GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (83-67) at WASHINGTON (68-83)

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M DiFelice catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Belliard (.289, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL NY METS AT WASHINGTON
NOTE: NEW YORK CATCHER PAUL LO DUCA HAS LEFT THE GAME IN
THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH A RIGHT WRIST INJURY.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 8 11 2
WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - AARON HEILMAN
WAS - JESUS COLOME

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L CASTILLO (.279, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
D WRIGHT (.315, 2-FOR-3, SF, 3 RBI)
C BELTRAN (.278, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS WASHINGTON (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .289
L Castillo 2b 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .279
D Wright 3b 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .315
C Beltran cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Alou lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .344
E Chavez pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Conine 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
P Lo Duca c 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 .271
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
L Milledge rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053
S Green rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 31 8 11 7 1 4 8

a-fouled out to third for J Sosa in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Conine (13, M Chico); J Reyes (33, M Chico); M Alou (16, M
Chico); D Wright (38, C Schroder). 3B - L Castillo (1, M Chico). S - J Conine ,
J Reyes. SF - P Lo Duca 2, D Wright. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (51), D Wright 3 (102),
L Castillo (15), M Alou (38). 2-out RBI - M Alou. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Alou 1, M Pelfrey 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (12, throw); C Beltran (4, bobble). DP: 1 (J Reyes-J
Conine).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .268
F Lopez ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268
W Pena lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .292
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .264
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .288
R Fick 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .234
J Flores c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253
M Chico p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .163
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 10 3 3 7 15

a-struck out looking for J Albaladejo in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (30, M Pelfrey). S - M Chico. RBI - J Flores (24), M
Chico (3), A Kearns (63). 2-out RBI - M Chico. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - N Logan 1, R Belliard 1, W Pena 1. GIDP - N Logan. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Lopez (1st base, M Pelfrey).

FIELDING: E - R Fick (5, throw).


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NY METS - 011 021 30 -- 8
WASHINGTON - 020 010 00 -- 3
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Pelfrey 5 9 3 3 3 4 0 5.24
J Sosa 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.40
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 5 1/3 7 5 5 1 3 0 4.74
J Albaladejo 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
C Schroder 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2.68
J Colome 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.41

M Pelfrey pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - M Pelfrey. IBB - L Milledge (by M Chico). Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey
93-56; J Sosa 19-15; A Heilman 12-7; M Chico 92-58; J Albaladejo 5-3; C
Schroder 31-22; J Colome 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 8-2; J Sosa
2-2; A Heilman 1-1; M Chico 8-5; J Albaladejo 1-1; C Schroder 2-1; J Colome
0-2. Batters faced: M Pelfrey 26; J Sosa 6; A Heilman 3; M Chico 24; J
Albaladejo 2; C Schroder 7; J Colome 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: WINSTON ABREU (0-1, 6.14) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 3

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: L CASTILLO (.279, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Abreu relieved J Colome.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Castillo (.279, 1-FOR-4, 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 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 8 11 2
WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - AARON HEILMAN
WAS - WINSTON ABREU

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W ABREU (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N LOGAN (.268, 0-FOR-4)
F LOPEZ (.244, 3-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS WASHINGTON (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .289
L Castillo 2b 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 .277
D Wright 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .315
C Beltran cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Alou lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .344
E Chavez pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Conine 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
P Lo Duca c 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 .271
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
L Milledge rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053
S Green rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 34 8 11 7 1 5 8

a-fouled out to third for J Sosa in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Conine (13, M Chico); J Reyes (33, M Chico); M Alou (16, M
Chico); D Wright (38, C Schroder). 3B - L Castillo (1, M Chico). S - J Conine ,
J Reyes. SF - P Lo Duca 2, D Wright. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (51), D Wright 3 (102),
L Castillo (15), M Alou (38). 2-out RBI - M Alou. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Alou 1, M Pelfrey 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (12, throw); C Beltran (4, bobble). DP: 1 (J Reyes-J
Conine).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .268
F Lopez ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268
W Pena lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .292
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .264
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .288
R Fick 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .234
J Flores c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253
M Chico p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .163
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 10 3 3 7 15

a-struck out looking for J Albaladejo in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (30, M Pelfrey). S - M Chico. RBI - J Flores (24), M
Chico (3), A Kearns (63). 2-out RBI - M Chico. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - N Logan 1, R Belliard 1, W Pena 1. GIDP - N Logan. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Lopez (1st base, M Pelfrey).

FIELDING: E - R Fick (5, throw).


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NY METS - 011 021 300 -- 8
WASHINGTON - 020 010 00 -- 3
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Pelfrey 5 9 3 3 3 4 0 5.24
J Sosa 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.40
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 5 1/3 7 5 5 1 3 0 4.74
J Albaladejo 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
C Schroder 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2.68
J Colome 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.41
W Abreu 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.93

M Pelfrey pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - M Pelfrey. IBB - L Milledge (by M Chico). Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey
93-56; J Sosa 19-15; A Heilman 12-7; M Chico 92-58; J Albaladejo 5-3; C
Schroder 31-22; J Colome 16-12; W Abreu 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Pelfrey 8-2; J Sosa 2-2; A Heilman 1-1; M Chico 8-5; J Albaladejo 1-1; C
Schroder 2-1; J Colome 0-2; W Abreu 0-2. Batters faced: M Pelfrey 26; J Sosa 6;
A Heilman 3; M Chico 24; J Albaladejo 2; C Schroder 7; J Colome 4; W Abreu 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
NYM: BILLY WAGNER (2-2, 2.38) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 3

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

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wagner relieved A Heilman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

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

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Maxwell hit for W Abreu.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J Maxwell (.286, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN SCORED JUSTIN MAXWELL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W PENA (.292, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 8 11 3
WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, JORGE SOSA (6TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY
WAGNER (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, MIKE DIFELICE (8TH)

WAS - MATT CHICO, JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (6TH), CHRIS
SCHRODER (7TH), JESUS COLOME (8TH), WINSTON ABREU (9TH) AND
JESUS FLORES

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

WAS - NONE</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 8 11 3
WASHINGTON 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, JORGE SOSA (6TH), AARON HEILMAN (8TH), BILLY
WAGNER (9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA, MIKE DIFELICE (8TH)

WAS - MATT CHICO, JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (6TH), CHRIS
SCHRODER (7TH), JESUS COLOME (8TH), WINSTON ABREU (9TH) AND
JESUS FLORES


WP - MIKE PELFREY (3-7)
LP - MATT CHICO (5-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

WAS - NONE


TIME: 3:14 ATT: 20,558

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (8-12, 4.49)
WAS - JASON BERGMANN (5-5, 4.38)

PROBABLES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (13-6, 3.88)
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (9-15, 5.34)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS WASHINGTON (4) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .289
L Castillo 2b 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 .277
D Wright 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .315
C Beltran cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Alou lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .344
E Chavez pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Conine 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
P Lo Duca c 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 .271
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
L Milledge rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053
S Green rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 34 8 11 7 1 5 8

a-fouled out to third for J Sosa in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Conine (13, M Chico); J Reyes (33, M Chico); M Alou (16, M
Chico); D Wright (38, C Schroder). 3B - L Castillo (1, M Chico). S - J Conine ,
J Reyes. SF - P Lo Duca 2, D Wright. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (51), D Wright 3 (102),
L Castillo (15), M Alou (38). 2-out RBI - M Alou. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Alou 1, M Pelfrey 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (12, throw); C Beltran (4, bobble); D Wright (20,
throw). DP: 1 (J Reyes-J Conine).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .267
F Lopez ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .269
W Pena lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .290
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .264
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .288
R Fick 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .234
J Flores c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253
M Chico p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .163
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Maxwell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 36 4 12 4 3 8 17

a-struck out looking for J Albaladejo in the 6th; b-reached on infield single
to third for W Abreu in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (30, M Pelfrey). S - M Chico. RBI - J Flores (24), M
Chico (3), A Kearns (63), R Zimmerman (88). 2-out RBI - M Chico, R Zimmerman.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan 1, R Belliard 1, W Pena 1.
GIDP - N Logan. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Lopez (1st base, M Pelfrey).

FIELDING: E - R Fick (5, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 011 021 300 -- 8
WASHINGTON - 020 010 001 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Pelfrey (W, 3-7) 5 9 3 3 3 4 0 5.24
J Sosa (H, 9) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.40
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
B Wagner 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.48

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico (L, 5-9) 5 1/3 7 5 5 1 3 0 4.74
J Albaladejo 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
C Schroder 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2.68
J Colome 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.41
W Abreu 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.93

M Pelfrey pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - M Pelfrey. IBB - L Milledge (by M Chico). Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey
93-56; J Sosa 19-15; A Heilman 12-7; B Wagner 21-15; M Chico 92-58; J
Albaladejo 5-3; C Schroder 31-22; J Colome 16-12; W Abreu 15-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 8-2; J Sosa 2-2; A Heilman 1-1; B Wagner 1-1; M
Chico 8-5; J Albaladejo 1-1; C Schroder 2-1; J Colome 0-2; W Abreu 0-2. Batters
faced: M Pelfrey 26; J Sosa 6; A Heilman 3; B Wagner 5; M Chico 24; J
Albaladejo 2; C Schroder 7; J Colome 4; W Abreu 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

T--3:14. Att--20,558.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 8
WASHINGTON 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (8) AT WASHINGTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 2ND: C Beltran struck out looking. M Alou singled to center.
J Conine doubled to left, M Alou to third. P Lo Duca hit sacrifice fly to left,
M Alou scored. L Milledge intentionally walked. M Pelfrey grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to third. R Belliard doubled to
left. R Fick singled to center, R Belliard to third. J Flores grounded out to
third, R Belliard scored, R Fick to second. M Chico singled to left, R Fick
scored. N Logan struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 3RD: J Reyes hit a ground rule double to deep left. L Castillo
grounded out to shortstop. D Wright singled to right, J Reyes scored.
C Beltran grounded out to shortstop, D Wright to second. M Alou fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 5TH: M Pelfrey struck out swinging. J Reyes singled to right.
L Castillo tripled to deep center, J Reyes scored. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to
center, L Castillo scored. C Beltran flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 5TH: F Lopez singled to left center. F Lopez to second on wild
pitch by M Pelfrey. R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop, F Lopez to third.
W Pena walked. A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to third, F Lopez scored,
W Pena out at second. R Belliard struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 6TH: M Alou doubled to left. J Conine sacrificed to third, M Alou
to third. J Albaladejo relieved M Chico. P Lo Duca hit sacrifice fly to
center, M Alou scored. L Milledge grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 7TH: C Schroder relieved J Albaladejo. S Green singled to right.
J Reyes sacrificed to first, S Green to second. L Castillo safe at second on
throwing error by first baseman R Fick, S Green scored. D Wright doubled to
deep right, L Castillo scored. C Beltran grounded out to first, D Wright to
third. M Alou singled to left, D Wright scored. E Chavez ran for M Alou.
J Conine flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. J Maxwell hit for W Abreu.
J Maxwell reached on infield single to third, J Maxwell to second on throwing
error by third baseman D Wright. N Logan popped out to second. F Lopez
grounded out to pitcher, J Maxwell to third. R Zimmerman singled to right,
J Maxwell scored. W Pena struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 4.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY METS (8) AT WASHINGTON (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
M Alou LF, J Conine 1B, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge RF, M Pelfrey RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- N Logan CF, F Lopez SS, R Zimmerman 3B, W Pena LF,
A Kearns RF, R Belliard 2B, R Fick 1B, J Flores C, M Chico LHP.

Umpires -- Chad Fairchild (HP), Tony Randazzo (1B), Greg Gibson (2B), Larry Vanover (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 6 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to first. L Castillo grounded out to
third. D Wright grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan struck out swinging. F Lopez grounded out to
shortstop. R Zimmerman reached on infield single to shortstop, R Zimmerman to
second on throwing error by shortstop J Reyes. W Pena grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 0, WASHINGTON 0.

NY METS 2ND: C Beltran struck out looking. M Alou singled to center.
J Conine doubled to left, M Alou to third. P Lo Duca hit sacrifice fly to left,
M Alou scored. L Milledge intentionally walked. M Pelfrey grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to third. R Belliard doubled to
left. R Fick singled to center, R Belliard to third. J Flores grounded out to
third, R Belliard scored, R Fick to second. M Chico singled to left, R Fick
scored. N Logan struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 3RD: J Reyes hit a ground rule double to deep left. L Castillo
grounded out to shortstop. D Wright singled to right, J Reyes scored.
C Beltran grounded out to shortstop, D Wright to second. M Alou fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: F Lopez singled to right. F Lopez picked off first.
R Zimmerman popped out to third. W Pena reached on infield single to shortstop.
A Kearns walked, W Pena to second. R Belliard fouled out to third. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 4TH: J Conine struck out swinging. P Lo Duca flied out to right.
L Milledge grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Fick singled to right. J Flores grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Fick out at second. M Chico sacrificed to pitcher,
J Flores to second. N Logan struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, WASHINGTON 2.

NY METS 5TH: M Pelfrey struck out swinging. J Reyes singled to right.
L Castillo tripled to deep center, J Reyes scored. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to
center, L Castillo scored. C Beltran flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 5TH: F Lopez singled to left center. F Lopez to second on wild
pitch by M Pelfrey. R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop, F Lopez to third.
W Pena walked. A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to third, F Lopez scored,
W Pena out at second. R Belliard struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 4, WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 6TH: M Alou doubled to left. J Conine sacrificed to third, M Alou
to third. J Albaladejo relieved M Chico. P Lo Duca hit sacrifice fly to
center, M Alou scored. L Milledge grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Fick walked. J Flores singled to center, R Fick to
second, R Fick to third on error by center fielder C Beltran. D Jimenez hit for
J Albaladejo. J Sosa relieved M Pelfrey. S Green in right field. D Jimenez
struck out looking. N Logan grounded into double play, shortstop to first,
J Flores out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY METS 5, WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 7TH: C Schroder relieved J Albaladejo. S Green singled to right.
J Reyes sacrificed to first, S Green to second. L Castillo safe at second on
throwing error by first baseman R Fick, S Green scored. D Wright doubled to
deep right, L Castillo scored. C Beltran grounded out to first, D Wright to
third. M Alou singled to left, D Wright scored. E Chavez ran for M Alou.
J Conine flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 7TH: E Chavez in left field. F Lopez singled to center.
R Zimmerman struck out swinging. W Pena flied out to right. A Kearns flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 8TH: J Colome relieved C Schroder. P Lo Duca struck out swinging.
M Anderson hit for J Sosa. M Anderson fouled out to third. S Green singled to
right. J Reyes flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: A Heilman relieved J Sosa. C Gomez in right field.
M DiFelice catching. R Belliard popped out to shortstop. R Fick struck out
swinging. J Flores grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 8,
WASHINGTON 3.

NY METS 9TH: W Abreu relieved J Colome. L Castillo flied out to left.
D Wright struck out swinging. C Beltran flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. J Maxwell hit for W Abreu.
J Maxwell reached on infield single to third, J Maxwell to second on throwing
error by third baseman D Wright. N Logan popped out to second. F Lopez
grounded out to pitcher, J Maxwell to third. R Zimmerman singled to right,
J Maxwell scored. W Pena struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 4.</div>

 

Castillo, Wright help Mets snap five-game skid

<h3>NY METS 8, WASHINGTON 4</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Luis Castillo and David Wright helpedthe slumping New York Mets avoid further embarrassment.

Castillo hit a go-ahead triple in the fifth and Wright drove inthree runs as the Mets snapped a season-high five-game losingstreak with an 8-4 victory over the Washington Nationals onWednesday.


With the game tied at 2-2 in the fifth and Jose Reyes on first,Castillo laced a triple to left-center field off Washingtonstarter Matt Chico (5-9). Wright followed with a sacrifice flyto center that plated Castillo for a 4-2 lead.


Reyes had two hits and scored a pair of runs for New York(84-67), which moved two games ahead of the PhiladelphiaPhillies (82-69) in the National League East Division.Philadelphia currently is playing St. Louis.


After Washington cut the deficit to 4-3 on an RBI groundout byAustin Kearns, New York answered with a run in the sixth andthree more in the seventh.


In the sixth, Moises Alou doubled down the left field line offChico and was a sacrificed to third. Paul Lo Duca then drove inAlou with a sacrifice fly to center to make it 5-3.

New York broke open the game an inning later as pinch hitterShawn Green led off with a single and was sacrificed to second.

Green scored as first baseman Robert Fick booted a grounder,allowing Castillo to reach. Wright then drove in his third runof the game with a double to right and scored on Alou's single,capping the scoring.


Rookie Mike Pelfrey (3-7) battled through five-plus innings,allowing three runs and nine hits before leaving with a 5-3 leadand runners on the corners. Jorge Sosa got out of the jam andthrew two scoreless innings.


The Mets took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Lo Duca in thesecond. But the Nationals grabbed a 2-1 advantage in their halfof the frame thanks to an RBI groundout by rookie Jesus Floresand a run-scoring single by Chico.


New York tied the game at 2-2 as Reyes hit ball to left fieldthat got stuck in the padding at the top of the fence. It wasruled a ground-rule double, and Wright delivered an RBI singlelater in the frame.


Alou extended his hitting streak to a career-best 23 games witha second-inning single.


Chico, who is winless in his last seven starts, allowed fiveruns and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings with three strikeouts andone walk.


Felipe Lopez had three hits for Washington, which had won eightof its previous 10 here.

 

NL: NY METS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS WASHINGTON (4) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .289
L Castillo 2b 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 .277
D Wright 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .315
C Beltran cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
M Alou lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .344
E Chavez pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Conine 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
P Lo Duca c 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 .271
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
L Milledge rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053
S Green rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
C Gomez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 34 8 11 7 1 5 8

a-fouled out to third for J Sosa in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Conine (13, M Chico); J Reyes (33, M Chico); M Alou (16, M
Chico); D Wright (38, C Schroder). 3B - L Castillo (1, M Chico). S - J Conine ,
J Reyes. SF - P Lo Duca 2, D Wright. RBI - P Lo Duca 2 (51), D Wright 3 (102),
L Castillo (15), M Alou (38). 2-out RBI - M Alou. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Alou 1, M Pelfrey 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Reyes (12, throw); C Beltran (4, bobble); D Wright (20,
throw). DP: 1 (J Reyes-J Conine).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .267
F Lopez ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .243
R Zimmerman 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .269
W Pena lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .290
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .264
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .288
R Fick 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .234
J Flores c 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253
M Chico p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .163
J Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Maxwell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 36 4 12 4 3 8 17

a-struck out looking for J Albaladejo in the 6th; b-reached on infield single
to third for W Abreu in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (30, M Pelfrey). S - M Chico. RBI - J Flores (24), M
Chico (3), A Kearns (63), R Zimmerman (88). 2-out RBI - M Chico, R Zimmerman.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan 1, R Belliard 1, W Pena 1.
GIDP - N Logan. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Lopez (1st base, M Pelfrey).

FIELDING: E - R Fick (5, throw).


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NY METS - 011 021 300 -- 8
WASHINGTON - 020 010 001 -- 4
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Pelfrey (W, 3-7) 5 9 3 3 3 4 0 5.24
J Sosa (H, 9) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.40
A Heilman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
B Wagner 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.34

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico (L, 5-9) 5 1/3 7 5 5 1 3 0 4.74
J Albaladejo 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
C Schroder 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2.68
J Colome 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.41
W Abreu 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.93

M Pelfrey pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - M Pelfrey. IBB - L Milledge (by M Chico). Pitches-strikes: M Pelfrey
93-56; J Sosa 19-15; A Heilman 12-7; B Wagner 21-15; M Chico 92-58; J
Albaladejo 5-3; C Schroder 31-22; J Colome 16-12; W Abreu 15-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 8-2; J Sosa 2-2; A Heilman 1-1; B Wagner 1-1; M
Chico 8-5; J Albaladejo 1-1; C Schroder 2-1; J Colome 0-2; W Abreu 0-2. Batters
faced: M Pelfrey 26; J Sosa 6; A Heilman 3; B Wagner 5; M Chico 24; J
Albaladejo 2; C Schroder 7; J Colome 4; W Abreu 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

T--3:14. Att--20,558.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to
left.</div>