Washington 6, NY Mets 2
When: 4:10 PM ET, Friday, April 8, 2011
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature:
42°
Umpires:
Home -
Tony Randazzo, 1B -
Dan Bellino, 2B -
Brian Gorman, 3B -
Larry Vanover
Attendance:
41075
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jordan Zimmermann staked himself to a lead with a two-run single in the first inning and combined with five relievers to make it stand up, as the visiting Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday in the opener of the three-game series between National League East rivals.
Zimmermann (1-1) lasted 5 1-3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and striking out four.
After working six scoreless innings in Thursday's 11-inning win against the Florida Marlins, Washington's bullpen was strong again Friday, as five pitchers combined for 3 2-3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one hit.
Pinch hitter Lucas Duda's RBI double in the fifth pulled the Mets within 3-2, but New York (3-4) was unable to break through against Washington's relievers.
Ivan Rodriguez provided a pair of insurance runs with a two-run single in the eighth and the Nationals (3-4) tacked on another run later in the inning.
Mets starter R.A. Dickey (1-1) gave up three runs on six hits over five innings. He struck out three and walked five.
Rick Ankiel had three hits for the Nationals, who have won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Washington
|
9 |
0 |
9 |
.281 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| NY Mets
|
7 |
0 |
10 |
.219 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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