Mock's slow start proves costly for Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Right-hander Garrett Mock is becoming a creature of habit. On Sunday afternoon, he got off to another slow start on the mound and it proved costly again as the Nationals were beaten by the Mets, 6-2, at Citi Field.

Mock's slow start proves costly for Nats....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
Desmond, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274
Dukes, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
c-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287
Burke, J, C 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .119
a-Orr, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Segovia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garate, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mock, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .095
b-Bard, J, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 3 9

a-Grounded out for Burke, J in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Mock in the 8th. c-Struck out for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (32, Stokes).
TB: Desmond; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A; Willingham; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (97), Dunn, A (101).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W; Mock; Guzman, C.
S: Mock.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Desmond-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).


NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .304
Castillo, L, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .308
Wright, D, 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .313
Beltran, CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .337
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .264
Francoeur, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .279
Thole, C 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .333
Schneider, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
Valdez, W, SS 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .250
Maine, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174
Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sullivan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Tatis, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 6 11 6 5 6 16

a-Struck out for Dessens in the 7th. b-Walked for Green, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pagan (16, Mock), Murphy, Dn (35, Mock).
3B: Murphy, Dn (4, Mock), Valdez, W (2, Garate).
TB: Pagan 4; Castillo, L 2; Beltran 2; Murphy, Dn 5; Thole; Valdez, W 3.
RBI: Thole (5), Beltran (45), Murphy, Dn 2 (60), Valdez, W 2 (7).
2-out RBI: Beltran; Murphy, Dn 2; Valdez, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beltran 2; Francoeur; Pagan.
S: Castillo, L.
GIDP: Valdez, W.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Castillo, L (17, 2nd base off Mock/Burke, J).
CS: Valdez, W (1, 2nd base by Mock/Burke, J).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock (L, 3-9) 7.0 9 4 4 2 5 0 5.83
Segovia 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 18.00
Garate 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00
Kensing 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10.43

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maine (W, 6-5) 5.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.13
Dessens 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90
Green, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85
Stokes 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.31
Rodriguez, F (S, 33) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.06

Garate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: Mock 115-74, Segovia 26-13, Garate 5-3, Kensing 12-5, Maine 75-50, Dessens 20-15, Green, S 10-7, Stokes 26-16, Rodriguez, F 5-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mock 10-5, Segovia 0-1, Garate 0-0, Kensing 0-0, Maine 5-9, Dessens 1-5, Green, S 3-0, Stokes 0-1, Rodriguez, F 0-0.
Batters faced: Mock 30, Segovia 4, Garate 1, Kensing 2, Maine 18, Dessens 6, Green, S 3, Stokes 6, Rodriguez, F 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Garate 2-2, Kensing 1-0, Rodriguez, F 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:57.
Att: 38,347.
September 20, 2009