GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (69-53) at WASHINGTON (55-68)

NL: NY METS (69-53) at WASHINGTON (55-68)

<h3>Hernandez, Mets aim for sweep of Nationals</h3>



<div class="pre">Ny Mets (69-53) at Washington (55-68) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Orlando Hernandez takes the hill as theNew York Mets aim for a three-game sweep of the WashingtonNationals on Sunday.


Luis Castillo homered and David Wright drove in a two runs asthe Mets posted a 7-4 victory on Saturday, for their 19th win inthe last 24 games here.


Hernandez (7-4,3.12 ERA), who is making his first career startin Washington, would like to benefit from their success here.The 37-year-old righthander, who is 3-0 with a 2.96 ERA in hislast seven starts, has not won since July 28.


New York, which leads the Philadelphia Phillies (65-57) by fourgames in the National League East, suffered another injury asDamion Easley sprained his ankle on Saturday. The Mets arealready without Paul Lo Duca (hamstring) and Carlos Delgado(knee).


Despite the slew of injuries, the Mets, who have the majors'best road record at 37-26, have won five of six and scored 45runs during that span.


They will face a stern test against Shawn Hill (3-3, 2.41), whoallowed just one hit over seven scoreless innings with acareer-high seven strikeouts against a potent Philadelphialineup in a 3-2 loss on Tuesday. It was the righthander's firststart since missing three months with a sprained right elbow.

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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

NY METS WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .303 9 48 Felipe Lopez SS .246 9 48
Luis Castillo 2B .328 1 9 D'Angelo Jimenez 2B .167 0 3
David Wright 3B .310 22 79 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .270 18 65
Carlos Beltran CF .262 22 71 Austin Kearns CF .255 10 49
Shawn Green 1B .273 8 32 Ryan Church LF .264 10 48
Lastings Milledge RF .308 3 19 Wily Mo Pena RF .250 0 0
Marlon Anderson LF .242 1 12 Brian Schneider C .233 6 40
Sandy Alomar Jr C .333 0 0 Robert Fick 1B .203 0 5
Orlando Hernandez RHP .171 0 3 Shawn Hill RHP .133 0 0
(7-4, 3.12) (3-3, 2.41)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
WARMUPS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (7-4, 3.12)
WAS - SHAWN HILL (3-3, 2.41)

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

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 10 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ AND SANDY ALOMAR JR
WAS - SHAWN HILL AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.303, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.328, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.310, 22 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS BELTRAN SCORED LUIS CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WRIGHT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.273, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</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 1 1 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.246, 9 HR, 48 RBI)
D JIMENEZ (.167, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.270, 18 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<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 .303
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
S Alomar Jr c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (72). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Kearns cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

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 Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.12

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.53

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill 0-3. Batters
faced: S Hill 5.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL</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 1 1 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.308, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
M ANDERSON (.242, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
S ALOMAR JR (.333, 0 HR, 0 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 .303
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
S Alomar Jr c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (72). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
A Kearns cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: 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 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.10

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.53

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 18-10; S Hill 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 2-0; S Hill 0-3. Batters faced: O Hernandez 4; S Hill 5.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 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 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.264, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
W PENA (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
B SCHNEIDER (.233, 6 HR, 40 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 .303
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
M Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
S Alomar Jr c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 6 1 2 1 1 1 1

BATTING: SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (72). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Anderson (4, 2nd base off S Hill/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
A Kearns cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jimenez-F Lopez).


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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 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.10

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.48

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 18-10; S Hill 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 2-0; S Hill 0-4. Batters faced: O Hernandez 4; S Hill 8.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</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 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR NY METS: O HERNANDEZ (.171, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
J REYES (.303, 0-FOR-1)
L CASTILLO (.328, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .328
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
M Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
S Alomar Jr c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 6 1 2 1 1 1 1

BATTING: SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (72). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Green 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Anderson (4, 2nd base off S Hill/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
A Kearns cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
W Pena rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jimenez-F Lopez).


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NY METS - 10 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.07

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.48

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 31-17; S Hill 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 3-1; S Hill 0-4. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; S Hill 8.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 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 0 1 3 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R FICK (.203, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
S HILL (.133, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.245, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
L Castillo 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
M Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
S Alomar Jr c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
O Hernandez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 1 2

BATTING: SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (72). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Green 1. GIDP - J Reyes. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Anderson (4, 2nd base off S Hill/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
A Kearns cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
W Pena rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Jimenez-F Lopez, R Fick-F Lopez-S Hill).


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NY METS - 100 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.07

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.44

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 31-17; S Hill 36-21. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 3-1; S Hill 3-4. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; S Hill 11.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED ROBERT FICK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, D JIMENEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
WASHINGTON 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.255, 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 0 1 3 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.312, 1-FOR-1)
C BELTRAN (.262, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
S GREEN (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS WASHINGTON (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
L Castillo 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262
S Green 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
L Milledge rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
M Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
S Alomar Jr c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
O Hernandez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 1 2

BATTING: SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran (72). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Green 1. GIDP - J Reyes. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Anderson (4, 2nd base off S Hill/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .271
A Kearns cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
W Pena rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
R Fick 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 10 1 2 1 2 2 5

BATTING: S - S Hill. RBI - R Zimmerman (66). 2-out RBI - R Zimmerman. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Jimenez-F Lopez, R Fick-F Lopez-S Hill).


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NY METS - 100 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 3.12

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.44

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 54-27; S Hill 36-21. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 4-3; S Hill 3-4. Batters faced: O Hernandez 13; S Hill 11.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 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 0 0 1 4 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.264, 0-FOR-1)
W PENA (.200, 0-FOR-1)
B SCHNEIDER (.232, 0-FOR-1)</div>