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New York Mets @ Washington Nationals

2005-04-30 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 8 innings · Att: 40913 · 70°F · Wind 2 mph · 2:31

Washington Nationals defeated New York Mets 5–3. Washington Nationals put up 2 in the 1st. Tomo Ohka earned the win and Hector Carrasco picked up the save. Nick Johnson went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3
WAS	2	0	0	1	1	1	0		5	10

W: Tomo Ohka L: Victor Zambrano SV: Hector Carrasco

Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Mark Carlson · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Reyes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kazuo Matsui	4	1	0	0	0	0
Carlos Beltran	3	1	0	0	1	0
Cliff Floyd	4	0	1	3	0	0
Mike Piazza	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doug Mientkiewicz	3	0	0	0	0	0
David Wright	3	0	1	0	0	1
Victor Diaz	2	0	0	0	1	1
Victor Zambrano	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Valent	1	0	0	0	0	1
Marlon Anderson	0	1	0	0	1	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brad Wilkerson	3	0	0	0	1	2
Nick Johnson	2	1	1	2	2	1
Jose Vidro	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	2	1	1	0	0	0
Vinny Castilla	4	0	2	2	0	1
Ryan Church	4	2	2	1	0	0
Brian Schneider	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cristian Guzman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tomo Ohka	3	0	1	0	0	2
Gary Majewski	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Victor Zambrano	4.0	4	3	4
Manny Aybar	2.0	6	0	3
Royce Ring	1.0	0	1	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tomo Ohka	6.0	2	1	3
Gary Majewski	1.2	1	2	0
Hector Carrasco	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Reyes: 8/F8LD
Kazuo Matsui: 53/G56S
Carlos Beltran: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 1

Brad Wilkerson: 31/G34S-
Nick Johnson: K
Jose Vidro: S9/L9S
Jose Guillen: HP.1-2
Vinny Castilla: D7/L7LM+.2-H;1-H
Ryan Church: 5/L56

Top 2

Cliff Floyd: 43/G4S-
Mike Piazza: 8/F89XD+
Doug Mientkiewicz: 43/G4S

Bot 2

Brian Schneider: 3/G3
Cristian Guzman: 7/F7M
Tomo Ohka: K

Top 3

David Wright: S7/G56+
Victor Diaz: K
Victor Zambrano: 34/SH/BG3S.1-2
Jose Reyes: WP.2-3
Jose Reyes: 6/P6D

Bot 3

Brad Wilkerson: K
Nick Johnson: W
Jose Vidro: 7/F7LM
Jose Guillen: HP.1-2
Vinny Castilla: K

Top 4

Kazuo Matsui: 63/G6S
Carlos Beltran: 43/G4+
Cliff Floyd: 63/G6M

Bot 4

Ryan Church: S8/L8RM+
Brian Schneider: 6/P
Cristian Guzman: 3/G3.1-2
Tomo Ohka: S6/G56.2-3
Brad Wilkerson: W.1-2
Nick Johnson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jose Vidro: 8/F8RM

Top 5

Mike Piazza: S7/G5
Doug Mientkiewicz: E1/TH/FO/G15.1-2
David Wright: K
Victor Diaz: W.2-3;1-2
Eric Valent: K
Jose Reyes: 13/G13

Bot 5

Jose Guillen: 2/P2LF
Vinny Castilla: 8/F8RD+
Ryan Church: HR/F9D+
Brian Schneider: S9/G3+
Cristian Guzman: S4/G4+.1-2
Tomo Ohka: K

Top 6

Kazuo Matsui: 43/G4
Carlos Beltran: 9/F89M
Cliff Floyd: 7/F8LS

Bot 6

Brad Wilkerson: K
Nick Johnson: HR/F89XD+
Jose Vidro: K
Jose Guillen: S8/L8RS
Vinny Castilla: S9/L9S.1-2
Ryan Church: 7/F7S

Top 7

Mike Piazza: 8/L8LD+
Doug Mientkiewicz: 7/F78D+
David Wright: 9/F9D

Bot 7

Brian Schneider: W
Cristian Guzman: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Gary Majewski: 53/G56

Top 8

Victor Diaz: 43/G4S
Marlon Anderson: W
Jose Reyes: HP.1-2
Kazuo Matsui: 46(1)/FO/G4+.2-3
Carlos Beltran: W.1-2
Cliff Floyd: D9/L8RXD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mike Piazza: 53/G56

Notes & reviews

Protest=V
both sides warned after inside pitch to Floyd
30 minute rain delay
Nationals Manager Frank Robinson ejected by HP umpire Tom Hallion
37 minute rain delay; it took 31 minutes for the grounds crew to cover the infield with the tarp; the Mets later protested the game
Game called for rain

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