New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
August 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2008 at Nationals Park. 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 4, Washington Nationals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 0 2 0
Evans lf 3 1 1 0
  Chavez rf 1 0 0 0
Wright 3b 5 2 2 0
Beltran cf 4 1 3 1
Delgado 1b 4 0 1 2
Tatis rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Easley 2b 3 0 1 1
Castro c 3 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
Santana p 3 0 0 0
  Schneider ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Bonifacio 2b 5 0 0 0
Guzman ss 4 1 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 3 1 1 1
Kearns rf 4 0 2 0
Milledge cf 4 0 1 0
Flores c 4 0 2 1
Belliard 1b 3 0 0 0
Harris lf 4 0 1 0
Perez p 2 0 0 0
  Shell p 0 0 0 0
  Langerhans ph 1 1 1 1
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Nieves ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
New York 201 000 0104101
Washington 200 000 100390
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(10-7) 7.0 8 3 3 2 6
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Feliciano  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Perez   6.0 8 3 3 1 5
  Shell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rivera  L(3-5) 1.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Hanrahan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Castro (4).  DP–New York 1. Wright-Easley-Delgado, Washington 1. Harris-Bonifacio-Belliard.  2B–New York Beltran 2 (29,off Perez 2); Wright (33,off Perez), Washington Guzman (28,off Santana); Harris (12,off Santana); Flores (15,off Santana).  HR–Washington Langerhans (1,7th inning off Santana 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Easley (7,by Rivera).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–J. Reyes (40,3rd base off Perez/Flores); Kearns (2,2nd base off Smith/Schneider).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Andy Fletcher, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:57.  A–32,186.
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