Opportunistic Nationals rally past Mets

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Two errors by the Mets helped the Nationals win their second successive game, this time by the score of 4-3 at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Opportunistic Nationals rally past Mets....


NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .302
Castillo, L, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .309
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .307
Beltran, CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .330
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264
Francoeur, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .276
Schneider, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .218
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Valdez, W, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268
a-Reed, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
Hernandez, A, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Pelfrey, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .096
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Santos, O, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
b-Sullivan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 4 23

a-Hit into a double play for Valdez, W in the 8th. b-Struck out for Santos, O in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pagan (19, Martin, J), Valdez, W (3, Martin, J), Wright, D 2 (38, Martin, J, Martin, J).
TB: Pagan 4; Castillo, L; Wright, D 4; Beltran; Murphy, Dn; Schneider; Valdez, W 2.
RBI: Beltran (47), Pagan (32), Wright, D (70).
2-out RBI: Wright, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schneider 2; Beltran; Murphy, Dn.
S: Pelfrey.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Hernandez, A (12, throw), Castillo, L (11, throw).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF-LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .234
Dukes, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .254
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .287
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270
Morse, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
1-Maxwell, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Orr, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .305
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255
Martin, J, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .174
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
Totals 33 4 8 3 3 3 9

a-Reached on error for Clippard in the 8th.
1-Ran for Morse in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Desmond (6, Pelfrey).
HR: Desmond (2, 5th inning off Pelfrey, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Harris, W; Dukes 2; Zimmerman, R; Orr; Desmond 6; Martin, J.
RBI: Desmond 2 (8), Zimmerman, R (103).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes; Dunn, A; Nieves; Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (1, 3rd base off Rodriguez, F/Santos, O).

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


NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey 7.0 8 3 3 1 2 1 5.03
Feliciano, P 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.07
Green, S (L, 1-4) 0.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.72
Rodriguez, F 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.09

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J 6.0 7 3 3 2 0 0 4.69
Clippard (W, 3-2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.91
MacDougal (S, 18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.42

Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 108-74, Feliciano, P 4-3, Green, S 10-5, Rodriguez, F 7-3, Martin, J 95-64, Clippard 31-19, MacDougal 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 13-6, Feliciano, P 0-0, Green, S 1-0, Rodriguez, F 0-1, Martin, J 6-12, Clippard 1-2, MacDougal 0-1.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 30, Feliciano, P 1, Green, S 3, Rodriguez, F 2, Martin, J 27, Clippard 8, MacDougal 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Rodriguez, F 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Kerwin Danley. 2B: Wally Bell. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 62 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 2:37.
Att: 19,614.
September 29, 2009