Taveras drives in four in Nats victory

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Three days after being told by manager Jim Riggleman that he would not platoon with Willie Harris in right field, Nationals right fielder Willy Taveras let his bat do the talking in 4-3 victory over the Mets at Citi Field on Saturday afternoon.

Taveras drives in four in Nats victory....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .211
Harris, W, 3B-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .143
1-Kennedy, A, PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .375
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Desmond, SS 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .308
Rodriguez, I, C 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .400
Taveras, RF 4 0 2 4 0 1 2 .333
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Clippard, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 5 4 6 8 12 .227
a-Grounded out for Clippard in the 9th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.
BATTING
3B: Taveras (1, Perez, O).
TB: Willingham; Desmond; Taveras 4; Clippard.
RBI: Taveras 4 (4).
2-out RBI: Taveras 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lannan; Taveras 2.
GIDP: Guzman, C; Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Desmond (3, fielding), Dunn, A (1, fielding).
DP: (Rodriguez, I-Dunn, A).

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, Jo, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Cora, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188
Wright, D, 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .294
Bay, LF 4 2 0 0 1 2 3 .263
Francoeur, RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .444
Matthews, CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .200
Igarashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Castillo, L, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
Barajas, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
Tatis, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .273
Blanco, H, C 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000
b-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Mejia, Je, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Perez, O, P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Pagan, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333
Totals 33 3 8 3 5 10 24 .251
a-Singled for Feliciano, P in the 8th. b-Struck out for Blanco, H in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Francoeur (3, Lannan).
TB: Reyes, Jo; Cora; Wright, D; Francoeur 3; Castillo, L; Tatis; Perez, O.
RBI: Blanco, H (1), Perez, O (1), Tatis (3).
2-out RBI: Perez, O; Tatis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reyes, Jo; Matthews 2; Cora; Blanco, H; Pagan; Barajas 2.
S: Tatis; Cora.
SF: Blanco, H.
GIDP: Francoeur.
Team RISP: 2-for-14.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Reyes, Jo (1, fielding), Wright, D (2, throw).
DP: 3 (Wright, D-Reyes, Jo, Reyes, Jo-Cora-Tatis, Feliciano, P-Blanco, H-Tatis).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 1-1) 5.0 6 3 3 3 2 0 8.31
Clippard(H, 1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0.00
Capps(S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 5 10 0 6.95
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez, O(L, 0-1) 5.2 4 4 4 4 6 0 6.35
Igarashi 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Feliciano, P 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Mejia, Je 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Totals 9.0 5 4 4 6 8 0 3.33
WP: Igarashi, Feliciano, P.
IBB: Desmond (by Feliciano, P).
HBP: Reyes, Jo (by Lannan).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 99-62, Clippard 40-29, Capps 21-11, Perez, O 101-59, Igarashi 21-15, Feliciano, P 20-10, Mejia, Je 9-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 9-4, Clippard 1-1, Capps 1-0, Perez, O 4-6, Igarashi 3-0, Feliciano, P 2-0, Mejia, Je 3-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 26, Clippard 10, Capps 6, Perez, O 25, Igarashi 4, Feliciano, P 5, Mejia, Je 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Igarashi 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 52 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:13.
Att: 33,044.