New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
September 23, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 5, Washington Nationals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 2 1 0
Diaz rf 5 1 1 0
Beltran cf 5 1 3 3
Floyd lf 5 0 3 2
Wright 3b 4 0 0 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
  Castro c 1 0 0 0
Jacobs 1b 4 0 1 0
  Woodward 1b 0 0 0 0
Hernandez A. 2b 4 0 0 0
Trachsel p 3 0 1 0
  Padilla p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 0 1 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 10 5
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson lf 4 0 0 0
Short 2b 2 0 0 0
  Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 2 0 1 0
Guillen rf 5 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 3 0
Guzman ss 3 0 1 0
  Church ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ss 0 0 0 0
Bennett c 3 0 0 0
  Baerga ph 1 1 1 2
  Osik c 0 0 0 0
Loaiza p 2 0 0 0
  Vidro ph 1 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
  Majewski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
New York 000 002 000 35100
Washington 000 000 002 0271
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   6.0 5 0 0 1 7
  Padilla   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez  W (8-6) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Heilman  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
3
7
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza   7.0 7 2 2 0 7
  Bergmann   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Eischen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Majewski  L (4-4) 2.0 2 3 0 2 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
2
2
8

  E–Cruz (4).  DP–Washington 1. Zimmerman-Short-Johnson.  2B–New York Beltran (32,off Bergmann), Washington Zimmerman (5,off Trachsel).  3B–New York Floyd (2,off Majewski).  HR–New York Beltran (16,10th inning off Majewski 2 on 2 out), Washington Baerga (2,9th inning off R. Hernandez 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Wright (2,by Majewski).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Johnson (11,by Trachsel).  Team–8.  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:21.  A–30,194.
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