Nationals steal spotlight, win from Mets

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Mets had everything going for them on Wednesday night against the Nationals: an inside-the-park home run, a converted triple play and stellar starting pitching.

But they didn't have the clutch hitting of Adam Kennedy and Cristian Guzman, as the Nationals defeated the Mets, 5-3, at Nationals Park.

Nationals steal spotlight, win from Mets....

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, Jo, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210
Castillo, L, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Bay, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270
Davis, I, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272
Pagan, CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .277
Francoeur, RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .219
Tatis, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .220
Blanco, H, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289
b-Carter, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Dickey, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Cora, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Valdes, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Nieve, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Perez, O, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Barajas, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 4 8 .242
a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Dickey in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Blanco, H in the 9th. c-Grounded out for Acosta in the 9th.
BATTING
HR: Pagan (3, 4th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 2 out), Tatis (2, 9th inning off Capps, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Davis, I; Pagan 4; Francoeur; Tatis 4; Blanco, H.
RBI: Pagan (18), Francoeur (21), Tatis (6).
2-out RBI: Pagan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tatis; Castillo, L.
S: Cora.
SF: Francoeur.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Pagan (Hernandez, L at 2nd base).
DP: (Reyes, Jo-Castillo, L-Davis, I).
TP: (Pagan-Blanco, H-Reyes, Jo-Davis, I).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .253
Guzman, C, 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .328
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .322
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .256
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .262
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .322
Bernadina, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .272
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .118
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
b-Kennedy, A, PH-1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .255
Totals 27 5 8 5 6 2 14 .261
a-Batted for Storen, D in the 7th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Morse in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Bernadina (3, Valdes, R).
3B: Guzman, C (3, Nieve).
TB: Guzman, C 4; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A; Willingham; Bernadina 2; Hernandez, L.
RBI: Willingham (23), Bernadina (7), Kennedy, A (13), Guzman, C (14), Zimmerman, R (24).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Willingham.
SF: Bernadina; Kennedy, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (4, throw), Bernadina (3, fielding).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dickey 6.0 5 2 2 4 2 0 3.00
Valdes, R(L, 1-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.66
Nieve 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.40
Perez, O 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.88
Acosta 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
Totals 8.0 8 5 5 6 2 0 3.87
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 6.1 4 2 2 3 2 1 1.62
Storen, D(W, 1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Clippard(H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.22
Capps(S, 15) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.11
Totals 9.0 5 3 3 3 4 2 4.47
Pitches-strikes: Dickey 98-59, Valdes, R 6-4, Nieve 20-11, Perez, O 8-4, Acosta 7-5, Hernandez, L 94-56, Storen, D 8-4, Clippard 13-10, Capps 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Dickey 6-6, Valdes, R 1-0, Nieve 0-1, Perez, O 0-0, Acosta 2-1, Hernandez, L 8-7, Storen, D 1-0, Clippard 0-1, Capps 2-1.
Batters faced: Dickey 24, Valdes, R 2, Nieve 4, Perez, O 2, Acosta 3, Hernandez, L 27, Storen, D 2, Clippard 3, Capps 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Nieve 1-1, Perez, O 1-0, Storen, D 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:40.
Att: 19,384