Nats cap season off with extra-innings win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- On the last day of the 2010 season, the Nationals defeated the Mets, 2-1, in 14 innings on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.

It marked the second year in a row that the Nationals ended their season with an extra-innings victory. Last year, Washington defeated the Braves by the score of -- you guessed it -- 2-1, in 15 innings.

"It was funny because the guys were telling me that it has become kind of a tradition," said reliever Miguel Batista who picked up his second save of the season. "Last year, they went 15 innings against the Braves. My first question was, 'Did you guys win?' They said, 'Yes.' I said, 'I didn't want to stay this long and lose.'"

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Espinosa, 2B 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 .214
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 .253
Desmond, SS 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .269
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260
1-Kennedy, A, PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Bernadina, LF 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 .246
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Nieves, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .203
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Harris, W, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183
b-Maxwell, PH-RF 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .144
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 6 0 2 1 0 0 5 .247
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .148
Ramos, W, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
Totals 46 2 6 2 6 12 19 .250
a-Struck out for Burnett, S in the 9th. b-Walked for Harris, W in the 9th. c-Grounded out for Storen, D in the 12th. d-Walked for Peralta, Jo in the 14th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 9th.
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, Jo, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282
Arias, Jo, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
Feliciano, J, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
Wright, D, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283
Takahashi, H, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Castillo, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Nickeas, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Perez, O, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Misch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Davis, I, 1B 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
Pagan, CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .290
Duda, LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 .202
Thole, C 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .277
Tejada, 2B-SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .213
Pelfrey, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .113
a-Carter, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
Igarashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hessman, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .127
Totals 46 1 8 0 3 7 17 .249
a-Grounded out for Pelfrey in the 7th. b-Popped out for Green, S in the 10th. c-Struck out for Acosta in the 13th.
BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, Al (8, Pelfrey), Morgan (17, Igarashi).
TB: Espinosa; Morgan 2; Dunn, A; Harris, W; Gonzalez, Al 3.
RBI: Gonzalez, Al (5), Maxwell (12).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina 2; Desmond; Gonzalez, Al.
GIDP: Hernandez, L; Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kennedy, A (14, 2nd base off Perez, O/Thole).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (34, fielding).
DP: (Espinosa-Desmond-Dunn, A).

BATTING
2B: Tejada (12, Hernandez, L).
TB: Reyes, Jo; Arias, Jo; Davis, I; Pagan; Duda; Thole; Tejada 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reyes, Jo; Pelfrey; Carter; Pagan; Arias, Jo.
S: Pelfrey; Feliciano, J; Tejada.
GIDP: Thole.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
CS: Davis, I (2, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Davis, I-Wright, D-Tejada, Arias, Jo-Tejada-Davis, I).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 6.2 6 1 1 1 1 0 3.66
Burnett, S 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.14
Slaten 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.10
Storen, D 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.58
Peralta, Jo(W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.02
Batista(S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.70
Totals 14.0 8 1 1 3 7 0 4.13
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 3.66
Igarashi 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.12
Takahashi, H 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.61
Green, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
Acosta 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.95
Perez, O(L, 0-5) 0.1 0 1 1 3 1 0 6.80
Misch 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.82
Totals 14.0 6 2 2 6 12 0 3.70
IBB: Wright, D (by Burnett, S).
HBP: Tejada (by Hernandez, L), Kennedy, A (by Perez, O).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 85-51, Burnett, S 22-10, Slaten 7-5, Storen, D 29-20, Peralta, Jo 23-19, Batista 17-8, Pelfrey 102-65, Igarashi 20-12, Takahashi, H 23-14, Green, S 13-12, Acosta 30-19, Perez, O 30-11, Misch 3-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 7-9, Burnett, S 2-1, Slaten 1-1, Storen, D 1-3, Peralta, Jo 2-1, Batista 1-1, Pelfrey 9-8, Igarashi 0-1, Takahashi, H 0-2, Green, S 2-0, Acosta 2-4, Perez, O 0-0, Misch 2-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 26, Burnett, S 6, Slaten 2, Storen, D 8, Peralta, Jo 7, Batista 4, Pelfrey 26, Igarashi 4, Takahashi, H 5, Green, S 3, Acosta 9, Perez, O 5, Misch 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 2-0, Misch 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Mark Carlson.
Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, In from CF.
T: 4:14.
Att: 30,849.