Desmond shines, but long ball downs Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- The Nationals were hurt by the long ball as they lost to the Mets, 8-2, at Citi Field on Friday night.

Desmond shines, but long ball downs Nats....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Harris, W, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .182
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .385
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .462
Desmond, SS 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .273
Mock, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
English, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Taveras, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 4 2 5 6 14 .242
a-Struck out for Batista in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Walker, T in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Willingham (1, Pelfrey).
3B: Desmond (1, Pelfrey).
TB: Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Desmond 3.
RBI: Desmond 2 (4).
2-out RBI: Desmond 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mock; Willingham; Morgan; Desmond.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A).

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .400
Cora, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .167
Wright, D, 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .286
Bay, LF 4 0 1 0 1 3 4 .333
Jacobs, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .091
b-Tatis, PH-1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250
Francoeur, RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 3 .429
Barajas, C 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .313
Tejada, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .167
Pelfrey, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500
a-Matthews, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Takahashi, H, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nieve, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Mejia, Je, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 8 12 8 6 6 18 .254
a-Flied out for Pelfrey in the 6th. b-Singled for Jacobs in the 7th. c-Flied out for Nieve in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Wright, D (1, Bergmann).
HR: Francoeur 2 (2, 2nd inning off Mock, 0 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Walker, T, 1 on, 2 out), Barajas 2 (2, 4th inning off Mock, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Batista, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Pagan; Cora; Wright, D 3; Bay; Tatis; Francoeur 8; Barajas 8; Tejada; Pelfrey.
RBI: Francoeur 3 (6), Barajas 2 (4), Tatis (2), Cora (2), Wright, D (3).
2-out RBI: Tatis; Francoeur 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jacobs; Francoeur 2; Tatis.
GIDP: Cora.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock 3.1 4 2 2 5 3 2 5.40
Batista(L, 0-1) 2.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 12.46
Bergmann 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 18.00
English 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.80
Walker, T 1.1 5 3 3 0 2 1 8.10
Totals 8.0 12 8 8 6 6 4 7.97
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey(W, 1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 3.00
Takahashi, H(H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
Nieve 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Mejia, Je 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 5 6 0 3.16
English pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Mock 84-44, Batista 31-20, Bergmann 15-9, English 1-1, Walker, T 26-19, Pelfrey 94-57, Takahashi, H 12-7, Nieve 17-9, Mejia, Je 7-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mock 2-4, Batista 4-4, Bergmann 1-0, English 0-0, Walker, T 0-2, Pelfrey 7-5, Takahashi, H 2-0, Nieve 2-0, Mejia, Je 3-0.
Batters faced: Mock 19, Batista 9, Bergmann 3, English 1, Walker, T 9, Pelfrey 26, Takahashi, H 3, Nieve 4, Mejia, Je 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 2-0, English 1-1, Walker, T 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 54 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:06.
Att: 28,055.