Lack of timely hitting, bullpen doom Nats

NEW YORK -- Right-hander Tyler Clippard picked up another decision and it was on the negative side as the Nationals lost to the Mets, 7-2, at Citi Field on Saturday afternoon.

The game was tied at 2, when Clippard entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. He was able to get the first two hitters that he faced, but he had problems getting that third out.

Angel Pagan singled to right and Jesus Feliciano walked to put runners on first and second. David Wright followed and hit a three-run homer over the left-field wall to give New York the lead.

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Espinosa, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216
Bernadina, LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .249
Desmond, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .272
Morse, RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .291
Harris, W, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .181
Ramos, W, C 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .289
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .244
b-Dunn, A, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260
Maxwell, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .146
Kennedy, A, 1B-3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .249
Maya, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143
a-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .115
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-Morgan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 6 2 7 9 28 .251
a-Flied out for Maya in the 6th. b-Walked for Gonzalez, Al in the 7th. c-Flied out for Clippard in the 8th.
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .291
Feliciano, J, RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .243
Wright, D, 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .284
Davis, I, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265
Duda, LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .205
Arias, Jo, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Igarashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dickey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
a-Carter, PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265
Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thole, C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .278
Tejada, SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .208
Valdes, R, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Castillo, L, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236
Totals 33 7 11 7 3 8 13 .250
a-Homered for Dickey in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Ramos, W 2 (7, Valdes, R, Valdes, R).
HR: Morse (15, 6th inning off Valdes, R, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bernadina; Desmond; Morse 4; Ramos, W 5.
RBI: Morse (41), Ramos, W (5).
2-out RBI: Ramos, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maya 2; Morse; Desmond; Mench; Maxwell 2; Dunn, A.
S: Maya.
Team RISP: 1-for-15.
Team LOB: 13.

BATTING
2B: Thole (7, Maya).
HR: Duda (4, 4th inning off Maya, 0 on, 1 out), Wright, D (29, 7th inning off Clippard, 2 on, 2 out), Carter (4, 8th inning off Balester, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Pagan 2; Feliciano, J; Wright, D 4; Davis, I; Duda 5; Carter 4; Thole 2; Tejada; Castillo, L.
RBI: Feliciano, J (3), Duda (13), Wright, D 3 (103), Carter 2 (24).
2-out RBI: Wright, D 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Valdes, R; Davis, I; Feliciano, J.
S: Valdes, R.
SF: Feliciano, J.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Arias, Jo (4, throw).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maya 5.0 6 2 2 1 4 1 5.88
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.15
Clippard(L, 11-8) 1.0 2 3 3 1 3 1 3.07
Balester 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 2.57
Totals 8.0 11 7 7 3 8 3 4.16
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Valdes, R 5.1 3 1 1 4 5 1 4.91
Green, S(H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.32
Feliciano, P(H, 23) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.30
Dessens(BS, 1) 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.30
Igarashi(W, 1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.36
Dickey(H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.84
Acosta 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.19
Totals 9.0 6 2 2 7 9 1 3.72
Dessens pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Maya, Acosta.
HBP: Kennedy, A (by Valdes, R), Kennedy, A (by Feliciano, P).
Pitches-strikes: Maya 83-55, Slaten 11-8, Clippard 25-15, Balester 23-12, Valdes, R 97-56, Green, S 2-1, Feliciano, P 24-12, Dessens 15-8, Igarashi 6-3, Dickey 17-11, Acosta 22-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Maya 3-5, Slaten 0-2, Clippard 0-0, Balester 0-3, Valdes, R 3-7, Green, S 1-0, Feliciano, P 1-2, Dessens 0-0, Igarashi 0-0, Dickey 0-2, Acosta 0-1.
Batters faced: Maya 22, Slaten 3, Clippard 6, Balester 7, Valdes, R 24, Green, S 1, Feliciano, P 6, Dessens 2, Igarashi 1, Dickey 4, Acosta 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Green, S 1-0, Feliciano, P 1-0, Dessens 2-1, Igarashi 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 64 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:11.
Att: 30,386