Morse goes deep, Chico perfect in return

By Marty Noble / MLB.com

METS 6, NATIONALS 5
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Sunday, March 7

Morse goes deep, Chico perfect in return....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maxwell, CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .000
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .545
Bruntlett, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
Bernadina, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Morse, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .267
Rodriguez, I, C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Burke, J, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
1-Orr, PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mench, DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .429
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300
Norris, D, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222
a-Harris, W, PH-3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125
Taveras, LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .167
Duncan, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
2-Owens, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Totals 38 5 11 5 1 11 15

a-Struck out for Gonzalez, Al in the 6th.
1-Ran for Burke, J in the 8th. 2-Ran for Duncan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, Al (1, Perez, O), Mench (1, Perez, O).
HR: Morse (2, 1st inning off Perez, O, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond 2; Morse 4; Rodriguez, I; Burke, J; Mench 3; Kennedy, A; Gonzalez, Al 2; Harris, W; Taveras.
RBI: Desmond (7), Morse 2 (5), Taveras (1), Mench (2).
2-out RBI: Mench.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Mench; Bernadina.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Taveras (1, 2nd base off Perez, O/Santos, O), Owens (2, 2nd base off Misch/Coste), Maxwell (2, 2nd base off Perez, O/Santos, O).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Duncan (Davis, I at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Duncan-Harris, W, Desmond-Kennedy, A-Morse).


NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matthews, CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300
Feliciano, J, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Nieuwenhuis, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Castillo, L, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375
Hernandez, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Wright, D, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .375
Bowman, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Bay, LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .143
Pridie, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Murphy, Dn, 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .100
Coste, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Francoeur, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .111
Cora, SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Santos, O, C 2 1 1 4 0 1 0 .571
Davis, I, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571
Catalanotto, DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-Evans, N, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 28 6 6 6 5 2 7

a-Grounded out for Catalanotto in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Wright, D (1, Capps), Davis, I (3, Villone).
HR: Santos, O (1, 2nd inning off Marquis, 3 on, 0 out).
TB: Castillo, L; Wright, D 2; Coste; Cora; Santos, O 4; Davis, I 2.
RBI: Cora (1), Santos, O 4 (6), Wright, D (3).
2-out RBI: Wright, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bay.
GIDP: Wright, D.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Takahashi, H (1, pickoff), Misch (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Francoeur 2 (Mench at home, Orr at home).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis 2.0 3 5 5 3 0 1 22.50
Chico 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Capps (L, 0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.50
Storen, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Villone 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20.25
Bergmann 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez, O 3.0 7 5 5 1 2 1 15.00
Takahashi, H (W, 1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.00
Misch (S, 1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0.00

Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 3-3, Chico 2-3, Capps 1-2, Storen, D 3-0, Villone 1-1, Bergmann 1-1, Perez, O 1-5, Takahashi, H 0-3, Misch 2-2.
Batters faced: Marquis 11, Chico 6, Capps 5, Storen, D 3, Villone 4, Bergmann 4, Perez, O 16, Takahashi, H 11, Misch 12.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Paul Nauert.
Weather: 68 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:28.
Att: 5,317.
March 7, 2010