NY Mets (83-66) at Washington (57-93)

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Parnell may be a factor in Mets' 'pen

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Though the Mets' opener against the Nationals on Monday didn't go well, a bright spot was young right-hander Bobby Parnell, whose impressive debut may lead to more opportunities to help out a beleaguered relief corps.
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Mets probable pitcher

Mike Pelfrey

  • #34 RHP
  • (13-9) 3.77 ERA 101 SO
Mets: Pelfrey was credited with a no-decision during the Mets' high-scoring affair with the Nationals on Wednesday, surrendering five runs on eight hits in five innings. Although the duration was less than average -- he hadn't been pulled before the sixth frame since a 4 2/3-inning outing against the Marlins on Aug. 10 -- Pelfrey still threw 96 pitches (56 strikes). His control was streaky, though, especially with Elijah Dukes in the batter's box. Dukes homered in the second inning and was nearly hit in the fourth, causing Dukes to yell at Pelfrey. Dukes was hit by Pelfrey in the fifth, but took first base without incident. Pelfrey will face the Nationals for the fourth time this season in this start, having compiled a 1-1 record against them, with a 2.75 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 18-18 4.37 275.2 108 159 .284
Season 13-9 3.77 181.2 57 101 .275
September 0-1 5.25 12.0 4 4 .261
Vs. Washington 1-1 2.75 19.2 7 8 .232

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/16/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 83 66 .557 - 45-29 38-37
Washington Nationals (NL East) 57 93 .380 26.5 32-40 25-53
Stats - 09/16/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .268 737 159 693 127 918 4.03 1349.1 1282 535 1074
WSH .249 599 112 566 73 1020 4.59 1333.0 1377 552 969
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Milledge constantly learning in outfield

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
The center-field position has been a constant learning experience for Lastings Milledge, but the 23-year-old rising star is willing to put in the work to get better.
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Nationals probable pitcher

Odalis Perez

  • #45 LHP
  • (6-10) 4.48 ERA 97 SO
Nationals: Perez's worst outing of the season came on Wednesday against the Mets, when he gave up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits in just three innings of work. The six earned runs tied a season high -- which he has set two other times this year -- and over his past seven starts, the 30-year-old has given up 22 runs in 36 2/3 innings (a 5.40 ERA).
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 72-80 4.47 1318.0 386 898 .273
Season 6-10 4.48 142.2 53 97 .290
September 0-0 10.13 8.0 3 7 .353
Vs. NY Mets 1-1 6.33 21.1 10 15 .367

Mets hitters vs Odalis Perez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .545 11 0 4 .450 20 0 6
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis .000 2 0 0 .263 19 1 2
Evans, Nick .500 2 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff .286 7 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 .727 11 0 0 .615 13 0 0
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .556 9 2 4 .471 17 2 5

Nationals hitters vs Mike Pelfrey

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bernadina, Roger .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Desmond, Ian - - - - - - - -
Dukes, Elijah 1.000 2 1 1 .667 3 1 1
Dunn, Adam .200 5 1 2 .286 7 1 2
Flores, Jesus 1.000 1 0 0 .500 4 0 1
Gonzalez, Alberto - - - - - - - -
Guzman, Cristian .300 10 0 0 .357 14 0 1
Harris, Willie .000 1 0 0 .429 7 0 2
Maxwell, Justin - - - - .000 2 0 0
Morgan, Nyjer - - - - - - - -
Morse, Mike - - - - - - - -
Nieves, Wil .667 3 0 1 .333 6 0 1
Willingham, Josh .250 4 0 0 .300 10 1 4
Zimmerman, Ryan .111 9 0 1 .208 24 0 2

National Tatistrophe: Mets in second (83-67) (58-93)

Nationals 1, Mets 0

Stunned silence

Marty Noble / MLB.com
The Mets lost Fernando Tatis to a separated shoulder -- and first place in the NL East -- as they were four-hit by Odalis Perez and the Nats' bullpen, wasting a strong seven-inning effort from Mike Pelfrey. They now lead the Wild Card race.

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Series at a Glance

 

Oh wow!-lis

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Odalis Perez faced the Mets for the fifth time and had his best start of the season, allowing four hits and striking out six in 7 1/3 innings. He also scored the lone run, on a ground-rule double by Cristian Guzman in the fifth inning.
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Nationals 1, Mets 0

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS3000002.298
Church, RF4000024.289
Wright, 3B4010022.298
Beltran, CF4000001.280
Delgado, 1B4000020.263
Tatis, LF2000010.297
  Evans, LF1000000.267
  Chavez, LF0000000.271
Reyes, Ar, 2B3000020.232
Schneider, C2010000.259
  a-Castro, R, PH1010000.248
  1-Martinez, R, PR0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
Pelfrey, P1000000.089
  b-Cancel, R, PH-C1010000.222
Totals30040099 

a-Singled for Schneider in the 8th. b-Singled for Pelfrey in the 8th.
1-Ran for Castro, R in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Wright; Schneider; Castro, R; Cancel, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright; Church.
S: Pelfrey.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Reyes, J (16, fielding).
DP: 2 (Reyes, J-Reyes, Ar-Delgado, Reyes, Ar-Reyes, J-Delgado).
 
WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Harris, LF3020100.249
Guzman, SS4021002.314
Zimmerman, R, 3B4000015.284
Milledge, CF4020010.267
Dukes, RF2000212.271
Boone, 1B4000022.250
Hernandez, A, 2B2000100.327
Nieves, C3000003.252
Perez, O, P3110000.160
  Hinckley, P0000000.000
  Hanrahan, P0000000.000
Totals291714514 

BATTING
2B: Perez, O (2, Pelfrey), Guzman (34, Pelfrey).
TB: Harris 2; Guzman 3; Milledge 2; Perez, O 2.
RBI: Guzman (53).
2-out RBI: Guzman.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes; Zimmerman, R 2; Nieves.
GIDP: Boone; Nieves.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman (6, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Schneider).
CS: Milledge (7, 2nd base by Pelfrey/Schneider).
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pelfrey (L, 13-10)7.07114403.67
Smith 1.00000103.49
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez, O (W, 7-10)7.14000604.26
Hinckley (H, 3)0.20000100.00
Hanrahan (S, 9)1.00000203.94

HBP: Reyes, J (by Perez, O).
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 111-67, Smith 11-7, Perez, O 106-67, Hinckley 9-6, Hanrahan 17-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 12-4, Smith 0-2, Perez, O 11-5, Hinckley 1-0, Hanrahan 0-1.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 30, Smith 3, Perez, O 27, Hinckley 2, Hanrahan 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Hinckley 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:38.
Att: 24,959.
September 16, 2008

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