Willingham powers Nationals past Mets

By Marty Noble / MLB.com

NATIONALS 9, METS 3
at Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Thursday, April 1

Willingham powers Nationals past Mets....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .238
1-Bernadina, PR-RF 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .283
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .350
b-Taveras, PH-CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .302
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .389
Guzman, C, 2B-RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .311
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .196
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .356
Willingham, LF 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .370
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Morse, PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Lopez, P, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
Coste, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
Desmond, SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .333
Bruntlett, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209
Marquis, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
a-Burgess, PH-LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200
Totals 36 9 12 8 5 5 11

a-Doubled for Marquis in the 6th. b-Singled for Harris, W in the 6th. c-Struck out for Bruney in the 7th. d-Lined out for Burnett, S in the 9th.
1-Ran for Morgan in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Harris, W (3, Maine), Willingham (4, Maine), Burgess (1, Igarashi), Bernadina (1, Parnell).
HR: Willingham (5, 4th inning off Maine, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Bernadina 2; Harris, W 2; Taveras 2; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Willingham 6; Rodriguez, I; Bruntlett; Burgess 2.
RBI: Willingham 3 (13), Dunn, A (8), Burgess 2 (2), Morgan (1), Guzman, C (8).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A; Willingham.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Harris, W; Kennedy, A 2; Gonzalez, Al.
S: Marquis.
SF: Burgess.
Team RISP: 5-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (8, 2nd base off Maine/Blanco, H), Bruntlett (6, 2nd base off Parnell/Barajas), Desmond (6, 2nd base off Igarashi/Barajas).
CS: Morgan (1, 2nd base by Maine/Blanco, H).


NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .254
Castillo, L, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Barajas, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Matthews, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265
Cintron, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jacobs, 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .205
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Takahashi, H, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Carter, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .393
Feliciano, J, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
Tatis, 3B-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179
Malo, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Catalanotto, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250
Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tejada, SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .344
Blanco, H, C 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .222
Adams, R, 2B-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Maine, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Igarashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Valdes, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cervenak, M, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 7 14

a-Struck out for Takahashi, H in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Jacobs (3, 3rd inning off Marquis, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Pagan; Matthews; Jacobs 4; Tatis; Catalanotto 2; Tejada 2.
RBI: Blanco, H (5), Jacobs 2 (6).
2-out RBI: Jacobs 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jacobs; Maine 2; Adams, R; Tejada.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Matthews (2, 2nd base off Marquis/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Blanco, H (1, throw), Adams, R (5, throw).
PB: Barajas (2).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis (W, 2-2) 5.0 6 3 3 0 4 1 9.15
Bruney 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.00
Bergmann 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.59
Burnett, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.74
Walker, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12.54

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maine (L, 1-3) 4.2 6 4 4 4 2 1 7.88
Igarashi 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 8.53
Valdes, R 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.08
Green, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.09
Parnell 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.61
Takahashi, H 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.77
Calero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.68

Bergmann pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Marquis 2, Valdes, R.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 10-1, Bruney 2-1, Bergmann 0-3, Burnett, S 0-0, Walker, T 1-1, Maine 4-7, Igarashi 1-1, Valdes, R 2-0, Green, S 0-0, Parnell 0-1, Takahashi, H 2-0, Calero 1-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 21, Bruney 5, Bergmann 4, Burnett, S 4, Walker, T 3, Maine 23, Igarashi 4, Valdes, R 4, Green, S 3, Parnell 4, Takahashi, H 2, Calero 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0, Igarashi 2-0, Valdes, R 1-1, Takahashi, H 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Justin Vogel. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: . 3B: Tyler Funnelman.
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:57.
Att: 4,478.
April 1, 2010