April 23, 2008 New York Mets at Washington Nationals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
@BOS 4 NYY 6
@CHW 4 DET 19
TEX 6 OAK 3
MIN 0 BAL 3
@SEA 2 TBR 5
TOR 3 FLA 7
@ATL 2 HOU 9
@CIN 3 CHC 7
@COL 6
(10) LAD 8
ARI 3 MIL 5
PHI 4 PIT 7
STL 4 SFG 3
@SDP 2
(13) NYM 7
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Nationals Park, Attendance: 32,780

Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:03

Mets

11-9

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

Jerry Manuel

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

W: J Santana (3-2), L: T Redding (3-2)

Nationals

6-16

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

Manny Acta

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .732   13    1   2   SB
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .246  .605   28    1   5   SB
D Wright 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .311 1.076   29    0   2   
C Beltran CF                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .232  .775   28    3   0   2B
R Church RF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .342  .845   19    3   0   
C Delgado 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .208  .589   14   10   0   
A Pagan LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .304  .773   17    2   0   2·SB
B Schneider C                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .309  .700   20    7   0   
J Santana P                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .231  .748   11    0   2   2·2B
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181    4    0   0   
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  11   6    4   5              183   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (8, off T Redding); J Santana 2 (3, off T Redding, off R King).

TB: J Santana 4; C Beltran 3; R Church 2; L Castillo 2; C Delgado; A Pagan; B Schneider.

RBI: R Church 2 (13); L Castillo (3); A Pagan (12); B Schneider (8); C Delgado (9).

2-out RBI: R Church 2; L Castillo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Castillo-J Reyes-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (5, 2nd base off J Colome/W Nieves); A Pagan 2 (2, 3rd base off R King/W Nieves, 2nd base off R King/W Nieves); J Reyes (4, 2nd base off T Redding/W Nieves).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .619   12    2   4   GDP
C Guzman SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .312  .827    7    0   6   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .573   18    1   0   
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .768   13   13   0   
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .648   13    0   0   
L Milledge CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .721   22    2   0   
W Pena LF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .147  .318   10    4   0   
W Nieves C                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .267  .620   24    5   0   
T Redding P                   2   0   1   2    0   1  .222  .555    6    0   1   2B
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Boone PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .649    6    0   0   
  J Hanrahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   7              131   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Redding (1, off J Santana).

TB: C Guzman 2; W Pena 2; T Redding 2; W Nieves 2.

GIDP: F Lopez (3).

RBI: T Redding 2 (2).

2-out RBI: T Redding 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: R Zimmerman (2).

PITCHING

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
J Santana, W (3-2)             7     7   2   2    1   4   0   3.12   28   97-64   35· 9·20   13· 8· 2· 0     58    -     1.01   0.12
D Sanchez, H (2)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-7     2· 0· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
B Wagner                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   19-10    2· 2· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   0          35  128-81   39·11·31   13·10· 3· 0           -

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 Redding, L (3-2)             5     4   3   3    3   3   0   3.67   22   97-54   29· 2·23   11· 4· 1· 0     47    -     1.27  -0.04
R King                         0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   5.68    5   16-11    7· 1· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.14  -0.31
S Rivera                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.30    4   11-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.40   0.04
J Hanrahan                     1     2   0   0    0   1   0   6.08    5   18-13    7· 3· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.01
J Colome                       1     2   2   2    1   1   0   2.63    6   31-19   14· 3· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   7   7    4   5   0          42  173-104  62· 9·33   19· 9· 5· 0          2-1

T Redding faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 32,780.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Washington Nationals                 
1. J Reyes              SS    1. F Lopez              2B 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. D Wright             3B    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. N Johnson            1B 
5. R Church             RF    5. A Kearns             RF 
6. C Delgado            1B    6. L Milledge           CF 
7. A Pagan              LF    7. W Pena               LF 
8. B Schneider          C     8. W Nieves             C  
9. J Santana            P     9. T Redding            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-0  1-3  2  -25%  33% T Redding       J Santana       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pena Scores; Nieves Scores
   t 6   0  2-2  1--  2   22%  77% R Church        R King          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Beltran Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI; Church to 3B
   t 5   2  2-1  -23  6   13%  50% L Castillo      T Redding       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Schneider Scores; Reyes to 3B
   t 5   2  2-2  1-3  4   -7%  43% D Wright        T Redding       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   t 6   1  2-3  --3  5    6%  78% A Pagan         R King          Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Church Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Reyes         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  9   46%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  D Wright        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  F Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   45%  C Guzman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   48%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   56%  C Beltran       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   55%  R Church        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Beltran to 3B
   RO     --3  2   57%  C Delgado       Groundout: SS-1B; Beltran Scores
   O      ---  4   56%  A Pagan         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  A Kearns        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  9   60%  L Milledge      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   59%  W Pena          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   57%  W Nieves        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  T Redding       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Redding facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   59%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   63%  J Santana       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   60%  J Reyes         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   57%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   56%  C Guzman        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   59%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 2B-1B; Guzman to 2B
   O      -2-  4   62%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Nationals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Redding facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   60%  D Wright        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   63%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  6   61%  R Church        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Beltran to 2B
   O      -2-  3   57%  C Delgado       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   60%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   63%  L Milledge      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   61%  W Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   57%  W Nieves        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Pena to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   33%  T Redding       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pena Scores; Nieves Scores
   O      -2-  2   36%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Nationals 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Redding facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   33%  A Pagan         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   36%  B Schneider     Walk
          1--  6   42%  J Santana       Walk; Schneider to 2B
   O      12-  1   36%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Schneider to 3B; Reyes to 1B
          1-3      38%  L Castillo      Reyes Steals 2B
   R      -23  6   50%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Schneider Scores; Reyes to 3B
   O      1-3  4   43%  D Wright        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Tied 2-2, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   46%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   48%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   50%  N Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Nationals 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Redding facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   55%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
                  Ray King replaces Tim Redding pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--  2   77%  R Church        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Beltran Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI; Church to 3B
   O      --3  1   72%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      --3  5   78%  A Pagan         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Church Scores
          1--      80%  B Schneider     Pagan Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  " "             Pagan Steals 3B
   RO     --3  5   85%  " "             Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Pagan Scores
          ---  3   86%  J Santana       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Saul Rivera replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   84%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-5, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   87%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   89%  L Milledge      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   90%  W Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Nationals 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Saul Rivera facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   89%  L Castillo      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   88%  D Wright        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   87%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-5, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   90%  W Nieves        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  Aaron Boone pinch hits for Saul Rivera batting 9th
          ---  6   87%  A Boone         Walk
   OO     1--  3   93%  F Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Nationals 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Joel Hanrahan facing 5-6-7
                  Joel Hanrahan replaces Aaron Boone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   93%  C Delgado       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   92%  A Pagan         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  2   93%  B Schneider     Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Delgado to 3B
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Johan Santana batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   91%  M Anderson      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-5, Duaner Sanchez facing 2-3-4
                  Duaner Sanchez replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   96%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   97%  N Johnson       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Nationals 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jesus Colome facing 1-2-3
                  Jesus Colome replaces Joel Hanrahan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  L Castillo      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      97%  D Wright        Castillo Steals 2B
          -2-  8   97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  9   97%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Castillo to 3B; Wright to 2B
   RR     -23  5   99%  R Church        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Castillo Scores; Wright Scores
   O      1--  4   99%  C Delgado       Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-7, Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Wagner replaces Duaner Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  A Kearns        Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  W Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--     100%  W Nieves        Defensive Indifference; Kearns to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Nationals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation