Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
April 16, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 2008 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Washington Nationals 2, New York Mets 5

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 2 1 0 0
Belliard 2b 3 0 2 0
Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 1
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Milledge cf 3 0 1 0
Kearns rf 4 1 1 1
Pena lf 4 0 1 0
Estrada c 4 0 0 0
Chico p 2 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
  Mackowiak ph 1 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 1 2 1
Church rf 4 2 2 1
Wright 3b 3 1 1 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 3
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagan lf 4 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 3 0
Maine p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Washington 100 100 000250
New York 100 040 00x590
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Chico  L(0-3) 5.0 7 5 5 3 5
  Colome   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rivera   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cordero   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  W(1-1) 6.2 5 2 2 4 4
  Smith   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Wagner  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Castillo-J. Reyes-Delgado.  2B–Washington Belliard (4,off Maine).  HR–Washington Kearns (1,4th inning off Maine 0 on 1 out), New York Church (2,1st inning off Chico 0 on 1 out); J. Reyes (1,5th inning off Chico 0 on 0 out); Beltran (1,5th inning off Chico 2 on 0 out).  SF–Zimmerman (3,off Maine).  HBP–Milledge (2,by Smith).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:37.  A–46,106.
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