Nationals 13, Mets 4
Ronnie Belliard now has 33 doubles and 69 RBIs on the year for Washington. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
The Nats continued to give the Mets trouble on Monday, taking it to the NL East leaders to easily win the opener at Shea Stadium. Austin Kearns and Ryan Langerhans each cranked three-run homers, and Ronnie Belliard had two doubles and three RBIs to lead Washington's 11-hit attack.
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Washington
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Washington 13, NY Mets 4
Today's Boxes 9/24/07
TOR 4, NYY 1
BAL 3, KC 2
MIN 2, DET 0
TEX 8, LAA 7
MIL 13, STL 5
SF 9, SD 4
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Standings thru 9/24/07  | Recap: NYM  | Gameday  | Nationals Stats  | Mets Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jimenez , SS4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .242
Langerhans , LF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .163
Belliard , 2B6 1 2 3 0 1 1 .290
Zimmerman , 3B3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .267
Batista , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Church , LF4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .271
Ayala , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Colome , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kearns , RF4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .266
Fick , 1B5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .241
Maxwell , CF4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .267
Schneider , C2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .232
Chico , P2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .156
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Lopez , PH-SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241
Totals 36 13 11 12 9 6 17
a-Grounded into a forceout for Rivera in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Church 2 (42, Pelfrey, Mota), Belliard 2 (33, Smith, Mota).HR : Kearns (15, 5th inning off Pelfrey, 2 on, 2 out), Langerhans (6, 9th inning off Williams, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Jimenez; Langerhans 4; Belliard 4; Zimmerman; Church 4; Kearns 5; Fick; Maxwell.RBI : Fick (16), Kearns 3 (69), Belliard 3 (57), Church 2 (66), Langerhans 3 (23).2-out RBI : Kearns 3; Belliard 3; Church 2; Langerhans 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Maxwell; Chico; Zimmerman; Kearns.S : Chico.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Lopez (23, 2nd base off Mota/Lo Duca). FIELDING E : Lopez (21, throw).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .285
Castillo , 2B5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .295
Wright , 3B5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .323
Beltran , CF3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .278
Alou , LF5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .338
Delgado , 1B5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .256
Lo Duca , C4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .276
Gomez , RF3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .233
Pelfrey , P2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .095
Smith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Conine , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
b-Green , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
Feliciano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mota , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
Williams , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 4 12 4 3 2 23
a-Batted for Smith in the 6th. b-Walked for Conine in the 6th. c-Popped out for Mota in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Delgado (30, Chico), Pelfrey (1, Chico), Wright (41, Chico), Alou (18, Chico).TB : Castillo 2; Wright 4; Beltran; Alou 2; Delgado 3; Lo Duca; Gomez; Pelfrey 2.RBI : Gomez (12), Lo Duca (54), Reyes (53), Beltran (106).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Alou 2; Reyes; Pelfrey; Beltran; Castillo 2.SF : Gomez; Beltran.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING CS : Reyes (21, 2nd base by Chico/Schneider). FIELDING E : Alou (4, fielding).PB : Lo Duca (2).Outfield assists : Beltran (Lopez at home).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chico (W, 6-9)5.1 9 3 3 2 0 0 4.75
Rivera 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.59
Ayala 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.32
Colome 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.48
Feliciano pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP : Chico, Williams.IBB : Schneider (by Pelfrey).HBP : Schneider (by Pelfrey).Pitches-strikes : Chico 80-50, Rivera 35-21, Ayala 20-13, Colome 13-12, Pelfrey 97-55, Smith 7-5, Feliciano 21-9, Mota 31-19, Williams 15-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Chico 6-9, Rivera 3-1, Ayala 1-1, Colome 0-3, Pelfrey 6-8, Smith 1-0, Feliciano 0-1, Mota 1-0, Williams 2-1.Batters faced : Chico 26, Rivera 7, Ayala 4, Colome 5, Pelfrey 28, Smith 2, Feliciano 5, Mota 6, Williams 6.Inherited runners-scored : Rivera 2-1, Smith 2-2, Mota 1-1.Umpires : HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: John Hirschbeck. 3B: Laz Diaz.Weather : 74 degrees, clear.Wind : 12 mph, R to L.T : 3:20.Att : 49,164.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner