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Wright, Reyes shoot down Nats
Johnson hurt in collision
By Bryan Hoch / Special to MLB.com
The last run the Nationals scored was a no-doubter, courtesy of Alfonso Soriano's 46th homer of the year, but that was the last highlight the team could gather off Mets pitchers. More importantly, Nick Johnson left the game in the eighth with a broken leg and had to be carried off the field on a stretcher.
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 Soriano's solo homer
Mets 12, Nationals 6
David Wright (right) celebrates with Jose Reyes after hitting his first homer since Aug. 31. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
Series at a glance:
Six-run fifth decides game
By Chris Girandola / MLB.com
It was the David Wright and Jose Reyes show as the two youngsters each collected three RBIs to beat the Nats. After trailing by four runs, the Mets batted around in the fifth after Shawn Green started the six-run rally with a leadoff double. Righty John Maine picked up his sixth win of the year, despite pitching only five innings.
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 Wright's three-run blast
 Reyes' two-run double
TODAY'S WRAPS: September 23, 2006
FLA 6
PHI 8
F
SEA 7
CWS 11
F
WSH 6
NYM 12
F
LAA 6
OAK 2
F
BOS 3
TOR 5
F
MIN 8
BAL 5
F
CHC 11
CIN 4
F
SF 8
MIL 10
F
STL 4
HOU 7
F
DET 15
KC 4
F
NYY 0
TB 8
F
ATL 9
COL 10
F
CLE 6
TEX 3
F
PIT 1
SD 2
F
ARI 9
LAD 3
F
WSH
Washington (67-87)
Lost 1 		NY Mets 12, Washington 6   NYM
NY Mets (93-61)
Won 1
September 23, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Washington
 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1   6 8 0
NY Mets
 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 3 X   12 17 0
Standings thru 9/23/06  |  Gameday  |  Nationals Stats  |  Mets Stats
WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Lopez, SS5110013.271
Johnson, 1B3100110.290
  Fick, 1B1001000.257
Soriano, LF4221020.284
Zimmerman, 3B4110023.282
  c-Castro, PH1010000.244
Kearns, RF2001110.265
  Lombard, RF1000012.222
Vidro, 2B3012110.287
Schneider, C2001200.247
Logan, CF4010014.294
O'Connor, P1000010.067
  Wagner, P0000000.333
  a-Mateo, PH1000001.143
  Schroder, P0000000.000
  Rodriguez, P0000000.000
  Bergmann, P0000000.000
  b-Dorta, PH1110000.231
Totals3368651113 

a-Flied out for Wagner in the 6th. b-Doubled for Bergmann in the 9th. c-Singled for Zimmerman in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman (43, Maine), Logan (2, Ring), Dorta (1, Wagner).
HR: Soriano (46, 7th inning off Mota, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Lopez; Soriano 5; Zimmerman 2; Castro; Vidro; Logan 2; Dorta 2.
RBI: Schneider (52), Kearns (86), Vidro 2 (47), Soriano (94), Fick (9).
2-out RBI: Schneider; Kearns; Vidro 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez 2; Logan 2; Lombard 2.
S: O'Connor.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lopez (41, 2nd base off Maine/Lo Duca).

FIELDING
DP: (Schneider-Lopez).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS3133200.300
  Wagner, P0000000.000
Chavez, CF5111016.315
Lo Duca, C5121004.316
Wright, 3B5333001.309
Franco, 1B5121011.265
Green, RF4120101.277
Milledge, LF5222014.247
Woodward, 2B5221031.215
Maine, P1000010.000
  a-Valentin, PH1000012.269
  Ring, P0000000.000
  b-Ledee, PH0000100.198
  Mota, P0000000.000
  c-Tucker, PH0000100.224
  Heilman, P0000000.000
  d-Hernandez, A, PH-SS1000011.140
Totals401217125921 

a-Struck out for Maine in the 5th. b-Walked for Ring in the 6th. c-Walked for Mota in the 7th. d-Struck out for Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lo Duca (37, O'Connor), Green (30, O'Connor), Woodward (10, O'Connor), Reyes (30, Rodriguez), Franco (9, Bergmann), Milledge (7, Bergmann).
3B: Wright (5, Bergmann).
HR: Wright (25, 5th inning off O'Connor, 2 on, 2 out), Lo Duca (5, 8th inning off Bergmann, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Reyes 4; Chavez; Lo Duca 6; Wright 8; Franco 3; Green 3; Milledge 3; Woodward 3.
RBI: Milledge 2 (22), Reyes 3 (80), Chavez (41), Wright 3 (113), Woodward (25), Lo Duca (46), Franco (20).
2-out RBI: Wright 3; Woodward; Reyes 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright; Milledge; Lo Duca; Chavez 2; Hernandez, A.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Chavez (12, 2nd base off O'Connor/Schneider), Reyes (58, 3rd base off O'Connor/Schneider).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Milledge (Kearns at 3rd base).
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
O'Connor (L, 3-8)4.28661515.04
Wagner 0.12000004.67
Schroder 1.00002205.40
Rodriguez 1.03332007.16
Bergmann 1.04330217.02
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Maine (W, 6-5)5.03445703.64
Ring (H, 2)1.01000003.00
Mota (H, 8)1.01110214.75
Heilman 1.00000103.60
Wagner 1.03110102.18

WP: Maine.
IBB: Green (by Rodriguez).
HBP: Kearns (by Maine), Soriano (by Maine).
Pitches-strikes: O'Connor 71-48, Wagner 12-7, Schroder 23-10, Rodriguez 21-10, Bergmann 28-23, Maine 110-59, Ring 15-10, Mota 20-15, Heilman 10-6, Wagner 19-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: O'Connor 2-7, Wagner 0-1, Schroder 0-1, Rodriguez 3-0, Bergmann 0-1, Maine 3-4, Ring 2-1, Mota 1-0, Heilman 1-1, Wagner 2-0.
Batters faced: O'Connor 22, Wagner 3, Schroder 5, Rodriguez 8, Bergmann 7, Maine 24, Ring 4, Mota 4, Heilman 3, Wagner 6.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:14.
Att: 45,245.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner