Espinosa erupts for two homers in Nats' rout

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals overcame a 3-0 deficit and pounded the Mets, 13-3, at Nationals Park on Monday afternoon.

Danny Espinosa was the hitting hero, hitting two home runs and knocking in six runs.

"It was a great day," said Espinosa of his home debut, "I had so much fun."

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NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
Perez, O, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Hernandez, Lu, 2B-3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
Carter, RF 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .265
a-Evans, N, PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
Wright, D, 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .292
Feliciano, J, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Davis, I, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .255
Duda, LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .050
Thole, C 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .291
Arias, Jo, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Tejada, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .189
Pelfrey, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .098
Valdes, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Misch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
b-Hessman, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Igarashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nickeas, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 29 3 3 3 6 7 11 .248
a-Struck out for Carter in the 5th. b-Struck out for Misch in the 6th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .258
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .300
1-Maxwell, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135
Dunn, A, 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 4 .271
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Bernadina, LF 3 3 1 0 2 1 2 .266
Rodriguez, I, C 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 .270
Nieves, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Harris, W, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Morse, RF-1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .301
Espinosa, SS 5 2 4 6 0 0 1 .563
Zimmermann, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Mench, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .133
Olsen, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
b-Desmond, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 13 12 13 8 5 16 .258
a-Walked for Zimmermann, J in the 4th. b-Struck out for Olsen in the 8th.
1-Ran for Zimmerman, R in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Carter (7, Zimmermann, J).
TB: Pagan; Carter 2; Thole.
RBI: Wright, D (91), Thole 2 (13).
2-out RBI: Thole 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tejada 3.
SF: Wright, D.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pagan (33, 2nd base off Zimmermann, J/Rodriguez, I).
CS: Wright, D (10, 2nd base by Olsen/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Pagan (5, throw).

BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, I (17, Pelfrey), Kennedy, A (16, Igarashi), Morgan (14, Perez, O), Espinosa (3, Perez, O).
HR: Espinosa 2 (3, 3rd inning off Pelfrey, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Igarashi, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan 3; Kennedy, A 2; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Bernadina; Rodriguez, I 2; Morse; Espinosa 11.
RBI: Espinosa 6 (10), Rodriguez, I 3 (44), Morse (30), Morgan (23), Zimmerman, R 2 (82).
2-out RBI: Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Espinosa 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W; Dunn, A 2; Morgan 2; Desmond.
S: Olsen.
SF: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 6-for-14.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (14, 2nd base off Green, S/Thole).

FIELDING
E: Espinosa (1, fielding).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey(L, 13-9) 3.2 5 6 6 3 1 1 3.96
Valdes, R 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.89
Green, S 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.40
Misch 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
Igarashi 1.0 2 5 5 3 1 1 8.42
Perez, O 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 6.65
Totals 8.0 12 13 13 8 5 2 3.79
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J 4.0 3 3 1 4 2 0 3.86
Olsen(W, 4-8) 4.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5.58
Balester 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.15
Totals 9.0 3 3 1 6 7 0 4.19
Valdes, R pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

WP: Igarashi.
IBB: Davis, I (by Zimmermann, J).
HBP: Kennedy, A (by Valdes, R).
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 83-52, Valdes, R 16-6, Green, S 14-8, Misch 1-1, Igarashi 33-18, Perez, O 28-20, Zimmermann, J 79-48, Olsen 52-34, Balester 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 3-7, Valdes, R 0-0, Green, S 2-0, Misch 0-1, Igarashi 1-1, Perez, O 2-1, Zimmermann, J 5-5, Olsen 5-3, Balester 1-0.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 19, Valdes, R 4, Green, S 4, Misch 1, Igarashi 8, Perez, O 9, Zimmermann, J 20, Olsen 13, Balester 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Valdes, R 2-1, Green, S 1-1, Misch 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Mike DiMuro.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:10.
Att: 20,224