New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
September 18, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 7, Washington Nationals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes J. ss 5 1 2 1
Murphy lf 4 0 2 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 5 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 4 2 1 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 1
Church rf 4 0 2 2
Reyes A. 2b 4 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 2 2 2
Santana p 3 1 1 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez 2b 5 0 1 1
Guzman ss 4 0 2 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Bernadina cf 1 0 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 3 0
Milledge cf 4 0 0 0
  Langerhans rf 1 0 0 0
Dukes rf 3 1 2 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
Boone 1b 4 0 1 0
Harris lf 4 0 1 0
Nieves c 4 1 2 1
Redding p 0 0 0 0
  Bonifacio ph 1 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Casto ph 1 0 0 0
  Shell p 0 0 0 0
  Montz ph 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 13 2
New York 122 110 0007110
Washington 000 000 1102131
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(14-7) 7.0 8 1 1 2 8
  Smith   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Schoeneweis   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  L(10-10) 3.0 7 5 4 1 2
  Bergmann   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Shell   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Rivera   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Colome   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Milledge (5).  DP–New York 1. Feliciano-J. Reyes-Delgado.  2B–New York J. Reyes (35,off Redding); Santana (5,off Redding); Delgado (29,off Bergmann), Washington Hernandez (2,off Santana).  3B–New York Beltran (5,off Redding).  HR–New York Schneider 2 (9,2nd inning off Redding 0 on 2 out,4th inning off Bergmann 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–11.  CS–J. Reyes (15,2nd base by Redding/Nieves); Dukes (4,2nd base by Santana/Schneider).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:45.  A–25,426.
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