), C Delgado 3 (58). 2-out RBI - D Wright, C Delgado 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Castro 1, J Reyes 1. GIDP - M Alou. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (9, 2nd base off J Rauch/B Schneider). FIELDING: Outfield assists - L Milledge (D Jimenez at 3rd base), M Alou (D Jimenez at Home). ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 003 000 030 -- 6 NY METS - 000 003 02 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Hanrahan 6 4 3 3 1 7 1 4.50 R King 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.78 J Rauch 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.79 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey 6 8 3 3 1 5 0 5.92 G Mota 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40 P Feliciano 2/3 2 3 3 2 1 0 2.92 A Heilman 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.42 WP - P Feliciano. IBB - T Batista (by P Feliciano). HBP - R Langerhans (by M Pelfrey). Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 86-56; R King 14-9; J Rauch 24-16; M Pelfrey 104-60; G Mota 23-13; P Feliciano 25-12; A Heilman 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 4-7; R King 0-1; J Rauch 3-1; M Pelfrey 8-4; G Mota 1-1; P Feliciano 1-0; A Heilman 2-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 23; R King 4; J Rauch 7; M Pelfrey 27; G Mota 4; P Feliciano 6; A Heilman 4. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Mike Estabrook. Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS (2ND GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE WAS: CHAD CORDERO (1-2, 2.70) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 5 DUE UP FOR NYMETS: L MILLEDGE (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6 NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Milledge (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Glavine hit for A Heilman. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 6 NY METS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR NY METS: T Glavine (.257, 0 HR, 2 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 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 11 1 NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, RAY KING (7TH), JON RAUCH (7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, RAMON CASTRO (8TH) HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (17) OFF JOEL HANRAHAN IN THE 6TH, 1 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 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 11 1 NY METS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, RAY KING (7TH), JON RAUCH (7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (8TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, RAMON CASTRO (8TH) WP - JON RAUCH (7-2) LP - PEDRO FELICIANO (2-2) SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (21) HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (17) OFF JOEL HANRAHAN IN THE 6TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:59 ATT: 46,265 PROBABLES: WAS - BILLY TRABER (2-1, 4.09) NYM - JOHN MAINE (11-5, 3.04)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (6) VS NY METS (5) - FINAL (2ND GAME) WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .184 N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 R Belliard ss-2b 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 .298 R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .259 D Young 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .330 F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 A Kearns rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .253 B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 R Fick lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198 a-T Batista ph-1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 R Langerhans cf-lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .161 J Hanrahan p 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Rauch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 11 6 4 7 13 a-intentionally walked for R Fick in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (1, M Pelfrey); R Belliard (19, A Heilman). 3B - J Hanrahan (1, M Pelfrey). RBI - D Jimenez (2), R Zimmerman (50), D Young (54), R Langerhans (20), R Belliard 2 (32). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman, D Young, R Belliard 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Schneider 1, J Hanrahan 1. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - B Schneider (4, throw). DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-T Batista). NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Reyes ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .299 R Gotay 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .344 D Wright 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .295 C Delgado 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .254 M Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 S Green rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 P Lo Duca c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 O Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 L Milledge cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 M Pelfrey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 a-D Easley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-T Glavine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 36 5 10 4 1 8 10 a-struck out swinging for M Pelfrey in the 6th; b-flied out to left for G Mota in the 7th; c-grounded to shortstop for A Heilman in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - D Wright (25, J Hanrahan). HR - C Delgado (17, 6th inning off J Hanrahan 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Wright (63), C Delgado 3 (58). 2-out RBI - D Wright, C Delgado 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Castro 1, J Reyes 1. GIDP - M Alou. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - S Green (9, 2nd base off J Rauch/B Schneider). FIELDING: Outfield assists - L Milledge (D Jimenez at 3rd base), M Alou (D Jimenez at Home). ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 003 000 030 -- 6 NY METS - 000 003 020 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Hanrahan 6 4 3 3 1 7 1 4.50 R King 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.78 J Rauch (W, 7-2) 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.79 C Cordero (S, 21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era M Pelfrey 6 8 3 3 1 5 0 5.92 G Mota 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40 P Feliciano (L, 2-2) 2/3 2 3 3 2 1 0 2.92 A Heilman 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.42 WP - P Feliciano. IBB - T Batista (by P Feliciano). HBP - R Langerhans (by M Pelfrey). Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 86-56; R King 14-9; J Rauch 24-16; C Cordero 14-8; M Pelfrey 104-60; G Mota 23-13; P Feliciano 25-12; A Heilman 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 4-7; R King 0-1; J Rauch 3-1; C Cordero 3-0; M Pelfrey 8-4; G Mota 1-1; P Feliciano 1-0; A Heilman 2-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 23; R King 4; J Rauch 7; C Cordero 3; M Pelfrey 27; G Mota 4; P Feliciano 6; A Heilman 4. UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Mike Estabrook. T--2:59. Att--46,265. Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>
Slumping Langerhans delivers Nats past Mets <h3>WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 5</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Ryan Langerhans broke out of aslump when the Washington Nationals needed it most. Langerhans snapped an 0-for-15 slump with a run-scoring singlein the eighth and Joel Hanrahan pitched six effective innings inhis major league debut as the Nationals defeated the New YorkMets, 6-5, and earned a split in their day-night doubleheader. The Mets suffered their third loss in four games to last placeteams and may have lost the services of catcher Paul Lo Duca,who suffered a right-hamstring injury while running the bases inthe seventh inning. Carlos Delgado hit a two-run homer for the Mets, who received arare subpar performance from Pedro Feliciano, one of their mosteffective relievers. Austin Kearns singled off Feliciano (2-2) to lead off the secondand went to second on a wild pitch and to third on a groundoutby Brian Schneider. After an intentional walk to pinch hitterTony Batista, Langerhans grounded a single between third baseand shortstop for just his fourth hit in 39 at-bats. Ronnie Belliard lined a two-run double off Aaron Heilman to givethe Nationals a three-run cushion. Jon Rauch (7-2) earned the win, retiring Jose Reyes with tworunners on to end the seventh. He allowed a run on threestraight singles to open the eighth and a second run scored whenMoises Alou grounded into a double play. Rauch got Ramon Castro to ground out with Shawn Green on thirdto end the eighth. Chad Cordero pitched the ninth for his 21st save. The Nationals used their major league-high 13th differentstarting pitcher this season when they called up Hanrahan fromClass AAA Columbus before the game. Hanrahan allowed three runsand four hits with seven strikeouts. The 25-year-old righthander cruised through the first fiveinnings and recorded the first two outs of the sixth beforeRuben Gotay singled. David Wright drove home the first New Yorkrun before Delgado sliced his 17th home run to left field totie the game at 3-3. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey pitched six innings in his latestmajor league chance, allowing three runs and eight hits andstriking out five. A first-round draft pick of the Mets in 2005, Pelfrey earned thejob of fifth starter out of spring training, failed to win anyof his first six starts this season and was sent back to theminors. He has been called up twice since, including Saturday,when the Mets needed an extra starter due to the doubleheader.All of his troubles came in the third inning. Hanrahan lined a triple to left-center field in his first plateappearance and scored on a double to right field by D'AngeloJimenez. Ryan Zimmerman and Dmitri Young followed one laterwith consecutive RBI single to give Washington a 3-0 lead. Hanrahan became the first pitcher to triple in his first majorleague at-bat since Chris Michalak for Toronto on June 17, 2001.The last pitcher to do so in his first plate appearance wasEric Cammack for the Mets on July 5, 2000. Young was 1-for-4 after agreeing to a two-year contractextension that was announced between games of the doubleheader. The Mets played their first day-night doubleheader at SheaStadium since May 11, 1972 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WASHINGTON (6) AT NY METS (5) - HOW THEY SCORED (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WASHINGTON 3RD: R Langerhans grounded out to shortstop. J Hanrahan tripled to deep center. D Jimenez doubled to right, J Hanrahan scored. R Belliard struck out looking. R Zimmerman singled to center, D Jimenez scored, R Zimmerman to second advancing on throw. D Young singled to right, R Zimmerman scored. A Kearns reached on infield single to second, D Young to second. B Schneider flied out to center. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. NY METS 6TH: D Easley hit for M Pelfrey. D Easley struck out swinging. J Reyes struck out swinging. R Gotay singled to right. D Wright doubled to deep center, R Gotay scored. C Delgado homered to left, D Wright scored. M Alou struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 3. WASHINGTON 8TH: R Castro catching. P Feliciano relieved G Mota. A Kearns singled to center. A Kearns to second on wild pitch by P Feliciano. B Schneider grounded out to pitcher, A Kearns to third. T Batista hit for R Fick. T Batista intentionally walked. R Langerhans singled to left, A Kearns scored, T Batista to second. J Rauch struck out swinging. D Jimenez walked, T Batista to third, R Langerhans to second. A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. R Belliard doubled to left, T Batista and R Langerhans scored, D Jimenez thrown out at home. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 3. NY METS 8TH: N Logan in center field. R Belliard at second base. F Lopez at shortstop. T Batista at first base. R Langerhans in left field. R Gotay singled to left center. D Wright singled to center, R Gotay to second. C Delgado singled to center, R Gotay scored, D Wright to third. M Alou grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Wright scored, C Delgado out at second. S Green singled to left center. S Green stole second, S Green safe at third on throwing error by catcher B Schneider. R Castro grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 5.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at NY METS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WASHINGTON (6) AT NY METS (5) - EVENT LOG (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Washington Starting Lineups -- D Jimenez 2B, R Belliard SS, R Zimmerman 3B, D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, B Schneider C, R Fick LF, R Langerhans CF, J Hanrahan RHP. Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, R Gotay 2B, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B, M Alou LF, S Green RF, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge CF, M Pelfrey RHP. Umpires -- James Hoye (HP), Mike Winters (1B), Phil Cuzzi (2B), Mike Estabrook (3B). Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 16 mph. WASHINGTON 1ST: D Jimenez grounded out to first. R Belliard struck out looking. R Zimmerman singled to right. D Young flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0. NY METS 1ST: J Reyes struck out swinging. R Gotay walked. D Wright flied out to center. C Delgado grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0. WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to third. B Schneider struck out swinging. R Fick grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0. NY METS 2ND: M Alou fouled out to second. S Green grounded out to first. P Lo Duca flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, NY METS 0. WASHINGTON 3RD: R Langerhans grounded out to shortstop. J Hanrahan tripled to deep center. D Jimenez doubled to right, J Hanrahan scored. R Belliard struck out looking. R Zimmerman singled to center, D Jimenez scored, R Zimmerman to second advancing on throw. D Young singled to right, R Zimmerman scored. A Kearns reached on infield single to second, D Young to second. B Schneider flied out to center. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. NY METS 3RD: L Milledge struck out looking. M Pelfrey struck out swinging. J Reyes flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. WASHINGTON 4TH: R Fick grounded out to shortstop. R Langerhans flied out to center. J Hanrahan struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. NY METS 4TH: R Gotay popped out to shortstop. D Wright singled to center. C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. WASHINGTON 5TH: D Jimenez singled to right. R Belliard singled to center, D Jimenez thrown out at third. R Zimmerman flied out to left. D Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. NY METS 5TH: S Green grounded out to second. P Lo Duca grounded out to third. L Milledge flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. WASHINGTON 6TH: A Kearns grounded out to second. B Schneider grounded out to shortstop. R Fick walked. R Langerhans hit by pitch, R Fick to second. J Hanrahan grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 0. NY METS 6TH: D Easley hit for M Pelfrey. D Easley struck out swinging. J Reyes struck out swinging. R Gotay singled to right. D Wright doubled to deep center, R Gotay scored. C Delgado homered to left, D Wright scored. M Alou struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 3. WASHINGTON 7TH: G Mota relieved M Pelfrey. D Jimenez grounded out to third. R Belliard struck out swinging. R Zimmerman walked. D Young flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 3. NY METS 7TH: R King relieved J Hanrahan. S Green struck out swinging. P Lo Duca singled to right center. L Milledge singled to right center, P Lo Duca to second. O Hernandez ran for P Lo Duca. M Anderson hit for G Mota. M Anderson flied out to left. J Rauch relieved R King. J Reyes popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, NY METS 3. WASHINGTON 8TH: R Castro catching. P Feliciano relieved G Mota. A Kearns singled to center. A Kearns to second on wild pitch by P Feliciano. B Schneider grounded out to pitcher, A Kearns to third. T Batista hit for R Fick. T Batista intentionally walked. R Langerhans singled to left, A Kearns scored, T Batista to second. J Rauch struck out swinging. D Jimenez walked, T Batista to third, R Langerhans to second. A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. R Belliard doubled to left, T Batista and R Langerhans scored, D Jimenez thrown out at home. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 3. NY METS 8TH: N Logan in center field. R Belliard at second base. F Lopez at shortstop. T Batista at first base. R Langerhans in left field. R Gotay singled to left center. D Wright singled to center, R Gotay to second. C Delgado singled to center, R Gotay scored, D Wright to third. M Alou grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Wright scored, C Delgado out at second. S Green singled to left center. S Green stole second, S Green safe at third on throwing error by catcher B Schneider. R Castro grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 5. WASHINGTON 9TH: R Zimmerman grounded out to third. F Lopez flied out to center. A Kearns grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 5. NY METS 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. L Milledge grounded out to third. T Glavine hit for A Heilman. T Glavine grounded out to shortstop. J Reyes grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 5.</div>
Slumping Langerhans delivers Nats past Mets <h3>WASHINGTON 6, NY METS 5</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Ryan Langerhans had waited awhile a hit. Joel Hanrahan waited far longer for a chance toplay in the major leagues. Langerhans snapped an 0-for-16 slump with a run-scoring singlein the eighth inning and Hanrahan pitched six effective inningsin his major league debut as the Nationals defeated the New YorkMets, 6-5, and earned a split in their day-night doubleheader. The Mets suffered their third loss in four games to last placeteams and saw catcher Paul Lo Duca leave with a right-hamstringinjury while running the bases in the seventh inning. Carlos Delgado hit a two-run homer for the Mets, who received arare sub-par performance from Pedro Feliciano, one of their mosteffective relievers. Austin Kearns singled off Feliciano (2-2) to lead off the secondand went to second on a wild pitch and to third on a groundoutby Brian Schneider. After an intentional walk to pinch hitterTony Batista, Langerhans grounded a single between third baseand shortstop. "It's just one hit, but it gives me confidence," Langerhanssaid. "It's been a long while since I've had a hit to theopposite field. I'll take it and run with it." It was just the fourth hit for Langerhans in 40 at-bats. "That hit was huge, for him and for us," Nationals manager MannyActa said. Ronnie Belliard lined a two-run double off Aaron Heilman to givethe Nationals a three-run cushion. Jon Rauch (7-2) earned his team-leading seventh win, retiringJose Reyes with two runners on to end the seventh. He allowed arun on three straight singles to open the eighth and a secondrun scored when Moises Alou grounded into a double play. Rauch got Ramon Castro to ground out with Shawn Green on thirdto end the eighth. Chad Cordero pitched the ninth for his 21st save. The Nationals used their major league-high 13th differentstarting pitcher this season when they called up Hanrahan fromClass AAA Columbus before the game. Hanrahan allowed three runsand four hits with seven strikeouts. "He was impressive. We all knew he had that arm," Acta said."We saw it in spring training." Signed by the Nationals as a minor league free agent lastwinter, Hanrahan is the 11th different rookie to play for theNationals and finally made it to the majors after pitching inthe minors since 2000. "The reason I took so long is I was never healthy at the righttime," said Hanrahan, a second-round pick of the Los AngelesDodgers in 2002. The 25-year-old righthander cruised through the first fiveinnings and recorded the first two outs of the sixth beforeRuben Gotay singled. David Wright drove home the first New Yorkrun before Delgado sliced his 17th home run to left field totie the game at 3-3. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey pitched six innings in his latestmajor league chance, allowing three runs and eight hits andstriking out five. He was sent back to Class AAA New Orleansafter the game. "I just have to continue to worry about executive pitches andjust eliminate some mistakes," Pelfrey said. "I definitely haveto keep working." A first-round draft pick of the Mets in 2005, Pelfrey earned thejob of fifth starter out of spring training, failed to win anyof his first six starts this season and was sent back to theminors. He has been called up twice since, including Saturday,when the Mets needed an extra starter due to the doubleheader.All of his troubles came in the third inning. Hanrahan lined a triple to left-center field in his first plateappearance and scored on a double to right field by D'AngeloJimenez. Ryan Zimmerman and Dmitri Young followed one laterwith consecutive RBI single to give Washington a 3-0 lead. Hanrahan became the first pitcher to triple in his first majorleague at-bat since Chris Michalak for Toronto on June 17, 2001.The last pitcher to do so in his first plate appearance wasEric Cammack for the Mets on July 5, 2000. "I joked to someone I would hit a home run," Hanrahan said."I'll take the triple." Lo Duca said the injury was not serious and hoped to returnTuesday in Milwaukee when Tom Glavine goes for his 300th careervictory. "I will be out there Tuesday unless I get shot," Lo Duca said. The injury left the Mets shorthanded in the late stages ofFriday's game. With Carlos Beltran missing his fifth straightgame with an abdominal strain, manager Willie Randolph wasforced to use Glavine as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.Young was 1-for-4 after agreeing to a two-year contractextension that was announced between games of the doubleheader. The Mets played their first day-night doubleheader at SheaStadium since May 11, 1972 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
