September 24, 2006 Washington Nationals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@BAL 3 CHW 12
SEA 7 DET 11
@KCR 4 LAA 7
@OAK 1 TBD 11
NYY 4 CLE 11
@TEX 6 TOR 13
BOS 4 CIN 3
CHC 2 COL 9
ATL 8 HOU 7
STL 3 LAD 5
ARI 1 MIL 5
SFG 3 WSN 5
@NYM 1 PHI 10
FLA 7 SDP 2
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 44,543

Sunday, September 24, 2006, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Nationals

68-87

Won 1

5th, 25 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       1  1  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    5 11  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: T Armas (9-12), L: S Trachsel (15-8)

Mets

93-62

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Castro 2B                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .241  .606   25    1   3   SB,CS,SH
F Lopez SS                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .272  .736   30    1   1   CS
A Soriano LF                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .285  .933   16    2   1   2B,SF
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .815   23    0   1   2·2B
R Fick 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .662   14   10   1   
R Church CF                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .271  .887   15    3   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Lombard RF                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .231  .795   19    3   0   
B Harper C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .364 1.072   15    7   0   2B,GDP
T Armas P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .061  .141    7    0   0   GDP
  H Mateo PH                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .182  .626    6    0   0   2B
  B Traber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237         0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Logan PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .729    4    0   0   
Totals                       32   5  11   4    4   7              174   27   7

BATTING

2B: A Soriano (41, off S Trachsel); R Zimmerman 2 (45, 2 off S Trachsel); H Mateo (2, off D Oliver); B Harper (3, off D Oliver).

SF: A Soriano (3, off S Trachsel).

SH: B Castro (1, off D Oliver).

TB: R Zimmerman 4; R Church 2; H Mateo 2; A Soriano 2; B Harper 2; F Lopez 2; R Fick; G Lombard.

GIDP: T Armas (2); B Harper (1).

RBI: H Mateo (3); F Lopez (51); R Zimmerman (101); A Soriano (95).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Castro (6, 2nd base off P Humber/M Difelice).

CS: B Castro (2, 2nd base by S Trachsel/K Stinnett); F Lopez (12, 2nd base by S Trachsel/K Stinnett).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .300  .846   18    3   3   2·SB
E Chavez CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .787   17    2   0   
S Green RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .768   29    2   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .906   19    7   0   
C Floyd LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .242  .727   15    2   0   
J Valentin 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .269  .824   16    4   3   HR
C Woodward 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .590   13    0   2   
K Stinnett C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .533    7    6   2   
  M Tucker PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .767    7    0   0   
  M Difelice C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .353         1   0   
S Trachsel P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .140  .438    9    0   1   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Oliver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .414         0   0   
  C Bradford P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ring P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ledee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .582    6    0   0   
  P Humber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    3   7              156   27  12

BATTING

HR: J Valentin (18, off T Armas; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Valentin 4; S Trachsel; J Reyes; C Floyd; S Green.

RBI: J Valentin (60).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Woodward-J Valentin-C Delgado; J Reyes-J Valentin-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Reyes 2 (60, 2nd base off T Armas/B Harper, 2nd base off J Rauch/B Harper).

PITCHING

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Armas, W (9-12)              6     5   1   1    0   4   1   5.07   22   95-64   37· 6·21    9· 5· 4· 0     62    -     1.02   0.25
B Traber                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.28    3   10-7     2· 3· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.50   0.04
J Rauch                        1     0   0   0    2   0   0   3.40    5   25-13    7· 0· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.12   0.03
S Rivera                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.76    4   21-13    8· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   7   1          34  151-97   54·11·32   11· 7· 6· 0           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trachsel, L (15-8)           5     8   3   3    3   1   0   4.97   22   92-55   33· 2·20    9· 5· 4· 0     37    -     1.00  -0.15
P Feliciano                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.71    3   19-14    9· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.95   0.09
D Oliver                       0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.05    4   16-9     6· 0· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.13
C Bradford                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.85    2    7-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.27   0.01
R Ring                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.70    3   13-8     3· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
P Humber                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   19-10    6· 0· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   7   0          38  166-102  60· 7·35   15· 7· 5· 0          2-0

S Trachsel faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 44,543.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          New York Mets                        
1. B Castro             2B    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. F Lopez              SS    2. E Chavez             CF 
3. A Soriano            LF    3. S Green              RF 
4. R Zimmerman          3B    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. R Fick               1B    5. C Floyd              LF 
6. R Church             CF    6. J Valentin           2B 
7. G Lombard            RF    7. C Woodward           3B 
8. B Harper             C     8. K Stinnett           C  
9. T Armas              P     9. S Trachsel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  2-0  ---  1  -13%  58% J Valentin      T Armas         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   0  1-2  -2-  3   10%  82% R Zimmerman     S Trachsel      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); Soriano Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5    9%  62% F Lopez         S Trachsel      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Castro to 3B
   t 4   1  0-2  12-  5   -7%  68% B Harper        S Trachsel      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 6   0  1-2  ---  3    7%  72% A Soriano       S Trachsel      Double to LF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  B Castro        Walk
          1--  5   62%  F Lopez         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Castro to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   60%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Castro Scores
   O      1--      56%  R Zimmerman     Lopez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  7   58%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   55%  R Fick          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   51%  J Reyes         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   55%  E Chavez        Lineout: RF
          1--      53%  S Green         Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   57%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   60%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   63%  R Church        Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--  2   68%  G Lombard       Single to LF (Line Drive); Church to 2B
          12-  7   75%  B Harper        Walk; Church to 3B; Lombard to 2B
   ROO    123  1   68%  T Armas         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Church Scores/No RBI; Lombard to 3B
   O      --3  2   66%  B Castro        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Armas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   68%  C Floyd         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   70%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   71%  C Woodward      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   69%  F Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  9   68%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   67%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Armas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   70%  K Stinnett      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   67%  S Trachsel      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   69%  J Reyes         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Trachsel to 2B
   O      -2-  6   73%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   75%  R Fick          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   79%  R Church        Single to CF (Line Drive); Fick to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  5   68%  B Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Armas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   71%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   73%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   75%  C Floyd         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Floyd out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   73%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   75%  B Castro        Walk
   O      1--      72%  F Lopez         Castro Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   71%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Armas facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  1   58%  J Valentin      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   62%  C Woodward      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  K Stinnett      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   66%  S Trachsel      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   72%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  3   82%  R Zimmerman     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); Soriano Scores
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   79%  R Fick          Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  6   76%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  8   74%  G Lombard       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   78%  S Green         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   81%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
                  Darren Oliver replaces Pedro Feliciano pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   86%  B Harper        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Henry Mateo pinch hits for Tony Armas batting 9th
   R      -2-  6   92%  H Mateo         Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); Harper Scores
   O      -2-  2   91%  B Castro        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mateo to 3B
   R      --3  6   94%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Mateo Scores
                  Chad Bradford replaces Darren Oliver pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   93%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   93%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Billy Traber facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Traber replaces Henry Mateo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   94%  C Floyd         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  C Woodward      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royce Ring facing 5-6-7
                  Royce Ring replaces Chad Bradford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  R Fick          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   96%  R Church        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   95%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Jon Rauch facing 8-9-1
                  Jon Rauch replaces Billy Traber pitching and batting 9th; Michael Tucker pinch hits for Kelly Stinnett batting 8th
          ---  7   92%  M Tucker        Walk
                  Ricky Ledee pinch hits for Royce Ring batting 9th
   O      1--  6   95%  R Ledee         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   92%  J Reyes         Walk; Ledee to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  E Chavez        Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Ledee to 3B
          1-3      95%  S Green         Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   98%  " "             Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Philip Humber facing 8-9-1
                  Philip Humber replaces Ricky Ledee pitching and batting 9th; Mike Difelice replaces Michael Tucker playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  1   98%  B Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Nook Logan pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  N Logan         Lineout: LF
          ---  7   98%  B Castro        Walk
          1--      98%  F Lopez         Castro Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Saul Rivera facing 4-5-6
                  Saul Rivera replaces Ryan Church pitching and batting 6th; Nook Logan moves to CF
   O      ---  4   99%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  C Floyd         Walk
   O      1--  8   99%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  C Woodward      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Mets 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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