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	Nats bolt NYC with sweep

Nationals 9, Mets 6

Ryan Church slugged a two-run homer (15) in the fourth inning. (Kathy Willens/AP)

Pena's two-run double

Church's two-run shot

Belliard's RBI double

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

Washington must have some secret that it's not sharing with the rest of the league, because the Nats are simply dominating the Mets, sweeping the three-game series and hurting N.Y.'s playoff chances. D.C. got the scoring started on a Ryan Church two-run homer, and it took the lead for good on Wily Mo Pena's two-run double.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/24: WSH 13, NYM 4
Tue. 09/25: WSH 10, NYM 9
Wed. 09/26: WSH 9, NYM 6

Washington (72-87)
Won 4

Washington 9, NY Mets 6

NY Mets (87-71)
Lost 3

September 26, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	2	9	12	0
NY Mets	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lopez, SS	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.244
Belliard, 2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.289
Zimmerman, 3B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.267
Kearns, RF	2	3	1	1	3	0	0	.266
Church, CF-LF	5	1	3	4	0	2	4	.275
Pena, LF	4	0	2	2	0	1	2	.255
Rivera, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rauch, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Batista, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271
Ayala, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Fick, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.235
Schneider, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.235
Bacsik, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103
Hanrahan, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
a-Langerhans, PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.163
Schroder, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Jimenez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Albaladejo, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Logan, CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263
Totals	37	9	12	9	6	5	16
a-Walked for Hanrahan in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Schroder in the 6th. c-Intentionally walked for Rauch in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Belliard (34, Humber), Pena (13, Feliciano), Church (43, Wagner). 3B: Lopez (6, Humber). HR: Church (15, 4th inning off Humber, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Lopez 4; Belliard 3; Zimmerman; Kearns; Church 7; Pena 3; Logan. RBI: Church 4 (70), Belliard (58), Zimmerman (90), Kearns (73), Pena 2 (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schneider; Zimmerman; Pena; Lopez. GIDP: Fick. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Logan (23, 2nd base off Heilman/Lo Duca). FIELDING DP: (Lopez-Belliard-Fick).

NY Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Reyes, SS	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.285
Castillo, 2B	5	0	2	1	0	3	0	.298
Wright, 3B	4	2	1	0	1	0	3	.321
Beltran, CF	4	2	2	3	1	1	0	.278
Alou, LF	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.347
Delgado, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.254
Lo Duca, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.276
Gomez, RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.234
b-Anderson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298
Chavez, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287
Humber, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Smith, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Feliciano, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Gotay, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296
Schoeneweis, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hernandez, O, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Heilman, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Green, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289
Wagner, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	6	10	6	3	5	10
a-Flied out for Feliciano in the 5th. b-Popped out for Gomez in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Heilman in the 8th.
BATTING HR: Beltran 2 (32, 1st inning off Bacsik, 1 on, 2 out; 3rd inning off Bacsik, 0 on, 0 out), Alou (13, 1st inning off Bacsik, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Castillo 2; Wright; Beltran 8; Alou 5; Delgado; Lo Duca; Gomez. RBI: Beltran 3 (109), Alou 2 (47), Castillo (36). 2-out RBI: Beltran 2; Alou 2; Castillo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright; Humber; Delgado 2. S: Humber. GIDP: Wright. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING Outfield assists: Alou (Pena at 3rd base). DP: (Wright-Castillo-Delgado).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bacsik	2.1	7	5	5	1	1	3	5.05
Hanrahan (W, 5-3)	1.2	1	1	1	2	2	0	6.00
Schroder (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.22
Albaladejo (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.19
Rivera (H, 18)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.55
Rauch (H, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.57
Ayala (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.24

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Humber	4.0	6	5	5	2	0	1	7.71
Smith (L, 3-2)	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.56
Feliciano (BS, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.16
Schoeneweis	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.02
Hernandez, O	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3.72
Heilman	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.18
Wagner	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	2.67

Humber pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

WP: Hanrahan.
IBB: Batista (by Wagner).
HBP: Delgado (by Bacsik).
Pitches-strikes: Bacsik 60-38, Hanrahan 34-17, Schroder 9-5, Albaladejo 13-9, Rivera 15-11, Rauch 6-5, Ayala 11-10, Humber 91-52, Smith 10-8, Feliciano 9-8, Schoeneweis 14-10, Hernandez, O 29-15, Heilman 11-8, Wagner 20-9.
Ground outs-fly outs: Bacsik 3-3, Hanrahan 1-2, Schroder 1-2, Albaladejo 3-0, Rivera 0-2, Rauch 2-1, Ayala 1-1, Humber 3-9, Smith 0-0, Feliciano 0-0, Schoeneweis 2-0, Hernandez, O 0-1, Heilman 3-0, Wagner 2-1.
Batters faced: Bacsik 16, Hanrahan 8, Schroder 3, Albaladejo 3, Rivera 4, Rauch 3, Ayala 3, Humber 20, Smith 2, Feliciano 3, Schoeneweis 3, Hernandez, O 5, Heilman 4, Wagner 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Hanrahan 2-0, Smith 2-2, Feliciano 2-2.
Umpires: HP: John Hirschbeck. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Wally Bell. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 3:23.
Att: 51,940.

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