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Washington Nationals @ New York Mets

2015-08-01 · Night game · Citi Field · Att: 42996 · 86°F, cloudy · Wind 17 mph L to R · 2:49

New York Mets defeated Washington Nationals 3–2. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Ian Desmond singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Yunel Escobar scores. Bryce Harper scores. Jayson Werth to 2nd. New York Mets took the lead in the 8th — Lucas Duda doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jayson Werth. Curtis Granderson scores. Yoenis Cespedes to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Lucas Duda doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jayson Werth. Curtis Granderson scores. Yoenis Cespedes to 3rd — worth 24% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Hansel Robles L: Matt Thornton SV: Jeurys Familia

Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Paul Emmel · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Anthony Rendon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Yunel Escobar	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bryce Harper	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ryan Zimmerman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jayson Werth	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ian Desmond	4	0	1	2	0	2
Wilson Ramos	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Ross	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Daniel Murphy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Yoenis Cespedes	3	0	0	0	1	1
Lucas Duda	3	2	3	3	1	0
Wilmer Flores	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kelly Johnson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Travis d'Arnaud	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jacob deGrom	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ruben Tejada	3	0	0	0	0	1
Juan Uribe	0	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Ross	6.1	4	1	6
Casey Janssen	0.2	0	1	0
Matt Thornton	0.1	2	1	0
Aaron Barrett	0.2	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jacob deGrom	6.0	6	1	7
Bobby Parnell	1.0	1	0	0
Hansel Robles	1.0	0	0	2
Jeurys Familia	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Anthony Rendon: 8/F8LXD+
Yunel Escobar: S9/L9S
Bryce Harper: S9/G4+.1-3
Ryan Zimmerman: 8/L8RM
Jayson Werth: W.1-2
Ian Desmond: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
Wilson Ramos: 13/G13-

Bot 1

Curtis Granderson: 43/G4
Daniel Murphy: K
Yoenis Cespedes: 63/G6

Top 2

Michael Taylor: K
Joe Ross: 63/G6-
Anthony Rendon: K

Bot 2

Lucas Duda: W
Wilmer Flores: 7/F78D+
Kelly Johnson: 7/L78D+
Travis d'Arnaud: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 3

Yunel Escobar: S7/G56
Bryce Harper: 3/F3F-
Ryan Zimmerman: S8/G4M+.1-2
Jayson Werth: 9/F9LD.2-3
Ian Desmond: K

Bot 3

Jacob deGrom: K
Ruben Tejada: 43/G4
Curtis Granderson: 3/G3

Top 4

Wilson Ramos: 53/G5
Michael Taylor: K
Joe Ross: 8/F8RD+

Bot 4

Daniel Murphy: 31/G34
Yoenis Cespedes: 53/G56
Lucas Duda: HR/F8RXD+
Wilmer Flores: 43/G4

Top 5

Anthony Rendon: 3/G3
Yunel Escobar: 13/G15-
Bryce Harper: S7/L6D+
Ryan Zimmerman: K

Bot 5

Kelly Johnson: S8/L6MD+
Travis d'Arnaud: K
Jacob deGrom: 13/SH/BG13S.1-2
Ruben Tejada: K

Top 6

Jayson Werth: 63/G6
Ian Desmond: K
Wilson Ramos: K

Bot 6

Curtis Granderson: K
Daniel Murphy: 31/G34
Yoenis Cespedes: K

Top 7

Michael Taylor: 53/MREV/G56S-
Joe Ross: S6/G6MS-
Anthony Rendon: 7/F7LD+
Yunel Escobar: 43/G4

Bot 7

Lucas Duda: HR/F7D+
Wilmer Flores: 63/G6-
Kelly Johnson: D7/F7LD+
Travis d'Arnaud: 63/G6-
Juan Uribe: IW
Ruben Tejada: 31/G34S-

Top 8

Bryce Harper: K
Ryan Zimmerman: 8/F8RXD+
Jayson Werth: K

Bot 8

Curtis Granderson: D9/L9S+
Daniel Murphy: 13/G13
Yoenis Cespedes: IW
Lucas Duda: D7/F78D+.2-H;1-3
Wilmer Flores: K
Kelly Johnson: 5/F5F-

Top 9

Ian Desmond: 9/F89D
Wilson Ramos: 63/G56
Michael Taylor: K

Notes & reviews

replay,7,taylm002,WAS,mealj901,NYC20,,N,M,WAS,C $when Michael Taylor was called out at 1B, Nationals manager Matt Williams challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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