Washington (4-11) at NY Mets (7-6)

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Lannan the latest lefty to face Mets

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
John Lannan -- the team's third southpaw in a row -- hopes to do what the other two couldn't, which is to help the Nationals beat the Mets on Thursday at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Nationals probable pitcher

John Lannan

  • #31 LHP
  • (0-2) 6.75 ERA 6 SO
Lannan had nothing in the tank as he gave up six runs in four innings against the Braves last Saturday. Jeff Francouer did most of the damage, driving in five runs against the youngster. Lannan acknowledged that he didn't follow pitching coach Randy St. Claire's gameplan and he paid the price. After the game, Lannan spent almost an hour watching video with St. Claire.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 2-4 4.76 45.1 24 16 .292
Season 0-2 6.75 10.2 7 6 .348
April 0-2 6.75 10.2 7 6 .348

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/17/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Washington Nationals (NL East) 4 11 .267 5.5 2-5 2-6
New York Mets (NL East) 7 6 .538 1.5 5-3 2-3
Stats - 04/17/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
WSH .227 53 9 48 4 85 4.97 130.1 139 62 88
NYM .269 69 9 65 8 78 3.41 118.2 100 48 92
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Figueroa follows in Pelfrey's footsteps

Marty Noble / MLB.com
The back of the Mets' rotation has been solid, especially Mike Pelfrey, and Nelson Figueroa hopes to continue that on Thursday at 7:10 p.m. ET vs. the Nats at Shea.
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Mets probable pitcher

Nelson Figueroa

  • #27 RHP
  • (1-0) 4.50 ERA 7 SO
Figueroa made an emotional start in front of his hometown crowd last Friday night, taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning and ultimately winning his first decision since 2003. He was efficient with his pitches, throwing first-pitch strikes with a fastball that rested around 87 miles per hour. The effort was enough to earn him a start against the Nationals, whom he's never faced. The last time Figueroa spent time in the Major Leagues, they were the Expos, and he produced a 2.81 ERA in four career starts against them.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 8-17 4.64 269.1 106 159 .266
Season 1-0 4.50 8.0 3 7 .143
April 1-0 4.50 8.0 3 7 .143

Nationals hitters vs Nelson Figueroa

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bard, Josh - - - - - - - -
Bernadina, Roger - - - - - - - -
Desmond, Ian - - - - - - - -
Dukes, Elijah - - - - - 0 0 0
Dunn, Adam - - - - - - - -
Flores, Jesus - - - - .500 2 0 2
Gonzalez, Alberto - - - - - - - -
Guzman, Cristian - - - - .000 7 0 0
Harris, Willie - - - - - - - -
Kearns, Austin - - - - .000 6 0 0
Maxwell, Justin - - - - - - - -
Morgan, Nyjer - - - - - - - -
Morse, Mike - - - - - - - -
Nieves, Wil - - - - .000 3 0 0
Willingham, Josh - - - - .000 1 0 0
Zimmerman, Ryan - - - - .333 6 0 1

Mets hitters vs John Lannan

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos - - - - .200 10 0 0
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - .333 6 1 2
Evans, Nick - - - - .667 3 0 1
Francoeur, Jeff .667 3 1 5 .667 6 1 5
Green, Andy - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Fernando - - - - .333 3 0 0
Murphy, Daniel - - - - - - - -
Pagan, Angel - - - - .000 2 0 0
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose - - - - .333 15 0 1
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Schneider, Brian - - - - .500 6 0 1
Sheffield, Gary - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Tatis, Fernando - - - - .400 5 0 0
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David - - - - .267 15 0 2

Mets visit the Big Easley (4-12) (8-6)

Mets 3, Nationals 2 (14)

Nats' luck runs out

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Talk about a homecoming: Long Island native John Lannan fanned 11 batters in six innings while allowing just one run. However, the Mets rallied to tie the game at 2 in the eighth, and six innings later, Joel Hanrahan's bases-loaded wild pitch signaled the end for the Nats.

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Series at a Glance

 
Jose Reyes slid home to get the Mets on the scoreboard in the first inning. (Kathy Willens/AP)

Mets win in 14

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Nelson Figueroa was solid once again, but the Mets trailed until Carlos Delgado's RBI singled tied the game at 2. In the 14th inning, Damion Easley singled, got to third on a wild pitch and an error, and then scored on another wild pitch to finish off a sweep of the Nationals.
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Mets 3, Nationals 2

WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Guzman, SS6010010.310
Belliard, 2B4000211.212
Zimmerman, R, 3B6120022.212
Johnson, 1B5112123.250
Milledge, CF6010032.297
Kearns, RF5010011.218
Pena, LF2000101.143
  Rivera, S, P0000000.000
  Ayala, P0000000.000
  Rauch, P0000000.000
  a-Estrada, PH1000000.083
  Colome, P0000000.000
  b-Lopez, F, PH1000000.194
  King, P0000000.000
  Hanrahan, P0000000.000
Nieves, C5000122.000
Lannan, P2000000.000
  Harris, LF3000011.091
Totals4626251313 

a-Grounded out for Rauch in the 10th. b-Grounded out for Colome in the 12th.

BATTING
HR: Johnson (2, 4th inning off Figueroa, N, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Guzman; Zimmerman, R 2; Johnson 4; Milledge; Kearns.
RBI: Johnson 2 (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena; Milledge; Johnson; Nieves.
S: Hanrahan.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Kearns (2, 2nd base by Smith/Casanova).

FIELDING
E: Belliard (1, fielding), King (1, fielding), Hanrahan (1, pickoff).
DP: (Guzman-Belliard-Johnson).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS6120001.296
Church, RF6111134.321
Wright, 3B5000205.283
Delgado, 1B4011321.245
Pagan, CF5010035.333
  Smith, P0000000.000
  Sosa, Jo, P0000100.000
  d-Schneider, PH0000000.267
Clark, LF2000020.200
  b-Chavez, PH-LF-CF2010100.222
Casanova, C6000044.111
Castillo, 2B6010004.244
Figueroa, N, P2000010.000
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  a-Anderson, PH1000010.083
  Wagner, P0000000.000
  c-Beltran, PH1000011.283
  Sanchez, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
  Easley, LF2120000.280
Totals4839281725 

a-Struck out for Heilman in the 8th. b-Lined out for Clark in the 9th. c-Struck out for Wagner in the 9th. d-nullSosa, Jo in the 14th.

BATTING
2B: Church (2, Lannan).
TB: Reyes, J 2; Church 2; Delgado; Pagan; Chavez; Castillo; Easley 2.
RBI: Church (10), Delgado (6).
2-out RBI: Delgado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pagan 3; Castillo 3; Beltran.
S: Clark; Reyes, J.
GIDP: Wright.
Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING
SB: Castillo (3, 2nd base off Rauch/Nieves).
CS: Chavez (1, 2nd base by Colome/Nieves).
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lannan 6.031101104.86
Rivera, S (H, 3)1.21101101.50
Ayala 0.00001003.86
Rauch (BS, 2)1.12000206.75
Colome 2.01002100.90
King 0.11000003.86
Hanrahan (L, 0-1)2.11114207.71
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Figueroa, N 7.03222713.60
Heilman 1.00000105.06
Wagner 1.00000100.00
Sanchez 1.21001100.00
Feliciano, P 0.00001000.00
Smith 1.10000101.13
Sosa, Jo (W, 2-1)2.02001205.06

Ayala pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Feliciano, P pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.

WP: Hanrahan 2.
IBB: Delgado (by Colome), Wright (by Hanrahan), Delgado (by Hanrahan).
HBP: Kearns (by Smith).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 102-68, Rivera, S 35-19, Ayala 6-2, Rauch 30-19, Colome 35-19, King 8-5, Hanrahan 38-17, Figueroa, N 101-67, Heilman 11-7, Wagner 10-7, Sanchez 21-14, Feliciano, P 4-0, Smith 17-8, Sosa, Jo 37-23.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 5-2, Rivera, S 3-1, Ayala 0-0, Rauch 1-1, Colome 1-3, King 1-0, Hanrahan 3-2, Figueroa, N 6-8, Heilman 2-0, Wagner 1-1, Sanchez 1-3, Feliciano, P 0-0, Smith 2-0, Sosa, Jo 2-2.
Batters faced: Lannan 21, Rivera, S 8, Ayala 1, Rauch 6, Colome 8, King 3, Hanrahan 11, Figueroa, N 26, Heilman 3, Wagner 3, Sanchez 7, Feliciano, P 1, Smith 4, Sosa, Jo 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Ayala 1-0, Rauch 2-1, Hanrahan 2-0, Feliciano, P 1-0, Smith 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Wally Bell. 3B: Mike Winters.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear.
Wind: 3 mph, R to L.
T: 4:45.
Att: 47,785.
April 17, 2008

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