Nationals 6, Mets 2

W:	M. Bacsik Jr. (4-6)
L:	J. Sosa (7-6)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
F Lopez SS	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	.241
R Belliard 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.296
R Zimmerman 3B	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	.260
D Young 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.335
R Fick 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.202
R Church LF	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	.259
R Langerhans LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159
A Kearns RF	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	.253
B Schneider C	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.232
N Logan CF	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.236
M Bacsik P	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.111
a-T Batista PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.222
L Ayala P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	6	11	6	5	4	12
a-grounded to shortstop for M Bacsik in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Young (27, J Sosa); R Church (31, J Sosa); B Schneider (13, J Sosa); N Logan (9, J Sosa) HR: R Church (8, 3rd inning off J Sosa 0 on, 2 Out); A Kearns (7, 6th inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Church 2 (41), B Schneider 2 (37), N Logan (7), A Kearns (41) 2-out RBI: R Church, B Schneider GIDP: R Belliard, D Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Belliard 1, R Church 1, T Batista 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: A Kearns (1, 2nd base off P Feliciano/P Lo Duca)
FIELDING DP: 2 (F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young, R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Bacsik (W, 5-8)	7.0	8	2	2	1	0	0	83-55	4.22
L Ayala	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19-14	3.07
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	1	2	0	102-69
PITCHING Batters faced: M Bacsik 28; L Ayala 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Bacsik 10-11; L Ayala 2-2 Game Scores: M Bacsik Jr. 52

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Reyes SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.302
D Easley 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.262
D Wright 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.291
C Delgado 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.251
M Alou LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.316
P Lo Duca C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.269
L Milledge CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.278
S Green RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.270
J Sosa P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.174
J Adkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-R Gotay PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.330
P Feliciano P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A Heilman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	2	8	1	1	2	13
a-flied out to left for J Adkins in the 7th
BATTING 2B: M Alou (9, M Bacsik); S Green (22, M Bacsik) RBI: D Easley (22) 2-out RBI: D Easley GIDP: L Milledge, P Lo Duca Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Wright 1 Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Reyes-C Delgado, C Delgado-J Reyes-C Delgado). Outfield Assist: M Alou (D Young at 2nd base).

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Sosa (L, 9-8)	6.0	9	5	5	3	3	2	99-63	4.59
J Adkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	0.00
P Feliciano	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	28-14	2.29
A Heilman	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-12	3.57
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	5	4	2	150-95
PITCHING Batters faced: J Sosa 27; J Adkins 3; P Feliciano 6; A Heilman 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sosa 7-7; J Adkins 1-2; P Feliciano 3-0; A Heilman 1-1 Game Scores: J Sosa 34

Scoring Summary
			WAS	NYM
	2nd	R Church doubled to deep right, D Young scored.	1	0
	2nd	B Schneider doubled to deep right, R Church scored.	2	0
	2nd	N Logan hit a ground rule double to deep left center, B Schneider scored.	3	0
	2nd	L Milledge grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Alou scored, P Lo Duca out at second.	3	1
	3rd	R Church homered to right center.	4	1
	5th	D Easley singled to right, S Green scored, J Sosa to second.	4	2
	6th	A Kearns homered to left.	5	2
	8th	B Schneider singled to shallow right, A Kearns scored.	6	2
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Game Information
Stadium	Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY
Game Time	2:34
Weather	78 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	14 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Mike Winters

Washington leads 1-0 (as of 7/27)

NY Yankees	8	Final
Baltimore	7

NY Yankees	2	Final
Baltimore	4

Minnesota	4	Final
Cleveland	10

Pittsburgh	1	Final
Philadelphia	8

Chi Cubs	4	Final
Cincinnati	5

Washington	6	Final
NY Mets	2

Boston	7	Final
Tampa Bay	1

San Diego	9	Final
Houston	4

Texas	1	Final
Kansas City	6

Milwaukee	12	Final
St. Louis	2

Toronto	3	Final
Chi White Sox	4

LA Dodgers		Postponed
Colorado

Atlanta	7	Final
Arizona	8	in 11

Detroit	6	Final
LA Angels	11

Oakland	1	Final
Seattle	7

Florida	10	Final
San Francisco	12

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