New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
July 20, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 2009 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."

"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 6, Washington Nationals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Pagan cf 4 2 2 1
Castillo 2b 3 1 1 1
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 2
Wright 3b 4 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 1 3 2
Reed lf 4 0 0 0
Cora ss 4 1 1 0
Schneider c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez p 3 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 4 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
Dunn lf 4 1 1 0
Guzman ss 4 0 0 0
Kearns rf 3 1 1 0
Harris 3b 3 0 0 0
Bard c 4 0 2 2
Martin p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Kensing p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York 230 000 001691
Washington 000 200 000260
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W(6-5) 7.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Feliciano   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Green   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  L(0-1) 4.0 8 5 5 0 1
  Clippard   3.0 0 0 0 0 5
  Kensing   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
0
7

  E–Murphy (8).  DP–New York 2. Castillo-Cora-Murphy, Murphy-Cora-Feliciano, Washington 1. Belliard-Guzman-Johnson.  2B–New York Murphy (13,off Martin); Francoeur (14,off Martin), Washington Bard 2 (12,off L. Hernandez 2).  HR–New York Francoeur (6,9th inning off Kensing 0 on 0 out).  SH–Castillo (10,off Martin).  Team LOB–2.  Team–6.  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Brian Knight.  T–2:16.  A–19,169.
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