New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
August 17, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 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."

"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 4, Washington Nationals 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 5 0 1 0
Torres cf 4 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 1 2 0
Hairston rf 4 2 3 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 2
Cedeno 2b 2 0 0 1
Bay lf 3 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Shoppach c 4 1 1 1
Santana p 2 0 0 0
  Valdespin lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Werth rf 4 2 2 0
Harper cf 3 2 2 2
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 2 0
Morse lf 4 1 1 4
LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0
Desmond ss 4 0 0 0
Espinosa 2b 2 0 0 0
Suzuki c 3 0 0 0
Detwiler p 2 0 0 0
  Stammen p 0 0 0 0
  Bernadina ph 1 0 1 0
  Storen p 0 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
New York 200 001 100480
Washington 000 420 00x680
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  L(6-9) 5.0 7 6 6 0 4
  Acosta   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Ramirez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Detwiler  W(7-5) 6.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Stammen   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Storen   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Clippard  SV(26) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Zimmerman-Espinosa-LaRoche.  2B–New York Hairston 3 (21,off Detwiler 3); Tejada (20,off Detwiler).  HR–New York Shoppach (1,7th inning off Stammen 0 on 0 out), Washington Morse (12,4th inning off Santana 3 on 0 out); Harper (11,5th inning off Santana 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  CS–Bernadina (3,3rd base by Acosta/Shoppach).  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Jordan Baker, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:42.  A–34,827.
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