Nats 6 Mets 5
The Nats broke a three game skid against the Mets, but it was not pretty. The Nats had a 6-2 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning when the Mets scored three runs with the tying run at third and the winning run at second with two outs. The game ended on a Jeff Francoeur smash back to pitcher Mike MacDougal which he was able to stop and throw out Francoeur to win the game.
Pitching:
Starter J.D. Martin picked up his fifth victory of the year by pitching 5.1 innings while giving up two runs. The bullpen of Ron Villone, Sean Burnett and Jason Bergmann allowed no runs in their combined work of 2.2 innings. MacDougal picked up his 16th save of the year despite giving up three runs in the ninth.
Batting
The Nats collected nine hits while scoring six runs. The Nats were led by Elijah Dukes, Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Willingham who each had two hits apiece. Zimmerman, Willingham and Josh Bard all homered in the game. Bard led the Nats with three RBI.
Box Score:
http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_09_18_wasmlb_nynmlb_1
Record:
The Nats improved to 51-96 and continue to be in last place of the NL.
Next Game:
The Nats next game is today in New York as John Lannan takes on the Mets’ Tim Redding at 1:10pm.
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