Nationals 1, Mets 0
Odalis Perez allowed no walks in his seventh win of the season. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
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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NY Mets
(83-67)
Lost 3
Washington 1, NY Mets 0
Today's Boxes 9/16/08
PHI 8, ATL 7
CWS 6, NYY 2
LAD 6, PIT 2
CLE 12, MIN 9
BAL 2, TOR 0
TB 2, BOS 1
FLA 5, HOU 1
CIN 7, STL 2
TEX 5, DET 4
CHC 5, MIL 4
KC 6, SEA 3
COL 10, SD 3
ARI 2, SF 0
OAK 8, LAA 1
Washington
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Won 2
September 16, 2008
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Standings thru 9/16/08  | Recap: NYM | WSH  | Gameday  | Mets stats  | Nationals stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, J , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298
Church , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .289
Wright , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .298
Beltran , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Delgado , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
Tatis , LF2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
Evans , LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Chavez , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Reyes, Ar , 2B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232
Schneider , C2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
a-Castro, R , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
1-Martinez, R , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pelfrey , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089
b-Cancel, R , PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 9 9
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).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris , LF3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .249
Guzman , SS4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .314
Zimmerman, R , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .284
Milledge , CF4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .267
Dukes , RF2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .271
Boone , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250
Hernandez, A , 2B2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .327
Nieves , C3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252
Perez, O , P3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .160
Hinckley , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hanrahan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 1 7 1 4 5 14
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 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey (L, 13-10)7.0 7 1 1 4 4 0 3.67
Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.49
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