New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
August 19, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 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 2, Washington Nationals 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Torres cf 3 0 0 0
  Valdespin ph 1 0 0 0
Turner 2b 5 0 2 0
Wright 3b 5 0 2 0
Hairston rf 4 0 2 0
Davis 1b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 2 0
Bay lf 4 0 0 1
Shoppach c 3 0 2 1
Hefner p 2 0 0 0
  Tejada ph 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Edgin p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Werth rf 4 1 2 0
Harper cf 4 2 2 2
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 2 1
LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0
Morse lf 3 1 1 0
  Bernadina lf 0 0 0 0
Desmond ss 4 0 0 0
Espinosa 2b 4 1 1 2
Suzuki c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez G. p 2 0 1 0
  Stammen p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez M. p 0 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
New York 000 001 0102110
Washington 022 010 00x590
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hefner  L(2-5) 5.0 8 5 5 0 3
  Acosta   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Edgin   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Parnell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G.  W(16-6) 5.2 7 1 1 2 3
  Stammen   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Gonzalez M.   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Clippard  SV(27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Zimmerman-Espinosa-LaRoche.  2B–New York Davis (20,off G. Gonzalez); Cedeno (10,off M. Gonzalez), Washington Zimmerman (28,off Edgin).  3B–New York Cedeno (1,off G. Gonzalez), Washington Harper (6,off Hefner).  HR–Washington Espinosa (14,2nd inning off Hefner 1 on 1 out); Harper (12,5th inning off Hefner 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Morse (3,by Hefner).  Team–5.  U-HP–Jordan Baker, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:53.  A–33,764.
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