Nationals 10, Mets 9
Justin Maxwell watches the flight of his homer in the fourth inning. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
For the second straight night, Austin Kearns smoked a three-run homer, while Tony Batista and Justin Maxwell added solo shots in the Nationals' second straight victory over the NL East-leading Mets. Starter Jason Bergmann tossed 5 2/3 solid innings to pick up his sixth victory.
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Washington
(71-87)
Won 3
Washington 10, NY Mets 9
Today's Boxes 9/25/07
PIT 6, ARI 5
ATL 10, PHI 6
FLA 4, CHC 2
DET 8, MIN 0
BOS 7, OAK 3
TOR 11, BAL 4
HOU 8, CIN 5
TB 7, NYY 6
TEX 3, LAA 1
MIL 9, STL 1
KC 9, CWS 5
CLE 4, SEA 3
COL 9, LAD 7
SD 6, SF 4
NY Mets
(87-70)
Lost 2
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Standings thru 9/25/07  | Recap: WSH |NYM  | Gameday  | Nationals Stats  | Mets Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .242
Belliard , 2B4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .287
Zimmerman , 3B3 3 1 0 2 1 0 .268
Kearns , RF5 1 1 3 0 2 3 .265
Pena , LF5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .252
Langerhans , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Batista , 1B5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .271
Schneider , C5 0 3 3 0 0 1 .237
Maxwell , CF5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .250
Bergmann , P3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .139
Munoz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Albaladejo , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Jimenez , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Colome , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cordero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 10 16 9 3 8 16
a-Singled for Albaladejo in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman (42, Glavine), Batista (3, Sele).HR : Kearns (16, 1st inning off Glavine, 2 on, 1 out), Batista (2, 1st inning off Glavine, 0 on, 2 out), Maxwell (2, 4th inning off Glavine, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Lopez 2; Zimmerman 2; Kearns 4; Pena 2; Batista 7; Schneider 3; Maxwell 4; Bergmann 2; Jimenez.RBI : Kearns 3 (72), Batista (16), Pena (37), Maxwell (5), Schneider 3 (54).2-out RBI : Batista; Schneider 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Maxwell.GIDP : Lopez; Belliard.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Lopez (24, 2nd base off Glavine/Lo Duca), Belliard (3, 2nd base off Muniz/Lo Duca). FIELDING DP : 4 (Bergmann-Lopez-Batista, Zimmerman-Belliard-Batista, Lopez-Batista, Belliard-Zimmerman-Batista).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .287
Castillo , 2B4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .297
Wright , 3B5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .322
Beltran , CF4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276
Alou , LF5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .345
1-Chavez , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
Delgado , 1B4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .254
Lo Duca , C3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .276
Green , RF3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .290
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Sele , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Newhan , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194
Glavine , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
a-Gotay , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
Muniz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gomez , RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231
Totals 36 9 14 9 6 6 16
a-Doubled for Glavine in the 5th. b-Struck out for Sele in the 9th. 1-Ran for Alou in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Gotay (12, Bergmann), Alou (19, Cordero).HR : Reyes 2 (12, 1st inning off Bergmann, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Colome, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Reyes 9; Castillo 2; Wright; Alou 5; Lo Duca; Green 2; Gotay 2.RBI : Reyes 4 (57), Green (46), Gotay (24), Alou 3 (45).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Reyes 2; Green; Lo Duca.S : Glavine.GIDP : Lo Duca; Wright 2; Delgado.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Chavez (5, 3rd base off Rauch/Schneider). FIELDING DP : 2 (Glavine-Reyes-Delgado, Reyes-Castillo-Delgado).
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Glavine (L, 13-7)5.0 9 6 6 1 4 3 4.14
Muniz 1.1 1 2 2 2 1 0 13.50
Sosa 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.55
Sele 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 5.37
Cordero pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.Pitches-strikes : Bergmann 111-67, Munoz 16-9, Albaladejo 5-3, Colome 35-20, Cordero 12-6, Rauch 7-6, Glavine 97-62, Muniz 41-25, Sosa 10-7, Sele 40-27.Ground outs-fly outs : Bergmann 9-5, Munoz 2-0, Albaladejo 2-0, Colome 2-0, Cordero 0-0, Rauch 0-1, Glavine 6-5, Muniz 1-2, Sosa 1-0, Sele 3-1.Batters faced : Bergmann 25, Munoz 4, Albaladejo 1, Colome 8, Cordero 3, Rauch 2, Glavine 24, Muniz 7, Sosa 4, Sele 9.Inherited runners-scored : Munoz 2-0, Albaladejo 2-0, Cordero 1-1, Rauch 1-0, Sosa 2-2.Umpires : HP: Bill Welke. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Wally Bell.Weather : 82 degrees, clear.Wind : 13 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:40.Att : 49,244.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner