NY Mets (62-56) at Washington (44-75)

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Mets look to do damage vs. spoilers

Jon Blau / MLB.com
With an upcoming series against the National League East's last-place Nationals, and four rematches against a Pirates team that ended the Mets' homestand with a loss on Monday to make it two straight defeats, manager Jerry Manuel's team needs to improve its 30-33 record against clubs with a below-.500 record.
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Mets probable pitcher

Johan Santana

  • #57 LHP
  • (9-7) 2.85 ERA 135 SO
Mets: Santana pitched well against the Padres on Thursday, but his 10th win eluded him again as the Mets' bullpen could not hold onto his lead. The lefty gave up just four hits through seven-plus innings and held San Diego to two runs, recording seven strikeouts with three walks. Santana left the game after throwing 104 pitches -- his fourth straight start that he has surpassed the 100-pitch mark. He has consistently left his team in a position to win, but Santana has suffered tough luck losses this season. Thursday marked the sixth time the bullpen has cost him a victory. Santana gave up just two runs on seven hits through seven innings in his last start against the Nationals.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 102-51 3.18 1469.2 408 1516 .222
Season 9-7 2.85 161.0 44 135 .235
August 0-0 2.03 13.1 5 10 .152
Vs. Washington 1-0 2.57 7.0 1 4 .259

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/12/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 62 56 .525 2.0 36-23 26-33
Washington Nationals (NL East) 44 75 .370 20.5 23-33 21-42
Stats - 08/12/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .267 570 118 537 106 731 4.12 1067.2 1013 425 857
WSH .243 445 85 417 53 790 4.43 1058.0 1094 423 780
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Bonifacio needs to spark Nats

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Emilio Bonifacio, now the Nationals' everyday second baseman, will try to boost Washington in its series opener against the Mets on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Nationals probable pitcher

Odalis Perez

  • #45 LHP
  • (5-8) 4.10 ERA 75 SO
Nationals: Perez had another impressive performance last Thursday in game two of a doubleheader against Colorado. He threw six innings of two-run baseball, complete with just one walk and one strikeout. Perez threw 96 pitches, 62 for strikes, as the Nationals picked up a 6-3 win over Colorado to sweep the doubleheader before leaving for Milwaukee.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 71-78 4.44 1287.1 372 876 .272
Season 5-8 4.10 112.0 39 75 .281
August 2-0 2.03 13.1 4 6 .191
Vs. NY Mets 1-1 4.38 12.1 6 8 .340

Mets hitters vs Odalis Perez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .333 6 0 1 .450 20 0 6
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .000 2 0 0 .263 19 1 2
Evans, Nick - - - - .333 3 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff .500 4 0 0 .462 13 1 2
Green, Andy - - - - .200 10 0 0
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - - - - -
Pagan, Angel .250 4 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose .714 7 0 0 .615 13 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .500 4 2 3 .471 17 2 5

Nationals hitters vs Johan Santana

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bernadina, Roger - - - - - - - -
Desmond, Ian - - - - - - - -
Dukes, Elijah - - - - .500 2 0 0
Dunn, Adam 1.000 1 1 1 1.000 1 1 1
Flores, Jesus - - - - .500 6 0 1
Gonzalez, Alberto .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Guzman, Cristian .667 3 0 0 .571 14 0 0
Harris, Willie - - - - .111 9 0 0
Maxwell, Justin - - - - - - - -
Morgan, Nyjer - - - - - - - -
Morse, Mike - - - - .000 5 0 0
Nieves, Wil .667 3 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Willingham, Josh .333 3 1 2 .250 8 1 2
Zimmerman, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .308 13 1 4

Mets skim win off the top (63-56) (44-76)

Mets 4, Nationals 3

Easley does it

Zachary Osterman / MLB.com
It was a shaky first for Johan Santana, who handed two runs back to the Nats after the Mets gave him a lead . Though the ace was smoother from there, he served a homer in the seventh -- but when Damion Easley took a hit to the helmet with the bases loaded, the Mets took control.

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Series at a Glance

 

No dream ending

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Odalis Perez gave a solid effort, but the Nats weren't able to back him. Once he passed the baton, however, Ryan Langerhans delivered a pinch-hit homer to tie the game. But getting into a bases-loaded jam in the eighth did Washington no favors, as the Mets took the opener.
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Mets 4, Nationals 3

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5020010.304
Evans, LF3110101.262
  Chavez, RF1000000.268
Wright, 3B5220023.294
Beltran, CF4131002.275
Delgado, 1B4012013.262
Tatis, RF-LF3000121.300
Easley, 2B3011000.264
Castro, R, C3000011.259
  a-Murphy, PH1000013.458
  Smith, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
Santana, P3000000.151
  b-Schneider, PH-C1000013.256
Totals3641042917 

a-Struck out for Castro, R in the 8th. b-Struck out for Santana in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Beltran 2 (29, Perez, O, Perez, O), Wright (33, Perez, O).
TB: Reyes, J 2; Evans; Wright 3; Beltran 5; Delgado; Easley.
RBI: Delgado 2 (75), Beltran (77), Easley (33).
2-out RBI: Delgado 2; Beltran.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Delgado; Beltran; Schneider 2.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, J (40, 3rd base off Perez, O/Flores).

FIELDING
E: Castro, R (4, throw).
DP: (Wright-Easley-Delgado).
 
WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Bonifacio, 2B5000031.219
Guzman, SS4110011.297
Zimmerman, R, 3B3111100.268
Kearns, RF4020011.221
Milledge, CF4010023.257
Flores, C4021012.276
Belliard, 1B3000104.240
Harris, LF4010003.250
Perez, O, P2000012.194
  Shell, P0000000.000
  a-Langerhans, PH1111000.261
  Rivera, S, P0000000.000
  Hanrahan, P0000000.000
  b-Nieves, PH1000010.275
Totals3539321017 

a-Homered for Shell in the 7th. b-Struck out for Hanrahan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Guzman (28, Santana), Harris (12, Santana), Flores (15, Santana).
HR: Langerhans (1, 7th inning off Santana, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman 2; Zimmerman, R; Kearns 2; Milledge; Flores 3; Harris 2; Langerhans 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (31), Flores (52), Langerhans (6).
2-out RBI: Flores.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Belliard 2; Guzman; Perez, O; Harris.
GIDP: Harris.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kearns (2, 2nd base off Smith/Schneider).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Harris (Reyes, J at 1st base).
DP: (Harris-Bonifacio-Belliard).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Santana (W, 10-7)7.08332612.89
Smith (H, 12)1.01000204.31
Feliciano, P (S, 1)1.00000203.68
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez, O 6.08331504.12
Shell 1.00000002.10
Rivera, S (L, 3-5)1.02111303.51
Hanrahan 1.00000103.72

HBP: Easley (by Rivera, S).
Pitches-strikes: Santana 94-65, Smith 10-8, Feliciano, P 19-11, Perez, O 107-70, Shell 12-8, Rivera, S 37-25, Hanrahan 10-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Santana 9-6, Smith 1-0, Feliciano, P 0-1, Perez, O 3-9, Shell 0-3, Rivera, S 0-0, Hanrahan 0-2.
Batters faced: Santana 30, Smith 4, Feliciano, P 3, Perez, O 26, Shell 3, Rivera, S 7, Hanrahan 3.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Bob Davidson.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:57.
Att: 32,186.
August 12, 2008

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