Nats Hop On Mets' Pitching In Spring Training Opener

By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Angel Pagan celebrated his position change with a solo homer Monday afternoon, but the Nationals beat the Mets, 9-3, in Bryce Harper's Nats debut at Digital Domain Park.

After Matt Stairs drove in the game's go-ahead run with a single in the fifth, Harper pinch-ran for Stairs to make his official debut. The top pick in last June's First-Year Player Draft, Harper later struck out in both his at-bats.

"I knew what was coming. I pulled my front side a little bit in both at-bats," Harper said. "The first at-bat, I saw three sliders, but I felt really good. It's the first two at-bats in Spring Training. And I have a long way to go." CONTINUE....

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Morgan, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
Brown, C, CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Desmond, SS	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	.667
Bixler, SS	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
Bernadina, LF	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
b-Frazier, PH-LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.500
Morse, RF-3B	5	2	3	4	0	0	3	.600
Stairs, DH	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	.333
1-Harper, PR-DH	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Ramos, W, C	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
a-Flores, J, PH-C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000
Barker, 1B	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
Aubrey, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Espinosa, 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Gonzalez, Al, 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Hairston, J, 3B	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000
Van Every, J, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	38	9	14	9	2	6	17	.368

a-Popped out for Ramos, W in the 5th. b-Doubled for Bernadina in the 7th. 
1-Ran for Stairs in the 5th.

NY Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Castillo, L, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250
a-Valdespin, PH-2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.167
Pagan, CF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.143
b-Nieuwenhuis, PH-CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Bay, LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Duda, LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Evans, N, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.286
Lutz, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Martinez, F, DH	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.600
1-Emaus, PR-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hairston, S, RF	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.400
Adams, R, RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Murphy, Dn, 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333
Turner, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nickeas, C	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200
Ryan, D, C	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500
Tejada, SS	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	.400
Hu, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Totals	36	3	9	3	1	10	13	.241

a-Flied out for Castillo, L in the 4th. b-Grounded out for Pagan in the 4th. 
1-Ran for Martinez, F in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Ramos, W (1, Carrasco, D), Desmond (1, Carrasco, D), Bixler (1, Tankersley), Frazier (1, Tankersley).
3B: Desmond (1, Pelfrey).
HR: Morse 2 (2, 7th inning off Tankersley, 1 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Igarashi, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond 5; Bixler 2; Bernadina 2; Frazier 2; Morse 9; Stairs; Ramos, W 3; Espinosa; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Bernadina (1), Hairston, J (1), Barker (1), Stairs (1), Frazier (1), Morse 4 (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stairs; Flores, J; Brown, C.
SF: Hairston, J.
GIDP: Stairs; Morgan; Hairston, J.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gonzalez, Al (1, 2nd base off O'Connor/Ryan, D), Bernadina (1, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Nickeas).
CS: Bernadina (1, 3rd base by Carrasco, D/Nickeas).

FIELDING
E: Hairston, J (1, throw).
DP: (Espinosa-Desmond-Barker).

BATTING
2B: Murphy, Dn (2, Gaudin), Ryan, D (1, Broderick).
HR: Pagan (1, 1st inning off Gaudin, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Pagan 4; Evans, N; Martinez, F 2; Murphy, Dn 2; Nickeas; Ryan, D 2; Tejada 2.
RBI: Pagan (1), Tejada 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hairston, S; Nieuwenhuis; Valdespin.
GIDP: Castillo, L.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Castillo, L (1, fielding), Carrasco, D (1, pickoff).
DP: 3 (Castillo, L-Tejada-Evans, N 2, Valdespin-Hu-Evans, N).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gaudin	3.0	5	2	2	0	4	1	6.00
Stammen(BS, 1)(W, 1-0)	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	4.50
Broderick(H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Slaten	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Coffey	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Carr, A	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	1	10	1	3.00

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pelfrey	3.0	5	2	1	0	1	0	3.00
Carrasco, D(L, 0-1)	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	9.00
Isringhausen	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tankersley	1.0	3	3	3	0	3	1	27.00
O'Connor	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Igarashi	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1	18.00
Totals	9.0	14	9	8	2	6	2	5.14

WP: Stammen.
HBP: Espinosa (by Isringhausen).
Pitches-strikes: Gaudin 25-24, Stammen 18-13, Broderick 6-6, Slaten 8-8, Coffey 3-3, Carr, A 5-5, Pelfrey 18-17, Carrasco, D 14-9, Isringhausen 3-2, Tankersley 15-14, O'Connor 5-4, Igarashi 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gaudin 4-1, Stammen 2-2, Broderick 2-0, Slaten 0-1, Coffey 2-1, Carr, A 2-0, Pelfrey 5-3, Carrasco, D 4-2, Isringhausen 3-0, Tankersley 0-0, O'Connor 0-3, Igarashi 0-0.
Batters faced: Gaudin 14, Stammen 10, Broderick 4, Slaten 3, Coffey 3, Carr, A 3, Pelfrey 14, Carrasco, D 10, Isringhausen 3, Tankersley 6, O'Connor 4, Igarashi 5.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 83 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 13 mph, R to L.
T: 2:48.
Att: 3,461.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media