Pudge caps late rally with walk-off single

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg made his sixth Major League start on Saturday afternoon and had his shortest stint. However, he picked up a no-decision as the Nationals defeated the Mets, 6-5, thanks to a game-winning hit by Ivan Rodriguez.

Pudge caps late rally with walk-off single....

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .296
Cora, 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .230
Wright, D, 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .313
Davis, I, 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .261
Bay, LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .274
Thole, C 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .556
Blanco, H, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Francoeur, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .262
Tejada, SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .234
Dickey, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
a-Carter, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
b-Tatis, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172
Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 8 5 5 9 18 .260
a-Batted for Dickey in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Carter in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Bay (19, Strasburg), Thole (1, Clippard).
3B: Cora (3, Clippard).
TB: Cora 3; Wright, D 2; Davis, I 2; Bay 2; Thole 3.
RBI: Bay (37), Thole 2 (4), Wright, D (64), Tejada (5).
2-out RBI: Bay; Thole.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francoeur 3; Tatis; Bay.
SF: Tejada.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cora (2, 2nd base off Strasburg/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Tejada (3, fielding).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
Harris, W, RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .158
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .280
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 3 2 0 2 2 .276
Willingham, LF 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 .279
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 3 2 0 1 4 .306
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .236
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Strasburg, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
a-Martin, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Guzman, C, SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
Totals 36 6 11 6 6 6 14 .256
a-Grounded out for Strasburg in the 5th. b-Singled for Storen, D in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, I (14, Dickey), Dunn, A (25, Rodriguez, F).
TB: Harris, W; Dunn, A 4; Willingham; Rodriguez, I 4; Kennedy, A; Desmond; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Willingham (46), Rodriguez, I 2 (25), Kennedy, A (16), Dunn, A 2 (49).
2-out RBI: Willingham; Rodriguez, I; Kennedy, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kennedy, A 2; Rodriguez, I; Harris, W; Desmond.
Team RISP: 6-for-13.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (18, 2nd base off Dickey/Thole).

FIELDING
E: Rodriguez, I (2, throw), Slaten (1, throw).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dickey 7.0 6 2 0 2 4 0 2.62
Parnell(H, 3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.08
Rodriguez, F(BS, 4)(L, 2-2) 0.1 3 3 3 3 0 0 2.63
Totals 8.1 11 6 4 6 6 0 3.80
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg 5.0 4 2 2 3 5 0 2.45
Storen, D 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.59
Clippard 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 2.72
Slaten 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.87
Capps(W, 2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.19
Totals 9.0 8 5 5 5 9 0 4.08
Slaten pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

IBB: Willingham (by Rodriguez, F), Francoeur (by Clippard).
Pitches-strikes: Dickey 115-75, Parnell 26-16, Rodriguez, F 27-11, Strasburg 96-64, Storen, D 25-19, Clippard 25-14, Slaten 11-5, Capps 14-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Dickey 12-4, Parnell 1-0, Rodriguez, F 1-0, Strasburg 6-4, Storen, D 2-1, Clippard 0-2, Slaten 1-0, Capps 1-1.
Batters faced: Dickey 29, Parnell 6, Rodriguez, F 7, Strasburg 22, Storen, D 6, Clippard 7, Slaten 3, Capps 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 2-0, Capps 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 86 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:34.
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