Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
September 10, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 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 10, New York Mets 13

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Bonifacio 2b 4 3 0 0
Guzman ss 5 3 3 5
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 1 1
Milledge cf 4 1 0 0
Dukes rf 4 2 2 1
Casto 1b 3 0 1 2
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Nieves c 4 0 2 1
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Bernadina lf 2 0 0 0
Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Speigner p 0 0 0 0
  Orr ph 1 0 1 0
  Mock p 0 0 0 0
  Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0
  Hinckley p 0 0 0 0
  Boone 1b 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 10 11 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes J. ss 3 1 1 0
Church rf 3 2 0 0
Wright 3b 4 4 4 3
Beltran cf 5 2 3 2
Delgado 1b 3 1 0 1
Tatis lf 3 2 3 2
  Chavez lf 0 0 0 0
Easley 2b 3 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 0 1 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 0 1 2
Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes A. 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 13 13 11
Washington 010 132 03010112
New York 106 000 42x13130
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Perez   3.0 8 7 6 3 2
  Speigner   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Mock   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hinckley   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Rivera  L(5-6) 1.0 4 4 3 1 0
  Hanrahan   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
1
2
2
1
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pelfrey   5.0 8 5 5 2 0
  Heilman   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Smith  W(5-3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Stokes   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Ayala  SV(7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Guzman (15), Nieves (3).  DP–Washington 2. Guzman-Casto, Bonifacio-Guzman-Casto, New York 1. J. Reyes-Easley-Delgado.  2B–Washington Nieves (7,off Pelfrey); Zimmerman (23,off Pelfrey); Dukes (15,off Pelfrey), New York Wright (40,off Perez); Beltran (37,off Perez); Tatis (14,off Perez).  HR–Washington Dukes (11,2nd inning off Pelfrey 0 on 1 out); Guzman 2 (9,6th inning off Heilman 1 on 2 out,8th inning off Stokes 2 on 1 out), New York Wright (28,8th inning off Hanrahan 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Dukes (5,by Pelfrey).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Delgado (7,off Rivera).  IBB–Delgado (16,by Perez); Murphy (1,by Rivera).  Team–4.  SB–J. Reyes 2 (49,2nd base off Perez/Nieves,3rd base off Perez/Nieves).  CS–J. Reyes (14,2nd base by Speigner/Nieves).  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–James Hoye, 3B–Lance Barksdale.  T–3:24.  A–52,431.
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