Zimmermann sharp, but Nats fall in the 10th

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Josh Thole's home run in the bottom of the 10th inning took the Mets over the Nationals, 2-1, at Citi Field on Friday night.

With score tied at 1, Thole drove a 3-1 pitch from Tyler Clippard over the right-field wall to end the game and give the Nationals their 92nd loss of the season.

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Espinosa, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
Desmond, SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .272
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260
Morse, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .289
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
Maxwell, LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .150
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .249
Zimmermann, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bernadina, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Totals 33 1 3 1 2 14 6 .251
a-Flied out for Peralta, Jo in the 8th.
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, Jo, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Feliciano, J, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Pagan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
Davis, I, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .265
Duda, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189
Hessman, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132
Thole, C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .277
Tejada, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206
Misch, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
a-Wright, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Takahashi, H, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
Totals 33 2 4 2 1 6 7 .249
a-Flied out for Misch in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Maxwell (6, Misch).
HR: Morse (14, 7th inning off Misch, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond; Morse 4; Maxwell 2.
RBI: Morse (40).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, Al; Desmond.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Maxwell 2 (2, fielding, fielding).

BATTING
HR: Davis, I (19, 4th inning off Zimmermann, J, 0 on, 1 out), Thole (3, 10th inning off Clippard, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Pagan; Davis, I 4; Thole 5.
RBI: Davis, I (71), Thole (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, I; Tejada.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 4.

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 4.94
Slaten 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.23
Peralta, Jo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.11
Burnett, S 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.19
Clippard(L, 11-7) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.80
Totals 9.1 4 2 2 1 6 2 4.14
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Misch 8.0 3 1 1 1 10 1 3.89
Takahashi, H(W, 10-6) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3.64
Totals 10.0 3 1 1 2 14 1 3.73
Pitches-strikes: Zimmermann, J 82-58, Slaten 5-1, Peralta, Jo 12-9, Burnett, S 17-12, Clippard 10-5, Misch 109-72, Takahashi, H 33-21.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zimmermann, J 10-3, Slaten 0-1, Peralta, Jo 0-1, Burnett, S 2-3, Clippard 0-0, Misch 7-6, Takahashi, H 1-1.
Batters faced: Zimmermann, J 21, Slaten 2, Peralta, Jo 3, Burnett, S 6, Clippard 2, Misch 28, Takahashi, H 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Peralta, Jo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:35.
Att: 29,424