New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
July 7, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 2005 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Washington Nationals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 1 0 0
Cameron rf 3 0 0 0
Beltran cf 5 2 2 1
Floyd lf 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 5 0 3 2
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Anderson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Castro c 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 0 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Offerman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Woodward 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 7 3
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Carroll ss 5 0 1 0
Vidro 2b 4 0 1 2
Baerga 1b 5 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 5 0 1 0
Schneider c 5 0 2 0
Byrd cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Cepicky lf 3 0 1 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero W. ph 1 0 0 0
Armas, Jr. p 2 1 1 0
  Spivey ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero C. p 0 0 0 0
  Guillen ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 8 2
New York 100 100 000 01370
Washington 002 000 000 00280
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Benson   7.0 7 2 2 2 6
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bell  W (1-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Looper  SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
8
2
2
4
6
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Armas, Jr.   7.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Carrasco   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Cordero   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Ayala  L (7-5) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Wright-Cairo-Anderson, Washington 1. Guillen-Carroll-Schneider-Guillen-Schneider-Carroll.  2B–New York Piazza (19,off Armas); Beltran (21,off Ayala), Washington Castilla (23,off Benson); Vidro (8,off Benson); Cepicky (1,off Benson).  SH–Cameron (1,off Armas); Byrd (4,off Bell).  IBB–Floyd (4,by Ayala); Vidro (2,by Benson).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–Reyes (25,2nd base off Armas/Schneider).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–3:22.  A–44,492.
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