Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
May 14, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 2008 at Shea Stadium. The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 3

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Lopez 2b 2 1 2 1
Guzman ss 4 0 1 2
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1
Boone 1b 4 0 1 0
Kearns rf 4 0 0 0
Dukes cf 3 1 0 0
Pena lf 3 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Rauch p 1 0 0 0
Flores c 3 1 1 1
Redding p 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 3 0 0 0
Church rf 3 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 1 0
Beltran cf 4 0 1 1
Alou lf 2 0 0 0
  Chavez lf 2 1 1 0
Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0
Schneider c 4 1 1 2
Easley 2b 3 0 0 0
Vargas p 2 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 1 1 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Washington 000 001 400560
New York 000 010 110360
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  W(5-3) 6.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Rivera   1.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Ayala   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Rauch  SV(8) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Vargas  L(0-1) 6.1 3 2 2 4 6
  Heilman   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Smith   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Feliciano   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Zimmerman-Lopez, New York 2. J. Reyes-Easley-Delgado, Easley-J. Reyes-Delgado.  2B–Washington Lopez (5,off Vargas).  HR–Washington Zimmerman (7,6th inning off Vargas 0 on 2 out), New York Schneider (2,5th inning off Redding 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Doug Eddings, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–3:04.  A–48,529.
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