Bannister's debut spoiled
Nationals 9, Mets 5
Brian Bannister allowed two hits in six innings in his first big-league start. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Rookie Brian Bannister held the Nats hitless for 5 1/3 innings, and he ended up allowing just two hits. Unfortunately, one of those was a three-run home run. Billy Wagner allowed a game-tying homer in the ninth, and Jorge Julio allowed five runs in the 10th. Xavier Nady and Carlos Delgado homered.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 05, 2006
Washington
Washington 9, NY Mets 5
Today's Boxes 4/5/06
CIN 8, CHC 6
CLE 4, CWS 3
DET 14, KC 3
SEA 6, LAA 4
STL 4, PHI 3
BAL 16, TB 6
MIN 13, TOR 4
BOS 2, TEX 1
HOU 6, FLA 5
MIL 3, PIT 2
ARI 4, COL 2
OAK 9, NYY 4
SF 3, SD 1
ATL 9, LAD 8
NY Mets
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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Watson , CF3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
Stanton , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Majewski , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cordero , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-LeCroy , PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Rodriguez , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vidro , 2B5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Guillen , RF4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .375
Johnson , 1B4 2 1 3 1 2 1 .143
Soriano , LF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Byrd , LF-CF2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Zimmerman , 3B3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .500
Clayton , SS5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .250
Schneider , C4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Patterson , P1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
a-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Rauch , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Ward , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackson , LF2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Totals 39 9 8 9 5 7 15
a-Flied out for Patterson in the 5th. b-Popped out for Rauch in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Cordero in the 10th.
BATTING 2B : Vidro (1, Bannister), Jackson (1, Julio).HR : Johnson (1, 6th inning off Bannister, 2 on, 1 out), Zimmerman (1, 9th inning off Wagner, 0 on, 0 out), Guillen (1, 10th inning off Julio, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Vidro 3; Guillen 5; Johnson 4; Zimmerman 4; Clayton; Jackson 2.RBI : Johnson 3 (3), Zimmerman (1), Guillen 2 (2), Clayton 2 (3), Jackson (1).2-out RBI : Jackson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Patterson 2; Clayton; LeCroy 2.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Zimmerman (1, 2nd base off Bannister/Lo Duca).CS : Watson (1, 2nd base by Bannister/Lo Duca). FIELDING DP : (Zimmerman-Johnson).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .111
Lo Duca , C4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250
Beltran , CF2 2 0 0 3 1 2 .000
Delgado , 1B4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .286
Wright , 3B5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .333
Floyd , LF4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .143
Nady , RF5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .556
Hernandez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000
Bannister , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Sanchez , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Diaz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Heilman , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wagner , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Franco , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Julio , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bradford , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 5 7 4 7 10 19
a-Grounded out for Sanchez in the 7th. b-Singled for Wagner in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Nady (1, 2nd inning off Patterson, 0 on, 0 out), Delgado (1, 3rd inning off Patterson, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Reyes; Delgado 5; Wright; Floyd; Nady 4; Franco.RBI : Wright (2), Nady (2), Delgado 2 (2).2-out RBI : Wright.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Floyd 2; Nady 2; Lo Duca 2.GIDP : Wright.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Floyd (1, 2nd base off Patterson/Schneider), Wright (1, 2nd base off Patterson/Schneider), Reyes (1, 2nd base off Patterson/Schneider). FIELDING E : Lo Duca (1, throw).PB : Lo Duca (1).
WP : Bannister.Balk : Rodriguez.IBB : Schneider (by Bannister), Zimmerman (by Julio).HBP : Soriano (by Bannister), Guillen (by Bannister).Pitches-strikes : Patterson 90-55, Rauch 28-15, Stanton 25-16, Majewski 2-1, Cordero 17-10, Rodriguez 22-11, Bannister 100-52, Sanchez 10-6, Heilman 16-10, Wagner 20-11, Julio 32-20, Bradford 1-1.Ground outs-fly outs : Patterson 2-3, Rauch 3-1, Stanton 1-4, Majewski 1-0, Cordero 0-2, Rodriguez 1-2, Bannister 6-7, Sanchez 0-3, Heilman 1-1, Wagner 3-0, Julio 1-0, Bradford 1-0.Batters faced : Patterson 19, Rauch 7, Stanton 5, Majewski 1, Cordero 6, Rodriguez 5, Bannister 25, Sanchez 3, Heilman 4, Wagner 4, Julio 9, Bradford 1.Inherited runners-scored : Bradford 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Rick Reed.Weather : 44 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 24 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:37.Att : 19,557.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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