April 15, 2008 Washington Nationals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 11
@BAL 3 CHW 4
OAK 1 BOS 5
@CLE 3 DET 6
MIN 5 SEA 11
KCR 6 NYY 5
@TBR 3 LAA 7
@TEX 4 CHC 9
CIN 5 FLA 4
ATL 0 LAD 11
PIT 2 NYM 6
WSN 0 PHI 4
HOU 3 SDP 6
COL 0 ARI 8
@SFG 2 STL 6
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 46,567

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:01

Nationals

4-10

Lost 1

5th, 4½ GB

Manny Acta

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1
Mets            2  0  0   0  0  0   2  2  X    6 10  0

W: M Pelfrey (2-0), L: O Perez (0-3)

Mets

6-6

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

Jerry Manuel

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Guzman SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .894   10    2   3   2B
L Milledge CF                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .309  .816   18    0   0   2B,CS
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .610   17    1   4   
N Johnson 1B                  2   0   1   0    2   1  .275  .895   21   11   2   
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .629   17    0   0   GDP
J Estrada C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .476   17    4   1   HBP
W Pena LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250   13    2   0   
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .598   20    3   2   
O Perez P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    4    0   2   
  W Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .472    1    0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hanrahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    5    0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    3   6              143   24  14

BATTING

2B: L Milledge (5, off M Pelfrey); C Guzman (4, off A Heilman).

HBP: J Estrada (1, by M Pelfrey).

TB: C Guzman 3; L Milledge 2; O Perez; N Johnson; R Belliard; W Pena.

GIDP: A Kearns (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Guzman-R Belliard-N Johnson.

E: C Guzman (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Milledge (1, 3rd base by M Pelfrey/B Schneider).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   1   4   0    0   1  .273  .684   21    1   4   3B,2B,CS
R Church RF                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .326  .805   18    1   0   SH
D Wright 3B                   4   2   3   5    1   0  .311 1.129   19    1   3   HR,2·2B
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   1    1   2  .286  .896   32    1   0   GDP
C Delgado 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .777   14   11   0   HBP
A Pagan LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .381  .962   11    0   0   
B Schneider C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .668   17    6   2   
L Castillo 2B                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .194  .568   22    6   2   SB,IW
M Pelfrey P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    8    0   0   
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   6  10   6    7   5              174   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Wright 2 (6, off J Hanrahan, off L Ayala); J Reyes (3, off O Perez).

3B: J Reyes (1, off O Perez).

HR: D Wright (4, off O Perez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: R Church (1, off O Perez).

IBB: L Castillo (1, by O Perez).

HBP: C Delgado (1, by O Perez).

TB: D Wright 8; J Reyes 7; C Beltran; A Pagan; R Church.

GIDP: C Beltran (2).

RBI: D Wright 5 (15); C Beltran (4).

2-out RBI: D Wright 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

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

PB: B Schneider (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (2, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/J Estrada).

CS: J Reyes (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by O Perez).

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
O Perez, L (0-3)               6     6   2   2    4   3   1   4.35   27  103-59   37· 6·16   10· 3· 6· 0     51    -     0.79   0.00
R King                         0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.15    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.49  -0.03
L Ayala                        0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.86    5   22-13    9· 0· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.32  -0.05
J Hanrahan                     1     1   2   2    2   2   0   9.00    6   38-22   15· 2· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   6   6    7   5   1          40  168-97   63· 8·26   15· 4· 8· 0          1-1

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
M Pelfrey, W (2-0)             7     5   0   0    2   4   0   1.50   27   99-64   34· 9·21   13· 3· 4· 0     69    -     1.20   0.40
A Heilman                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.59    5   19-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.65   0.02
D Sanchez                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   19-12    5· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   6   0          36  137-86   45·13·28   16· 5· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: O Perez (2; L Castillo).

PO: O Perez (2; J Reyes, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: O Perez (2; C Delgado); M Pelfrey (1; J Estrada).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 46,567.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          New York Mets                        
1. C Guzman             SS    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. L Milledge           CF    2. R Church             RF 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. N Johnson            1B    4. C Beltran            CF 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. C Delgado            1B 
6. J Estrada            C     6. A Pagan              LF 
7. W Pena               LF    7. B Schneider          C  
8. R Belliard           2B    8. L Castillo           2B 
9. O Perez              P     9. M Pelfrey            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  3   17%  72% D Wright        O Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Church Scores
   t 3   1  2-0  123  1    8%  69% R Zimmerman     M Pelfrey       Popfly: 2B
   t 3   2  2-0  123  5    8%  77% N Johnson       M Pelfrey       Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   1  0-2  1-3  5   -8%  74% C Beltran       O Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 2   0  2-0  1--  4    8%  74% A Kearns        M Pelfrey       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Pelfrey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   48%  L Milledge      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-      54%  R Zimmerman     Milledge Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  6   55%  " "             Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Reyes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--      53%  R Church        Reyes Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  4   55%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   72%  D Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Church Scores
   O      ---  7   71%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  2   70%  A Pagan         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Pelfrey facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   67%  N Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  4   74%  A Kearns        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   73%  J Estrada       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   75%  W Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   74%  B Schneider     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   73%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   72%  M Pelfrey       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Pelfrey facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   68%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   71%  O Perez         Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--  4   67%  C Guzman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Perez to 2B
          12-  5   60%  L Milledge      Walk; Perez to 3B; Guzman to 2B
   O      123  1   69%  R Zimmerman     Popfly: 2B
   O      123  5   77%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   81%  J Reyes         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   81%  R Church        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Reyes to 3B
          --3  5   82%  D Wright        Walk
   OO     1-3  5   74%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Pelfrey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   76%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   78%  J Estrada       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   79%  W Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Odalis Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   78%  C Delgado       Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   79%  A Pagan         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   78%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Pagan to 2B
          -2-  4   79%  L Castillo      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   76%  M Pelfrey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Pelfrey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   79%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   75%  O Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   79%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   82%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   88%  J Reyes         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      --3  4   85%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   81%  D Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          --3  6   82%  C Beltran       Walk
          1-3  2   83%  C Delgado       Hit By Pitch; Beltran to 2B
   O      123  1   79%  A Pagan         Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Pelfrey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   82%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   78%  N Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  3   81%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   85%  J Estrada       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Odalis Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   84%  B Schneider     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  7   83%  L Castillo      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   82%  M Pelfrey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Pelfrey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   86%  W Pena          Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  8   88%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Willie Harris pinch hits for Odalis Perez batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  W Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray King facing 1-2-3
                  Ray King replaces Willie Harris pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   92%  J Reyes         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Reyes to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  1   92%  R Church        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B); Reyes to 3B
                  Luis Ayala replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  1   95%  D Wright        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Reyes Scores
   R      -2-  7   97%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive); Wright Scores
   O      1--  5   97%  C Delgado       Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          1--  6   97%  A Pagan         Walk; Beltran to 2B
   O      12-  3   97%  B Schneider     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Aaron Heilman facing 1-2-3
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Mike Pelfrey pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   94%  C Guzman        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   96%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   98%  R Zimmerman     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          -2-      98%  N Johnson       Passed Ball; Guzman to 3B
          --3  4   97%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   99%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joel Hanrahan facing 8-9-1
                  Joel Hanrahan replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 9th
          ---  9   99%  L Castillo      Walk
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Aaron Heilman batting 9th
          1--      99%  M Anderson      Castillo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Castillo to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
          --3  5   99%  R Church        Walk
   RR     1-3  9  100%  D Wright        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Castillo Scores; Church Scores
   O      -2-  7  100%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-6, Duaner Sanchez facing 6-7-8
                  Duaner Sanchez replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  J Estrada       Lineout: 2B
          ---  5  100%  W Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Joel Hanrahan batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Mets 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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