Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
April 24, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 2009 at Citi Field. 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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Washington Nationals 3, New York Mets 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez 2b 5 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1
Zimmerman 3b 3 0 1 0
Dunn lf 4 0 2 0
Dukes cf 4 0 0 0
Kearns rf 4 1 1 0
Flores c 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0
Olsen p 1 0 0 0
  Willingham ph 1 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Cintron ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 0 1 0
Castillo 2b 5 1 2 1
Beltran cf 3 0 1 1
Delgado 1b 3 0 0 1
Wright 3b 5 0 1 0
Sheffield rf 3 0 1 0
  Reed lf 0 0 0 0
Tatis lf 3 2 2 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Castro c 3 1 1 0
Santana p 1 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 1 1
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Church rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 11 4
Washington 000 001 002391
New York 001 101 01x4111
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen  L(0-3) 6.0 9 3 2 2 4
  Bergmann   0.2 0 0 0 3 0
  Wells   1.1 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
3
7
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(3-1) 6.0 6 1 1 1 10
  Parnell   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Feliciano   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Putz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rodriguez  SV(4) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
14

  E–Olsen (1), Castro (2).  DP–Washington 1. Gonzalez-A. Hernandez-Johnson.  2B–New York J. Reyes (2,off Olsen); Tatis (1,off Olsen); Wright (4,off Olsen).  3B–New York Beltran (1,off Olsen); Tatis (1,off Olsen).  HR–Washington Johnson (1,6th inning off Santana 0 on 0 out); Flores (1,9th inning off Rodriguez 1 on 0 out).  SH–Olsen (3,off Santana); Santana (2,off Olsen).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Castro (1,by Olsen); Beltran (2,by Wells).  Team–13.  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–3:07.  A–40,522.
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