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Washington Nationals @ New York Mets

2016-07-07 · Night game · Citi Field · Att: 37569 · 81°F · Wind 10 mph from RF · 3:39

New York Mets defeated Washington Nationals 9–7. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Daniel Murphy singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Curtis Granderson, deflected by second baseman Neil Walker. Ben Revere scores. New York Mets took the lead in the 5th — Wilmer Flores homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Asdrubal Cabrera scores. Brandon Nimmo scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Wilmer Flores homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Asdrubal Cabrera scores. Brandon Nimmo scores — worth 34% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	7	12
NYN	0	0	1	3	3	1	1	0		9	15

W: Hansel Robles L: Oliver Perez SV: Jeurys Familia

Umpires — HP: Chad Fairchild · 1B: Toby Basner · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Revere	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jayson Werth	4	0	0	0	1	2
Daniel Murphy	5	2	2	3	0	0
Bryce Harper	5	1	2	1	0	2
Wilson Ramos	4	0	1	1	0	0
Clint Robinson	3	1	1	1	1	0
Anthony Rendon	4	1	2	1	0	1
Danny Espinosa	4	0	0	0	0	3
Lucas Giolito	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver Perez	2	1	2	0	0	0
Stephen Drew	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Reyes	5	1	1	1	1	0
Curtis Granderson	4	2	3	0	2	1
Yoenis Cespedes	3	1	2	1	2	0
Neil Walker	4	0	2	1	1	1
James Loney	3	0	1	1	0	1
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	2	2	1	1	1
Brandon Nimmo	4	1	1	0	0	1
Travis d'Arnaud	5	1	1	1	0	1
Bartolo Colon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Wilmer Flores	2	1	1	3	1	1
Alejandro De Aza	1	0	0	0	0	1
Juan Lagares	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kelly Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lucas Giolito	3.2	7	4	4
Oliver Perez	1.1	4	1	2
Matt Belisle	1.1	1	0	2
Sammy Solis	0.1	2	3	0
Yusmeiro Petit	1.1	1	1	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bartolo Colon	4.2	10	0	2
Jerry Blevins	0.0	0	1	0
Hansel Robles	1.1	1	0	2
Antonio Bastardo	0.2	1	0	1
Addison Reed	1.1	0	0	2
Jeurys Familia	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ben Revere: T9/L9LM+
Jayson Werth: 53/G56-
Daniel Murphy: S49/G34+.3-H
Bryce Harper: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 1

Jose Reyes: 8/F8RS
Curtis Granderson: W
Yoenis Cespedes: S6/G6+.1-2
Neil Walker: 3/G34S-.2-3;1-2
James Loney: K

Top 2

Wilson Ramos: 43/G4
Clint Robinson: 8/F8RD
Anthony Rendon: S7/L5D
Danny Espinosa: 63/G6

Bot 2

Asdrubal Cabrera: W
Brandon Nimmo: 64(1)/FO/G6
Travis d'Arnaud: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bartolo Colon: K

Top 3

Lucas Giolito: 63/G6
Ben Revere: 63/G6+
Jayson Werth: K

Bot 3

Jose Reyes: 2/BP25F+
Curtis Granderson: W
Yoenis Cespedes: 6!4(1)/FO/G6
Neil Walker: S6/G4M-.1-2
James Loney: S7.2-H;1-2
Asdrubal Cabrera: K

Top 4

Daniel Murphy: 4/L34D+
Bryce Harper: HR/F8LXD+
Wilson Ramos: 53/G-
Clint Robinson: HR/F78D+
Anthony Rendon: HR/F78D+
Danny Espinosa: K

Bot 4

Brandon Nimmo: K
Travis d'Arnaud: HR/F8RXD+
Bartolo Colon: 2/F25F-
Jose Reyes: HR/F9LD+
Curtis Granderson: D9/L9LD+
Yoenis Cespedes: BK.2-3
Yoenis Cespedes: D7/L5D+.3-H
Neil Walker: W
James Loney: SB3;SB2
James Loney: 4/F4D-

Top 5

Oliver Perez: S7/G5+
Ben Revere: S7/L6D+.1-2
Jayson Werth: 36(1)/FO/G34-.2-3
Daniel Murphy: 64(1)/FO/MREV/G6.3-H
Bryce Harper: S7/L6D.1-3
Wilson Ramos: S8/G6M+.3-H;1-3
Clint Robinson: W.1-2
Anthony Rendon: 8/F8RM

Bot 5

Asdrubal Cabrera: S8/L8RS
Brandon Nimmo: S9/G34.1-2
Travis d'Arnaud: K
Wilmer Flores: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Jose Reyes: 6/P
Curtis Granderson: D7/L78D+
Yoenis Cespedes: IW
Neil Walker: K

Top 6

Danny Espinosa: K
Oliver Perez: D9/L9M+
Ben Revere: 13.2-3
Jayson Werth: K

Bot 6

Alejandro De Aza: K
Asdrubal Cabrera: HR/F9D+
Brandon Nimmo: 7/F7M
Travis d'Arnaud: 8/F8RM

Top 7

Daniel Murphy: HR/F9D+
Bryce Harper: K
Wilson Ramos: 63/G6
Clint Robinson: E1/TH/G13-.B-2
Anthony Rendon: K

Bot 7

Wilmer Flores: K
Jose Reyes: W
Curtis Granderson: POCS2(23)
Curtis Granderson: S8/G6M
Yoenis Cespedes: W.1-2
Neil Walker: S7/L56+.2-H;1-2
Juan Lagares: W.2-3;1-2
Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G3-

Top 8

Danny Espinosa: K
Stephen Drew: 8/F8RM
Ben Revere: 7/F7S-

Bot 8

Kelly Johnson: D8/L89D+
Travis d'Arnaud: 63/G6
Wilmer Flores: W
Jose Reyes: 4/IF/P4-
Curtis Granderson: K

Top 9

Jayson Werth: W
Daniel Murphy: 64(1)3/DP/RINT/MREV
Bryce Harper: K

Notes & reviews

replay,5,murpd006,WAS,joycj901,NYC20,,Y,M,WAS,C $when Daniel Murphy was called out at 1B, Nationals manager Dusty Baker challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,9,murpd006,WAS,joycj901,NYC20,,N,M,WAS,E $when Jayson Werth was called for an illegal slide at 2B, Nationals manager Dusty Baker challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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