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Washington Nationals @ New York Mets

2011-04-09 · Night game · Citi Field · Att: 31696 · 47°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph to LF · 3:20

New York Mets defeated Washington Nationals 8–4. New York Mets put up 3 in the 6th. Chris Capuano earned the win and Francisco Rodriguez picked up the save. Carlos Beltran went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	8
NYN	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	2		8	8

W: Chris Capuano L: Tom Gorzelanny SV: Francisco Rodriguez

Umpires — HP: Dan Bellino · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Larry Vanover · 3B: Tony Randazzo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Desmond	4	1	1	1	1	1
Jayson Werth	4	0	0	0	1	2
Ryan Zimmerman	5	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Morse	3	0	1	0	0	1
Wilson Ramos	3	1	2	0	1	1
Rick Ankiel	4	1	1	0	0	1
Danny Espinosa	4	1	1	3	0	3
Jerry Hairston	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Gorzelanny	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Stairs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Cora	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Reyes	4	1	1	2	1	0
Angel Pagan	4	0	0	0	1	0
David Wright	3	1	0	0	1	2
Carlos Beltran	4	3	2	3	0	0
Scott Hairston	3	1	0	0	0	2
Ike Davis	3	1	2	2	0	1
Chin-lung Hu	2	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Nickeas	3	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Capuano	2	0	1	0	0	1
Daniel Murphy	1	0	1	1	0	0
Lucas Duda	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brad Emaus	0	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Thole	1	0	0	0	0	0
Francisco Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Gorzelanny	5.1	4	2	8
Brian Broderick	1.2	3	1	1
Doug Slaten	1.0	1	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Capuano	6.0	7	1	8
Taylor Buchholz	1.0	0	0	0
Bobby Parnell	0.2	1	1	2
Francisco Rodriguez	1.1	0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Desmond: 13/G13-
Jayson Werth: K
Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G5+

Bot 1

Jose Reyes: W
Angel Pagan: 2/F2RF-
David Wright: SB2
David Wright: K
Carlos Beltran: HR/F7D+.2-H
Scott Hairston: 7/F7S

Top 2

Mike Morse: K
Wilson Ramos: S7/G56
Rick Ankiel: S9/L4D.1-3
Danny Espinosa: HR/F8LXD+.3-H;1-H
Jerry Hairston: 4/F34D-
Tom Gorzelanny: 43/G4-

Bot 2

Ike Davis: K
Chin-lung Hu: K
Mike Nickeas: 5/F56-

Top 3

Ian Desmond: K
Jayson Werth: W
Ryan Zimmerman: S8/G6M+.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Mike Morse: HP
Wilson Ramos: K
Rick Ankiel: 6/F6D-

Bot 3

Chris Capuano: K
Jose Reyes: 9/L89M
Angel Pagan: 6/L6-

Top 4

Danny Espinosa: K
Jerry Hairston: K
Tom Gorzelanny: 53/G6S-

Bot 4

David Wright: K
Carlos Beltran: HR/F7D+
Scott Hairston: K
Ike Davis: HP
Chin-lung Hu: K

Top 5

Ian Desmond: HR/F7LD+
Jayson Werth: K
Ryan Zimmerman: S67/G6+
Mike Morse: 8/F8RD
Wilson Ramos: D8/L89M.1-3
Rick Ankiel: 43/G4-

Bot 5

Mike Nickeas: 6/P
Chris Capuano: D9/F9LD+
Jose Reyes: 7/F7D+
Angel Pagan: 4/F4MD-

Top 6

Danny Espinosa: K
Jerry Hairston: 9/F89S
Tom Gorzelanny: 13/G-

Bot 6

David Wright: W
Carlos Beltran: E7/F78XD+.1-3;B-2
Scott Hairston: K
Ike Davis: T8/F89XD+.3-H;2-H(UR)
Daniel Murphy: S7/G6.3-H
Mike Nickeas: S7/G6-.1-3
Lucas Duda: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 7

Ian Desmond: 43/G4-
Jayson Werth: 8/F8RXD+
Ryan Zimmerman: 41/G4-

Bot 7

Jose Reyes: 7/F7M
Angel Pagan: W
David Wright: SB2
David Wright: 63/G6-.2-3
Carlos Beltran: 9/F89M

Top 8

Mike Morse: S9/L34D
Wilson Ramos: W.1-2
Rick Ankiel: K
Danny Espinosa: K
Matt Stairs: 43/G4-

Bot 8

Scott Hairston: HP
Ike Davis: S7/G6+.1-2
Brad Emaus: HP.2-3;1-2
Josh Thole: FC6/G46/RINT.2X3(6);1-2
Francisco Rodriguez: K
Jose Reyes: D7/L8LS+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Angel Pagan: 8/F8LD+

Top 9

Alex Cora: W
Ian Desmond: DI.1-2
Ian Desmond: W
Jayson Werth: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.2-3
Ryan Zimmerman: K

Notes & reviews

on a grounder up the middle, Ike Davis interfered with SS Ian Desmond when he ran to field the ball; Davis was called out and no run allowed to score on the play

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