Bard's blast decisive in Nats' win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Josh Bard drove in three runs to help the Nationals defeat the Mets, 6-5, at Citi Field on Friday night. The victory ended Washington's three-game losing streak.

Bard's blast decisive in Nats' win....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .291
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
Willingham, LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .277
Maxwell, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Dukes, RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .262
Desmond, 2B-SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .458
Bard, J, C 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .234
Martin, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 34 6 9 6 0 4 7

a-Grounded out for Villone in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Desmond (5, Pelfrey).
HR: Zimmerman, R (30, 1st inning off Pelfrey, 1 on, 1 out), Bard, J (5, 5th inning off Pelfrey, 1 on, 0 out), Willingham (23, 9th inning off Stokes, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 5; Willingham 5; Dukes 2; Desmond 2; Bard, J 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (96), Bard, J 3 (30), Willingham (60).
SF: Bard, J.
GIDP: Bard, J; Dukes.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (15, fielding), Desmond (3, throw).
Outfield assists: Willingham (Beltran at home).
DP: 2 (Desmond-Guzman, C-Dunn, A, Willingham-Bard, J).


NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .303
Castillo, L, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .306
Wright, D, 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .314
Beltran, CF 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .335
Murphy, Dn, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .262
Francoeur, RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .279
Schneider, C 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .201
a-Tatis, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
Thole, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .355
Valdez, W, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 .258
c-Sullivan, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .256
Pelfrey, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .102
b-Sheffield, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Reed, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Totals 36 5 11 4 5 7 21

a-Walked for Schneider in the 6th. b-Lined out for Pelfrey in the 7th. c-Walked for Valdez, W in the 9th. d-Flied out for Stokes in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Valdez, W (2, Martin, J), Francoeur (28, Martin, J).
TB: Pagan; Castillo, L 2; Wright, D; Beltran 2; Murphy, Dn; Francoeur 4; Valdez, W 2.
RBI: Pagan (29), Beltran 2 (44), Wright, D (68).
2-out RBI: Beltran.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy, Dn; Pelfrey; Thole 2; Francoeur 2.
S: Pelfrey.
GIDP: Valdez, W.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Francoeur (6, 2nd base off MacDougal/Bard, J).

FIELDING
E: Thole (1, throw), Wright, D (15, fielding).
DP: 2 (Valdez, W-Castillo, L-Murphy, Dn, Castillo, L-Valdez, W-Murphy, Dn).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J (W, 5-4) 5.1 7 2 2 2 3 0 4.21
Villone (H, 6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.22
Burnett, S (H, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.14
Bergmann (H, 8) 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.10
MacDougal (S, 16) 1.1 2 3 2 2 1 0 3.88

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey (L, 10-11) 7.0 8 5 4 0 4 2 5.10
Green, S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97
Feliciano, P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.04
Stokes 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.08

Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 98-58, Villone 9-4, Burnett, S 13-9, Bergmann 12-9, MacDougal 35-19, Pelfrey 90-63, Green, S 16-8, Feliciano, P 1-1, Stokes 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 6-7, Villone 0-1, Burnett, S 0-2, Bergmann 0-0, MacDougal 2-1, Pelfrey 9-8, Green, S 2-0, Feliciano, P 0-1, Stokes 1-2.
Batters faced: Martin, J 24, Villone 2, Burnett, S 3, Bergmann 4, MacDougal 9, Pelfrey 27, Green, S 3, Feliciano, P 1, Stokes 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Villone 2-0, MacDougal 2-0, Feliciano, P 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Rick Reed. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:49.
Att: 38,063.
September 18, 2009