Mets 9, 
Nationals 3
| W: | O. Perez (9-7) |
| L: | C. Balester (2-5) |
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Reyes SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 |
| A Reyes 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .239 |
| D Wright 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| C Delgado 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| C Beltran CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .441 |
| E Chavez RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| F Tatis RF-LF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| B Schneider C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .254 |
| O Perez P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .128 |
| J Smith P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Easley PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| A Heilman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| a-singled to center for D Sanchez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Wright (34, C Balester); F Tatis (10, J Hanrahan) HR: B Schneider (3, 5th inning off C Balester 1 on, 0 Out); C Delgado (26, 6th inning off C Balester 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Delgado 2 (78), C Beltran (80), B Schneider 2 (22), D Easley 2 (35) SF: C Beltran GIDP: D Murphy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Beltran 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Reyes-J Reyes-C Delgado). | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| O Perez (W, 9-7) | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 104-66 | 3.91 |
| J Smith (H, 13) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 4.25 |
| D Sanchez (H, 19) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.60 |
| A Heilman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 5.65 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 144-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: O Perez 28; J Smith 4; D Sanchez 2; A Heilman 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O Perez 6-6; J Smith 1-1; D Sanchez 1-0; A Heilman 2-0 Game Scores: O Perez 55 | |||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Bonifacio 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .229 |
| R Belliard SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| L Milledge CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .256 |
| A Kearns RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| A Boone 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .251 |
| W Nieves C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| W Harris LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .248 |
| C Balester P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| a-K Casto PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .196 |
| G Mock P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-P Orr PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| S Rivera P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Hanrahan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-R Langerhans PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
| a-struck out looking for C Balester in the 6th b-tripled to deep right for G Mock in the 7th c-struck out looking for J Hanrahan in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Zimmerman (15, O Perez) 3B: P Orr (1, O Perez) RBI: P Orr 2 (5), E Bonifacio (7) 2-out RBI: P Orr 2, E Bonifacio GIDP: R Zimmerman Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Nieves 1, R Belliard 1, L Milledge 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: L Milledge (17, 2nd base off J Smith/B Schneider) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Belliard (10, ground ball); E Bonifacio (2, throw) DP: 1 (R Belliard-E Bonifacio-A Boone). | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Balester (L, 2-5) | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 97-50 | 5.06 |
| G Mock | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 5.31 |
| S Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.46 |
| J Hanrahan | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31-16 | 3.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 152-82 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Balester Batters faced: C Balester 26; G Mock 3; S Rivera 3; J Hanrahan 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Balester 8-7; G Mock 1-1; S Rivera 1-1; J Hanrahan 1-1 Game Scores: C Balester 42 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYM | WAS | |||
 | 4th | C Delgado grounded out to shortstop, A Reyes scored, D Wright to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to center, D Wright scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | B Schneider homered to center, F Tatis scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 6th | C Delgado homered to left. | 5 | 0 |
 | 7th | P Orr tripled to deep right, A Boone and W Nieves scored. | 5 | 2 |
| 7th | E Bonifacio reached on bunt single to first, P Orr scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 9th | D Easley singled to center, D Murphy and F Tatis scored. | 7 | 3 |
| 9th | C Delgado safe at first on throwing error by second baseman E Bonifacio, D Easley and J Reyes scored, D Wright to third. | 9 | 3 |
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| Game Notes |
| ARAMIS RAMIREZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEG INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 31,058 (74.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Mike Reilly |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 14th 2008
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Arizona | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 | in 12 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 10 |
| Baltimore | 11 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |