New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
July 18, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2012 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."

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New York Mets 3, Washington Nationals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Murphy 2b 4 0 0 0
  Nickeas c 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 1 3 1
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Duda rf 4 1 1 0
Bay lf 4 1 2 1
Torres cf 3 0 1 1
  Valdespin ph 1 0 0 0
Thole c 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Young p 2 0 1 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Edgin p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 1 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 1 2
Harper cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0
LaRoche 1b 3 1 1 2
Morse rf 4 0 1 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
Moore lf 4 0 0 0
Espinosa ss 2 0 1 0
Flores c 3 1 1 0
Zimmermann p 2 0 0 0
  Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0
  Bernadina ph 1 1 1 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Ankiel cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
New York 000 000 102390
Washington 000 002 20x490
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L(2-4) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Batista   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Edgin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Rauch   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann  W(7-6) 6.0 4 0 0 0 4
  Gorzelanny   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Burnett   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Clippard  SV(15) 1.0 2 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
0
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 2. Wright-Murphy-Davis, Torres-Davis, Washington 1. Lombardozzi-Espinosa-LaRoche.  2B–New York Wright (30,off Zimmermann); Young (1,off Zimmermann); Duda (10,off Gorzelanny); Hairston (14,off Burnett), Washington Zimmerman (19,off Young); Lombardozzi (13,off Batista).  HR–New York Wright (12,9th inning off Clippard 0 on 0 out); Bay (5,9th inning off Clippard 0 on 2 out), Washington LaRoche (16,6th inning off Young 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Espinosa (8,by Young).  Team–5.  CS–Espinosa (5,2nd base by Young/Thole).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Chris Conroy, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:56.  A–31,660.
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