Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
September 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Nationals 8, New York Mets 10

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez 2b 5 2 2 3
Guzman ss 5 2 2 2
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 3 1
Milledge cf 5 0 1 1
Dukes rf 3 0 0 0
Boone 1b 2 1 0 0
  Casto ph 1 0 0 0
Harris lf 3 1 1 0
Nieves c 4 1 1 0
Lannan p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 1 1 1
  Estrada p 0 0 0 0
  Mock p 0 0 0 0
  Orr ph 1 0 1 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Manning p 0 0 0 0
  Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
  Hinckley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes J. ss 5 1 2 0
Church rf 5 2 2 2
Wright 3b 4 0 2 1
Beltran cf 4 2 2 2
Delgado 1b 3 3 3 3
Tatis lf 3 1 1 0
  Chavez lf 0 0 0 0
Easley 2b 3 0 1 2
Schneider c 4 1 1 0
Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Knight p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 14 10
Washington 002 510 0008121
New York 023 203 00x10141
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Lannan   3.0 8 5 5 1 2
  Estrada   0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Mock   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Bergmann   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Manning  L(1-3) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Colome   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hinckley   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
1
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Perez   3.1 8 7 7 2 3
  Figueroa   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Knight   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Smith  W(4-3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Schoeneweis   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Stokes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ayala  SV(6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Harris (4), Tatis (4).  DP–Washington 2. Nieves-Hernandez, Nieves, New York 1. J. Reyes-Easley-Delgado.  PB–Nieves (2).  2B–Washington Harris (14,off Smith), New York Tatis (13,off Lannan); Easley (10,off Lannan); Beltran (36,off Lannan).  HR–Washington Guzman (7,3rd inning off Perez 1 on 1 out), New York Church (12,3rd inning off Lannan 0 on 1 out); Delgado 2 (35,3rd inning off Lannan 1 on 2 out,6th inning off Manning 0 on 1 out); Beltran (23,6th inning off Manning 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Delgado (15,by Mock).  Team–6.  CS–Dukes (3,2nd base by Smith/Schneider); Church (2,2nd base by Lannan/Nieves).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–James Hoye.  T–3:16.  A–50,382.
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