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Nationals 1, Mets 0
Odalis Perez allowed no walks in his seventh win of the season. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Odalis Perez faced the Mets for the fifth time and had his best start of the season, allowing four hits and striking out six in 7 1/3 innings. He also scored the lone run, on a ground-rule double by Cristian Guzman in the fifth inning.
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Series at a glance:
NYM
NY Mets (83-67)
Lost 3
Washington 1, NY Mets 0   WSH
Washington (58-93)
Won 2
September 16, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Mets
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 4 1
Washington
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X   1 7 0
Standings thru 9/16/08  |  Recap: NYM | WSH  |  Gameday  |  Mets stats  |  Nationals stats
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS3000002.298
Church, RF4000024.289
Wright, 3B4010022.298
Beltran, CF4000001.280
Delgado, 1B4000020.263
Tatis, LF2000010.297
  Evans, LF1000000.267
  Chavez, LF0000000.271
Reyes, Ar, 2B3000020.232
Schneider, C2010000.259
  a-Castro, R, PH1010000.248
  1-Martinez, R, PR0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
Pelfrey, P1000000.089
  b-Cancel, R, PH-C1010000.222
Totals30040099 

a-Singled for Schneider in the 8th. b-Singled for Pelfrey in the 8th.
1-Ran for Castro, R in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Wright; Schneider; Castro, R; Cancel, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright; Church.
S: Pelfrey.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Reyes, J (16, fielding).
DP: 2 (Reyes, J-Reyes, Ar-Delgado, Reyes, Ar-Reyes, J-Delgado).

 
WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Harris, LF3020100.249
Guzman, SS4021002.314
Zimmerman, R, 3B4000015.284
Milledge, CF4020010.267
Dukes, RF2000212.271
Boone, 1B4000022.250
Hernandez, A, 2B2000100.327
Nieves, C3000003.252
Perez, O, P3110000.160
  Hinckley, P0000000.000
  Hanrahan, P0000000.000
Totals291714514 

BATTING
2B: Perez, O (2, Pelfrey), Guzman (34, Pelfrey).
TB: Harris 2; Guzman 3; Milledge 2; Perez, O 2.
RBI: Guzman (53).
2-out RBI: Guzman.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes; Zimmerman, R 2; Nieves.
GIDP: Boone; Nieves.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman (6, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Schneider).
CS: Milledge (7, 2nd base by Pelfrey/Schneider).

 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pelfrey (L, 13-10)7.07114403.67
Smith 1.00000103.49
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Perez, O (W, 7-10)7.14000604.26
Hinckley (H, 3)0.20000100.00
Hanrahan (S, 9)1.00000203.94

HBP: Reyes, J (by Perez, O).
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 111-67, Smith 11-7, Perez, O 106-67, Hinckley 9-6, Hanrahan 17-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 12-4, Smith 0-2, Perez, O 11-5, Hinckley 1-0, Hanrahan 0-1.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 30, Smith 3, Perez, O 27, Hinckley 2, Hanrahan 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Hinckley 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:38.
Att: 24,959.
September 16, 2008

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