Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
May 27, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 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 4, New York Mets 7

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 4 1 0 1
Johnson 1b 5 0 3 1
Zimmerman 3b 3 1 0 0
Dunn rf 4 1 1 2
Willingham lf 3 1 1 0
Belliard 2b 3 0 0 0
Maxwell cf 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Nieves c 4 0 0 0
Zimmermann p 2 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Pagan cf 4 2 2 0
Castillo 2b 2 2 2 0
Wright 3b 5 1 1 0
Sheffield lf 2 1 1 2
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
  Valdez ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 3 5
Castro c 4 0 1 0
Martinez F. rf 4 0 0 0
Martinez R. ss 3 0 1 0
Santana p 2 0 0 0
  Tatis ph 1 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Reed lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
Washington 000 300 001450
New York 201 002 20x7111
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann  L(2-2) 5.0 8 5 5 2 8
  Villone   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Wells   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Colome   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Hanrahan   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
7
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(7-2) 6.0 3 3 3 6 11
  Parnell   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Feliciano   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Putz   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
7
15

  E–Murphy (4).  DP–Washington 1. Guzman-Belliard, New York 1. Putz-R. Martinez-Murphy.  2B–New York Sheffield (5,off Zimmermann); Castro (5,off Zimmermann); Murphy (5,off Colome); R. Martinez (2,off Hanrahan).  HR–Washington Dunn (16,4th inning off Santana 1 on 0 out), New York Murphy (4,6th inning off Zimmermann 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Sheffield (2,by Colome).  Team–9.  CS–Castillo (2,2nd base by Zimmermann/Nieves); Castillo (2,2nd base by Zimmermann/Nieves).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–3:21.  A–40,171.
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