Washington 6, NY Mets 5
When: 8:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 1, 2013
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
85°
Umpires:
Home -
Gerry Davis, 1B -
Dan Iassogna, 2B -
Brian Knight, 3B -
Mark Carlson
Attendance:
28995
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Nationals 6, Mets 5: Jayson Werth drilled a two-out RBI double to cap a three-run eighth inning as host Washington overcame an early three-run deficit to salvage the finale of the three-game series.
Gonzalez Germen (1-2) entered the game with runners in scoring position and allowed former Met Scott Hairston to cross the plate on Anthony Rendon's RBI groundout. Ryan Zimmerman forged a 5-5 tie with an infield single and scored after Werth deposited a 2-1 fastball into the right-center field gap.
Tyler Moore, Wilson Ramos and Hairston had RBI singles and Denard Span extended his career-high hitting streak to 15 games with a pinch-hit single. Erik Davis (1-0), who was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier on Sunday, struck out two in a scoreless inning to pick up the victory. Rafael Soriano secured his 36th save for the Nationals, who posted their ninth win in 12 outings to move 6 1/2 games behind Cincinnati in the race for the second wild card.
Matt den Dekker belted his first career homer and Daniel Murphy and Lucas Duda drove in a pair of runs apiece for the Mets.
After recording his first major-league hit with an RBI single in Saturday's 11-3 triumph, den Dekker provided another first during the second inning. Making his 11th plate appearance, the 26-year-old deposited a 1-0 fastball from Ross Ohlendorf into the second deck in right-center field to give New York a 3-0 advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mets LHP Jonathon Niese allowed two runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings before exiting with a cramp in his left calf. ... Murphy went 2-for-5 to improve to 13-for-25 during his first six-game hitting streak. ... Washington opens a 10-game road trip on Monday by beginning a three-game set against Philadelphia on Monday. New York continues its nine-game road trip on Monday by opening a three-game set versus Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Mets |
|
Washington |
|
Jon Niese
|
Player |
Ross Ohlendorf
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
5.2 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
0 |
|
10 |
Hits |
9 |
|
3.18 |
ERA |
7.20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| NY Mets
|
13 |
1 |
21 |
.351 |
14 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Washington
|
16 |
0 |
18 |
.444 |
24 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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