GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (68-53) at WASHINGTON (55-67)

NL: NY METS (68-53) at WASHINGTON (55-67)

<h3>Alou, banged-up Mets look to continue success in Washington</h3>



<div class="pre">NY Mets (68-53) at Washington (55-67) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The New York Mets are banged up, but theyare enjoying their stay in Washington.


Moises Alou and the Mets look to continue their dominance overthe Washington Nationals in the middle game of a three-gameseries on Saturday.


Alou hit his fifth home run in the last seven games and TomGlavine threw seven outstanding innings, as the Mets posted a6-2 win in the opener on Friday. Damion Easley homered playingin place of the injured Carlos Delgado, and Mike DiFelice had atwo-run triple while filling in for Paul Lo Duca as the Mets wonfor the 18th time in the last 23 meetings here.


Oliver Perez (10-8, 3.46 ERA) takes the mound for New York(68-53), which leads Philadelphia (65-56) by three games in theNational League East.


Perez has had a nightmarish past few weeks, allowing 15 runs and21 hits in his last three starts. On Sunday, Perez surrenderedfour runs and six hits in five innings in a 10-4 loss to theFlorida Marlins.


John Lannan (1-1, 3.00), who is winless in his last two starts,get the ball for Washington. The 22-year-old lefthander hasallowed just two runs in his last 14 innings.


Last Saturday, Lannan allowed one run and four hits in seveninnings, but was outdueled by the Arizona Diamondbacks aceBrandon Webb in a 1-0 loss.

 

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<div class="pre">NY METS AT WASHINGTON -- LINEUPS

NY METS WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .302 9 48 Felipe Lopez SS .248 9 48
Luis Castillo 2B .323 0 7 Ronnie Belliard 2B .279 7 39
David Wright 3B .309 22 77 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .268 18 64
Carlos Beltran CF .265 22 71 Dmitri Young 1B .334 11 64
Moises Alou LF .313 9 29 Austin Kearns RF .253 10 49
Damion Easley 1B .272 10 26 Wily Mo Pena LF .000 0 0
Lastings Milledge RF .314 3 18 Jesus Flores C .233 3 17
Mike Difelice C .278 0 4 Nook Logan CF .271 0 11
Oliver Perez LHP .200 0 1 John Lannan LHP .000 0 0
(10-8, 3.46) (1-1, 3.00)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
WARMUPS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (10-8, 3.46)
WAS - JOHN LANNAN (1-1, 3.00)

UMPIRES: HP - ED RAPUANO
1B - ED HICKOX
2B - C.B. BUCKNOR
3B - JOE WEST

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ AND MIKE DIFELICE
WAS - JOHN LANNAN AND JESUS FLORES

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.302, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.323, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.309, 22 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY LUIS CASTILLO (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF JOHN LANNAN.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.309, 22 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
WAS - JOHN LANNAN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.248, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.279, 7 HR, 39 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 18 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
D Easley 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - L Castillo (1, 1st inning off J Lannan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - L
Castillo (8). Team LOB - 0.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 1 -- 1
WASHINGTON - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.24

Pitches-strikes: J Lannan 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lannan 2-1. Batters
faced: J Lannan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
WAS - JOHN LANNAN</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
WAS - JOHN LANNAN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.313, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
D EASLEY (.272, 10 HR, 26 RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.314, 3 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS WASHINGTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
D Easley 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - L Castillo (1, 1st inning off J Lannan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - L
Castillo (8). Team LOB - 0.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (31, O Perez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 1 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.44

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.24

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 16-10; J Lannan 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Perez 1-2; J Lannan 2-1. Batters faced: O Perez 4; J Lannan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
WAS - JOHN LANNAN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.253, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
W PENA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J FLORES (.233, 3 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
D Easley 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 0 2

BATTING: HR - L Castillo (1, 1st inning off J Lannan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - L
Castillo (8). Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Lannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (31, O Perez). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 10 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.44

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.12

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 16-10; J Lannan 24-12. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Perez 1-2; J Lannan 4-2. Batters faced: O Perez 4; J Lannan 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY NOOK LOGAN SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W PENA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
WASHINGTON 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

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

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOHN LANNAN SCORED WILY MO PENA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J LANNAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
WAS - JOHN LANNAN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: O PEREZ (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J REYES (.302, 0-FOR-1)
L CASTILLO (.333, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS WASHINGTON (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
D Easley 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
O Perez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 0 2

BATTING: HR - L Castillo (1, 1st inning off J Lannan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - L
Castillo (8). Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
W Pena lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
N Logan cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .271
J Lannan p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .100

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (31, O Perez). SF - N Logan. RBI - N Logan (12), J
Lannan (1). 2-out RBI - J Lannan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Young 1. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 10 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.55

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.12

WP - O Perez. Pitches-strikes: O Perez 39-21; J Lannan 24-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Perez 2-4; J Lannan 4-2. Batters faced: O Perez 10; J Lannan
8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY FELIPE LOPEZ ALLOWED JOSE REYES TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2
WASHINGTON 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
WAS - JOHN LANNAN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.279, 0-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.270, 1-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (2) VS WASHINGTON (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .328
D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
M Alou lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310
D Easley 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
O Perez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195

Totals 13 2 2 2 1 1 6

BATTING: 2B - J Reyes (27, J Lannan). HR - L Castillo (1, 1st inning off J
Lannan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Castillo 2 (9). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Alou 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (63, 3rd base off J Lannan/J Flores).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
A Kearns rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
W Pena lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
N Logan cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .271
J Lannan p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .100

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (31, O Perez). SF - N Logan. RBI - N Logan (12), J
Lannan (1). 2-out RBI - J Lannan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Young 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - F Lopez (13, throw); R Zimmerman (19, ground ball).


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NY METS - 101 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.55

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lannan 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3.33

WP - O Perez. Pitches-strikes: O Perez 39-21; J Lannan 44-25. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Perez 2-4; J Lannan 5-3. Batters faced: O Perez 10; J Lannan
14.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - OLIVER PEREZ
WAS - JOHN LANNAN

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D EASLEY (.272, 0-FOR-0, BB)
L MILLEDGE (.311, 0-FOR-1)
M DIFELICE (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>