New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
June 6, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 2009 at Nationals Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 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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New York Mets 1, Washington Nationals 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Beltran cf 4 0 0 0
Sheffield lf 3 0 0 0
Wright 3b 2 1 1 0
Tatis 1b 3 0 1 0
Santos c 3 0 1 0
Valdez ss 3 0 0 0
Maine p 1 0 0 0
  Takahashi p 1 0 0 0
  Nieve p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 0
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 3 1 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 2 3 3
Zimmerman 3b 3 1 1 1
Dunn lf 4 1 1 2
  Kearns rf 0 0 0 0
Dukes rf,lf 4 1 3 1
Harris cf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 2b 4 0 0 0
Nieves c 4 0 0 0
Lannan p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
New York 000 000 010140
Washington 300 130 00x791
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  L(5-4) 4.0 6 7 7 2 1
  Takahashi   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Nieve   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
4
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Lannan  W(3-5) 9.0 4 1 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
3
2

  E–Dukes (2), Dukes (2).  DP–New York 5. Guzman-A. Hernandez-Johnson, A. Hernandez-Guzman-Johnson, A. Hernandez-Guzman-Johnson, Dukes-Johnson-Guzman-Johnson, Guzman-A. Hernandez-Johnson, Washington 5. Guzman-A. Hernandez-Johnson, A. Hernandez-Guzman-Johnson, A. Hernandez-Guzman-Johnson, Dukes-Johnson-Guzman-Johnson, Guzman-A. Hernandez-Johnson.  2B–Washington Johnson 2 (10,off Maine,off Takahashi).  HR–Washington Dunn (17,1st inning off Maine 1 on 1 out); Dukes (5,4th inning off Maine 0 on 0 out); Johnson (5,5th inning off Maine 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  Team–5.  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–D.J. Reyburn, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:00.  A–31,456.
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