Nats all alone in second place in NL East

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Manager Jim Riggleman said before Tuesday's game against the Mets that the Nationals want to make a statement and show they are not a 100-loss team, like they were the previous two years.

Nats all alone in second place in NL East....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .275
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .247
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .321
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .252
1-Taveras, PR-LF-RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .133
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .393
Bernadina, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .212
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .255
Atilano, L, P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
Totals 35 3 11 3 5 7 21 .257

1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, I (9, Maine), Dunn, A (8, Feliciano, P).
HR: Kennedy, A (2, 3rd inning off Maine, 0 on, 1 out), Zimmerman, R (6, 3rd inning off Maine, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Kennedy, A 4; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 2; Willingham; Rodriguez, I 5; Atilano, L.
RBI: Kennedy, A (12), Zimmerman, R (16), Rodriguez, I (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 2; Atilano, L; Bernadina; Taveras.
GIDP: Desmond.
Team RISP: 3-for-14.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (8, 2nd base off Mejia, Je/Barajas, 3rd base off Maine/Barajas), Kennedy, A (5, 2nd base off Maine/Barajas), Rodriguez, I (2, 2nd base off Maine/Barajas).

FIELDING
PB: Rodriguez, I (1).
DP: (Zimmerman, R-Dunn, A).

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .269
Castillo, L, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .270
Reyes, Jo, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .237
Cora, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
Bay, LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .248
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .277
Davis, I, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .311
Francoeur, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241
Barajas, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .244
Maine, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Takahashi, H, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Matthews, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mejia, Je, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Totals 37 2 12 2 2 11 24 .241
a-Struck out for Takahashi, H in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Mejia, Je in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Barajas (3, Atilano, L).
HR: Pagan (2, 9th inning off Batista, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Pagan 5; Castillo, L; Reyes, Jo; Cora; Bay; Wright, D 2; Davis, I; Francoeur; Barajas 3.
RBI: Castillo, L (8), Pagan (13).
2-out RBI: Castillo, L.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, I 2; Castillo, L; Reyes, Jo; Barajas 2.
S: Maine.
Team RISP: 1-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pagan (4, 2nd base off Atilano, L/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Francoeur (Kennedy, A at 1st base), Pagan (Rodriguez, I at home).
DP: 2 (Francoeur-Castillo, L-Davis, I, Castillo, L-Cora-Davis, I).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(W, 3-0) 5.1 5 0 0 2 5 0 3.57
Slaten(H, 1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
Walker, T(H, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.29
Burnett, S 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.70
Bruney(H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.74
Batista(S, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 5.85
Totals 9.0 12 2 2 2 11 1 4.37
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maine(L, 1-2) 6.0 7 2 2 4 5 2 5.45
Takahashi, H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05
Feliciano, P 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1.88
Mejia, Je 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.35
Totals 9.0 11 3 3 5 7 2 3.58
Burnett, S pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Bruney.
IBB: Desmond (by Maine), Zimmerman, R (by Mejia, Je).
Pitches-strikes: Atilano, L 102-59, Slaten 20-14, Walker, T 14-8, Burnett, S 3-1, Bruney 11-6, Batista 18-12, Maine 114-66, Takahashi, H 9-8, Feliciano, P 16-9, Mejia, Je 21-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Atilano, L 5-6, Slaten 1-1, Walker, T 0-0, Burnett, S 0-0, Bruney 0-1, Batista 1-0, Maine 3-7, Takahashi, H 0-3, Feliciano, P 0-0, Mejia, Je 4-0.
Batters faced: Atilano, L 23, Slaten 6, Walker, T 3, Burnett, S 1, Bruney 2, Batista 5, Maine 27, Takahashi, H 3, Feliciano, P 4, Mejia, Je 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 2-0, Walker, T 2-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Bruney 2-0, Mejia, Je 2-0.
Ejections: New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes ejected by HP umpire Laz Diaz (8th); New York Mets Manager Jerry Manuel ejected by HP umpire Laz Diaz (8th).
Umpires: HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Wally Bell.
Weather: 57 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 19 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:23.
Att: 29,313.