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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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 2, New York Mets 6

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 4 0 0 0
Desmond ss 4 1 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1
Dunn 1b 4 0 1 1
Willingham lf 4 0 1 0
Dukes rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0
  Guzman ph 1 0 0 0
Burke c 1 0 0 0
  Orr ph 1 0 0 0
  Segovia p 0 0 0 0
  Garate p 0 0 0 0
  Kensing p 0 0 0 0
Mock p 1 0 0 0
  Bard ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Pagan lf 5 1 3 0
Castillo 2b 3 0 2 0
Wright 3b 4 1 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 2 1
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 2
Francoeur rf 3 1 0 0
Thole c 2 1 1 1
  Schneider c 0 0 0 0
Valdez ss 3 0 1 2
Maine p 2 0 0 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis ph 0 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 11 6
Washington 000 000 002250
New York 013 000 02x6110
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Mock  L(3-9) 7.0 9 4 4 2 5
  Segovia   0.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Garate   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kensing   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  W(6-5) 5.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Dessens   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Green   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Stokes   0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Rodriguez  SV(33) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Desmond-Dunn, Gonzalez-Dunn.  2B–Washington Zimmerman (32,off Stokes), New York Pagan (16,off Mock); Murphy (35,off Mock).  3B–New York Murphy (4,off Mock); Valdez (2,off Garate).  SH–Mock (2,off Maine); Castillo (15,off Mock).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  SB–Castillo (17,2nd base off Mock/Burke).  CS–Valdez (1,2nd base by Mock/Burke).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–2:57.  A–38,347.
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