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

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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

BATTERIES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, JORGE SOSA (8TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (9TH) AND
SANDY ALOMAR JR

WAS - SHAWN HILL, JON RAUCH (8TH), CHRIS SCHRODER (8TH)
AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (8-4)
LP - JON RAUCH (8-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS BELTRAN (23) OFF SHAWN HILL IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
CARLOS BELTRAN (24) OFF CHRIS SCHRODER IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

WAS - WILY MO PENA (1) OFF ORLANDO HERNANDEZ IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:36 ATT: 29,092

PROBABLES: WAS - TIM REDDING (2-3, 2.88)
HOU - JASON JENNINGS (2-8, 6.16)

PROBABLES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-4, 1.93)
NYM - JOHN MAINE (13-7, 3.59)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS WASHINGTON (2) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .301
L Castillo 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .324
D Wright 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .312
C Beltran cf 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 .265
S Green 1b 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .275
L Milledge rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .306
M Anderson lf 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .271
S Alomar Jr c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
O Hernandez p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182
a-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .340
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 8 12 8 4 5 12

a-struck out swinging for O Hernandez in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Anderson 2 (3, S Hill, J Rauch); D Wright (30, J Rauch). HR - C
Beltran 2 (24, 6th inning off S Hill 0 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off C Schroder 1
on, 2 Out). SF - C Beltran. RBI - C Beltran 4 (75), S Green 2 (34), M Anderson
2 (14). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Green 1, L Castillo 1, R Gotay 1. GIDP - J Reyes. Team LOB - 6.

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

FIELDING: E - D Wright (15, ground ball); P Feliciano (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
D Jimenez 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .160
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270
A Kearns cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253
R Church lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262
W Pena rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .286
B Schneider c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
b-J Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
R Fick 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .206
c-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
S Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
a-D Young ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .331
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-R Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277

Totals 29 2 3 2 5 6 10

a-intentionally walked for S Hill in the 7th; b-reached on error for B
Schneider in the 9th; c-walked for R Fick in the 9th; d-grounded to pitcher
for C Schroder in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - W Pena (1, 4th inning off O Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out). S - B
Schneider , S Hill. RBI - R Zimmerman (66), W Pena (1). 2-out RBI - R
Zimmerman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1, R Belliard 1, A
Kearns 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - F Lopez (7, 2nd base by O Hernandez/S Alomar Jr).

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


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NY METS - 100 001 042 -- 8
WASHINGTON - 001 100 000 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez (W, 8-4) 7 3 2 2 4 4 1 3.09
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11
P Feliciano 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.80

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 7 7 2 2 2 2 1 2.43
J Rauch (L, 8-4) 1/3 4 4 4 1 1 0 4.26
C Schroder 1 2/3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2.27

IBB - D Young (by O Hernandez), C Beltran (by J Rauch). Pitches-strikes: O
Hernandez 109-59; J Sosa 11-7; P Feliciano 18-11; S Hill 89-58; J Rauch 21-10;
C Schroder 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 9-7; J Sosa 1-2; P
Feliciano 1-0; S Hill 11-7; J Rauch 0-0; C Schroder 1-2. Batters faced: O
Hernandez 28; J Sosa 3; P Feliciano 5; S Hill 28; J Rauch 6; C Schroder 7.

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

T--2:36. Att--29,092.
Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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NY METS (8) AT WASHINGTON (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to right. L Castillo walked. D Wright
singled to center, L Castillo to third. C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to left,
L Castillo scored, D Wright to second. S Green flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Fick singled to center. S Hill sacrificed to pitcher,
R Fick to second. F Lopez flied out to left. D Jimenez walked. R Zimmerman
singled to shallow right, R Fick scored, D Jimenez to third. A Kearns fouled
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Church struck out swinging. W Pena homered to left.
B Schneider fouled out to catcher. R Fick grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 6TH: D Wright grounded out to second. C Beltran homered to right.
S Green struck out swinging. L Milledge singled to right. M Anderson grounded
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 8TH: J Rauch relieved S Hill. L Castillo singled to center.
D Wright doubled to deep left center, L Castillo to third. C Beltran
intentionally walked. S Green singled to center, L Castillo and D Wright
scored, C Beltran to second. L Milledge struck out swinging. M Anderson
doubled to deep right, C Beltran and S Green scored, M Anderson to third
advancing on throw. C Schroder relieved J Rauch. S Alomar Jr popped out to
second. R Gotay hit for O Hernandez. R Gotay struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 9TH: J Reyes popped out to shortstop. L Castillo grounded out to
shortstop. D Wright walked. C Beltran homered to right, D Wright scored.
S Green struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 2.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

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NY METS (8) AT WASHINGTON (2) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
S Green 1B, L Milledge RF, M Anderson LF, S Alomar Jr C, O Hernandez RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, D Jimenez 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
A Kearns CF, R Church LF, W Pena RF, B Schneider C, R Fick 1B, S Hill RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Hickox (HP), C.B. Bucknor (1B), Joe West (2B), Ed Rapuano (3B).


Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Overcast, wind out to center at 10 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to right. L Castillo walked. D Wright
singled to center, L Castillo to third. C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to left,
L Castillo scored, D Wright to second. S Green flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez grounded out to first. D Jimenez walked.
R Zimmerman struck out swinging. A Kearns out at first on batter's interference.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 2ND: L Milledge struck out swinging. M Anderson singled to left.
M Anderson stole second. S Alomar Jr popped into double play, second to
shortstop, M Anderson doubled off second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Church grounded out to shortstop. W Pena struck out
swinging. B Schneider fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 3RD: O Hernandez singled to center. J Reyes grounded into double
play, first to shortstop to pitcher, O Hernandez out at second. L Castillo
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Fick singled to center. S Hill sacrificed to pitcher,
R Fick to second. F Lopez flied out to left. D Jimenez walked. R Zimmerman
singled to shallow right, R Fick scored, D Jimenez to third. A Kearns fouled
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

NY METS 4TH: D Wright grounded out to second. C Beltran flied out to left.
S Green singled to right. L Milledge lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Church struck out swinging. W Pena homered to left.
B Schneider fouled out to catcher. R Fick grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 5TH: M Anderson doubled to center. S Alomar Jr grounded out to
pitcher. O Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. J Reyes walked. L Castillo
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 5TH: S Hill struck out bunting foul. F Lopez safe at first on
error by third baseman D Wright. F Lopez caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop. D Jimenez fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 1,
WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 6TH: D Wright grounded out to second. C Beltran homered to right.
S Green struck out swinging. L Milledge singled to right. M Anderson grounded
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Zimmerman grounded out to third. A Kearns grounded out
to third. R Church flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 7TH: S Alomar Jr grounded out to shortstop. O Hernandez grounded
out to pitcher. J Reyes flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 7TH: W Pena walked. B Schneider sacrificed to pitcher, W Pena
to second. R Fick lined out to center. D Young hit for S Hill. D Young
intentionally walked. F Lopez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 8TH: J Rauch relieved S Hill. L Castillo singled to center.
D Wright doubled to deep left center, L Castillo to third. C Beltran
intentionally walked. S Green singled to center, L Castillo and D Wright
scored, C Beltran to second. L Milledge struck out swinging. M Anderson
doubled to deep right, C Beltran and S Green scored, M Anderson to third
advancing on throw. C Schroder relieved J Rauch. S Alomar Jr popped out to
second. R Gotay hit for O Hernandez. R Gotay struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 8TH: J Sosa relieved O Hernandez. D Jimenez grounded out to
first. R Zimmerman fouled out to first. A Kearns popped out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 6, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 9TH: J Reyes popped out to shortstop. L Castillo grounded out to
shortstop. D Wright walked. C Beltran homered to right, D Wright scored.
S Green struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 9TH: P Feliciano relieved J Sosa. R Church struck out swinging.
W Pena struck out looking. J Flores hit for B Schneider. J Flores safe at
first on throwing error by pitcher P Feliciano. T Batista hit for R Fick.
T Batista walked, J Flores to second. R Belliard hit for C Schroder. R Belliard
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 2.</div>

 

Beltran homers twice as Mets sweep Nationals

<h3>NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 2</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The New York Mets success on the roadhas been impressive, but their success in nation's capital hasbeen incredible.


Carlos Beltran belted two home runs and Shawn Green's two-runsingle highlighted a four-run eighth inning as the New York Metsdefeated the Washington Nationals, 8-2, on Sunday to earn athree-game series sweep.


Owners of the majors' best road record at 38-26, the Mets haveplayed their best baseball at RFK Stadium, where they have won20 of their last 23 games. Considering those numbers, it comesas no surprise that this was the Mets' fourth sweep in sevenseries all-time in Washington.


With the game knotted 2-2, Washington reliever Jon Rauch (8-4)started the eighth inning and immediately got into trouble byallowing a leadoff single to Luis Castillo before giving up adouble to David Wright.


Rauch issued an intentional walk to Beltran to load the basesfor Green, who grounded a two-run single up the middle past thedrawn-in infield. After one out was recorded, Marlon Andersonlaunched a two-run double off the right field wall to give NewYork a commanding 6-2 lead.


Chris Schroder replaced Rauch, who allowed four runs and fourhits in just one-third of an inning. Schroder prevented furtherdamage, for the moment.


After hitting a solo home run in the sixth that tied the game at2-2, Beltran cracked a two-run homer off Schroder in the ninthto punctuate the victory. It was the 24th home run of the yearfor the Mets' outfielder.


In his first start at RFK Stadium, veteran Orlando Hernandez(8-4) earned the win after allowing two runs, three hits andfour walks while striking out four in seven innings.

Hernandez has been a good luck charm of sorts for the Mets, whohave won the game in each of righthander's last eight starts.Overall, the Mets have won six of seven games and entered Sundayleading the Philadelphia Phillies by four games in the NationalLeague East.


Making his second start since missing time with a sprained rightelbow, Washington starter Shawn Hill allowed two runs, sevenhits and two walks while striking out two in seven innings.

In his second game with the Nationals since being acquired fromthe Boston Red Sox on Friday, Wily Mo Pena hit a majestic homerun to left center field in the fourth inning to give Washingtonits only lead of the game at 2-1.

 

Beltran homers twice as Mets sweep Nationals

<h3>NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 2</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The New York Mets success on the roadhas been impressive, but their success in nation's capital hasbeen incredible.


Carlos Beltran belted two home runs and Shawn Green's two-runsingle highlighted a four-run eighth inning as the New York Metsdefeated the Washington Nationals, 8-2, on Sunday to earn athree-game series sweep.


Owners of the majors' best road record at 38-26, the Mets haveplayed their best baseball at RFK Stadium, where they have won20 of their last 23 games. Considering those numbers, it comesas no surprise that this was the Mets' fourth sweep in sevenseries all-time in Washington.


"You really can't explain it," said Mets manager WillieRandolph, referring to the team's success in this ballpark."It's just baseball. Teams go through stretches like that."

With the game knotted 2-2, Washington reliever Jon Rauch (8-4)started the eighth inning and immediately got into trouble byallowing a leadoff single to Luis Castillo before giving up adouble to David Wright.


"We are having better at-bats, moving runners over and hit andrunning," Wright said. "When this lineup is clicking we aregoing to score a lot of runs."


Rauch issued an intentional walk to Beltran to load the basesfor Green, who grounded a two-run single up the middle past thedrawn-in infield. After one out was recorded, Marlon Andersonlaunched a two-run double off the right field wall to give NewYork a commanding 6-2 lead.


"It was nice to contribute and drive in a couple of runs," Greensaid. "It's a good sign that this team is rallying late."

Chris Schroder replaced Rauch, who allowed four runs and fourhits in just one-third of an inning. Schroder prevented furtherdamage, for the moment.


"I left everything up today. It didn't matter where the pitchwas," Rauch said. "During this homestand, I didn't do my part."

After hitting a solo home run in the sixth that tied the game at2-2, Beltran cracked a two-run homer off Schroder in the ninthto punctuate the victory. It was the 24th home run of the yearfor the Mets' outfielder who tallied his fourth careermulti-homer game.


"I just feel really good right now," Beltran said. "I feel<div class="pre">better and I'm staying back."</div>

In his first start at RFK Stadium, veteran Orlando Hernandez(8-4) earned the win after allowing two runs, three hits andfour walks while striking out four in seven innings.

Hernandez has been a good luck charm of sorts for the Mets, whohave won the game in each of righthander's last eight starts.Overall, the Mets have won six of seven games and entered Sundayleading the Philadelphia Phillies by four games in the NationalLeague East.


"My team help me out with offense and defense and it's verygood," Hernandez said. "As long as the team wins, I don't careif I get a win."


Making his second start since missing time with a sprained rightelbow, Washington starter Shawn Hill allowed two runs, sevenhits and two walks while striking out two in seven innings.

In his second game with the Nationals since being acquired fromthe Boston Red Sox on Friday, Wily Mo Pena hit a majestic homerun to left center field in the fourth inning to give Washingtonits only lead of the game at 2-1.

 

Beltran homers twice as Mets sweep Nationals

<h3>NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 2</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The New York Mets success on the roadhas been impressive, but their success in nation's capital hasbeen incredible.


Carlos Beltran belted two home runs and Shawn Green's two-runsingle highlighted a four-run eighth inning as the New York Metsdefeated the Washington Nationals, 8-2, on Sunday to earn athree-game series sweep.


Owners of the majors' best road record at 38-26, the Mets haveplayed their best baseball at RFK Stadium, where they have won20 of their last 23 games. Considering those numbers, it comesas no surprise that this was the Mets' fourth sweep in sevenseries all-time in Washington.


"You really can't explain it," said Mets manager WillieRandolph, referring to the team's success in this ballpark."It's just baseball. Teams go through stretches like that."

With the game knotted 2-2, Washington reliever Jon Rauch (8-4)started the eighth inning and immediately got into trouble byallowing a leadoff single to Luis Castillo before giving up adouble to David Wright.


"We are having better at-bats, moving runners over and hit andrunning," Wright said. "When this lineup is clicking we aregoing to score a lot of runs."


Rauch issued an intentional walk to Beltran to load the basesfor Green, who grounded a two-run single up the middle past thedrawn-in infield. After one out was recorded, Marlon Andersonlaunched a two-run double off the right field wall to give NewYork a commanding 6-2 lead.


"It was nice to contribute and drive in a couple of runs," Greensaid. "It's a good sign that this team is rallying late."

Chris Schroder replaced Rauch, who allowed four runs and fourhits in just one-third of an inning. Schroder prevented furtherdamage, for the moment.


"I left everything up today. It didn't matter where the pitchwas," Rauch said. "During this homestand, I didn't do my part."

After hitting a solo home run in the sixth that tied the game at2-2, Beltran cracked a two-run homer off Schroder in the ninthto punctuate the victory. It was the 24th home run of the yearfor the Mets' outfielder who tallied his fourth careermulti-homer game.


"I just feel really good right now," Beltran said. "I feel<div class="pre">better and I'm staying back."</div>

In his first start at RFK Stadium, veteran Orlando Hernandez(8-4) earned the win after allowing two runs, three hits andfour walks while striking out four in seven innings.

Hernandez has been a good luck charm of sorts for the Mets, whohave won the game in each of righthander's last eight starts.Overall, the Mets have won six of seven games and are five gamesahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies in the NationalLeague East.


"My team help me out with offense and defense and it's verygood," Hernandez said. "As long as the team wins, I don't careif I get a win."


Making his second start since missing time with a sprained rightelbow, Washington starter Shawn Hill allowed two runs, sevenhits and two walks while striking out two in seven innings.

In his second game with the Nationals since being acquired fromthe Boston Red Sox on Friday, Wily Mo Pena hit a majestic homerun to left center field in the fourth inning to give Washingtonits only lead of the game at 2-1.