Martin's debut with Nats a night to forget

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- After eight-plus seasons in the Minor Leagues, right-hander J.D. Martin made his Major League debut on Monday night, and it was a rough debut, to say the least, as the Nationals lost to the Mets, 6-2, at Nationals Park.

Martin's debut with Nats a night to forget....

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .320
Castillo, L, 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .242
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .318
Francoeur, RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .258
Reed, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Cora, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Schneider, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215
Hernandez, L, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 9 6 0 7 6

BATTING
2B: Murphy, Dn (13, Martin, J), Francoeur (14, Martin, J).
HR: Francoeur (6, 9th inning off Kensing, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Pagan 2; Castillo, L; Murphy, Dn 3; Francoeur 7; Cora.
RBI: Murphy, Dn 2 (31), Francoeur 2 (42), Pagan (5), Castillo, L (20).
2-out RBI: Francoeur; Pagan; Castillo, L; Murphy, Dn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reed.
S: Castillo, L.
GIDP: Reed.
Team RISP: 5-for-8.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Murphy, Dn (8, throw).
DP: 2 (Murphy, Dn-Cora-Feliciano, P, Castillo, L-Cora-Murphy, Dn).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Belliard, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .196
Johnson, N, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305
Dunn, A, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .265
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
Kearns, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .201
Harris, W, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .237
Bard, J, C 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .265
Martin, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Hernandez, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 4 12

a-Grounded out for Martin, J in the 4th. b-Struck out for Clippard in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Bard, J 2 (12, Hernandez, L, Hernandez, L).
TB: Belliard; Johnson, N; Dunn, A; Kearns; Bard, J 4.
RBI: Bard, J 2 (19).
2-out RBI: Bard, J 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martin, J 2; Gonzalez, Al; Guzman, C.
GIDP: Dunn, A 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Belliard-Guzman, C-Johnson, N).


NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (W, 6-5) 7.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 4.93
Feliciano, P (H, 17) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.95
Green, S (H, 11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.27
Rodriguez, F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.81

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J (L, 0-1) 4.0 8 5 5 0 1 0 11.25
Clippard 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2.13
Kensing 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11.93

Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 97-57, Feliciano, P 9-5, Green, S 4-3, Rodriguez, F 12-6, Martin, J 74-51, Clippard 28-21, Kensing 18-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 12-6, Feliciano, P 2-0, Green, S 0-1, Rodriguez, F 2-0, Martin, J 9-2, Clippard 2-2, Kensing 4-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 28, Feliciano, P 3, Green, S 1, Rodriguez, F 3, Martin, J 19, Clippard 9, Kensing 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Green, S 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:16.
Att: 19,169.
July 20, 2009