MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
08/24/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 2252 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (77-52) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 11 0
New York Mets (58-70) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Nationals Win at New York, 9-4
New York got a terrific performance from center fielder Ian Happ, but it wasn't enough to beat the Washington Nationals. Washington won the Citi Field contest, 9-4. Happ was the player of the game despite being on the losing side. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Ivan Nova got the win, improving to 1-0. He worked 5 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2. The Nationals bumped their record to 77-52 with this latest triumph.

Aaron Hicks chipped in for Washington with a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Hicks said after the game.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .302 6 42
A. Hicks CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .288 25 69
A. Benintendi LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .330 28 86
M. Ozuna RF 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .288 30 90
Y. Gurriel 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 4 .268 26 88
Y. Alonso 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .258 15 53
T. Telis C 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .300 1 4
I. Nova P 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Lowrie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 2 10
   B. Woodruff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 1
   b-A. Hanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 12
   A. Loup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-T. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 1 2
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Taylor SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .267 7 52
Totals 38 9 11 9 6 11 19      
a - J. Lowrie pinch hit for I. Nova in the 6th
b - A. Hanson pinch hit for B. Woodruff in the 7th
c - T. White pinch hit for J. Soria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (36, 1st Inning off J. Gant, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Y. Gurriel (3, 9th Inning off C. Knebel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hicks (25, 6th Inning off A. Liberatore, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 6 , M. Ozuna 2 , A. Hicks 5 , A. Benintendi , C. Taylor , J. Panik , T. Telis
2-out RBI: Y. Gurriel , A. Benintendi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gurriel , Y. Alonso , A. Benintendi , J. Panik , T. Telis
Sac Fly: J. Panik
Hit by Pitch: J. Panik
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gurriel-Panik-Alonso, Gurriel-Panik-Alonso)
PB: T. Telis 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .280 26 70
S. Castro 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314 20 73
S. Schebler RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 13 54
   c-G. Parra RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 2 22
T. Shaw 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .268 28 78
E. Rosario LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .280 23 64
J. Hicks 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .184 3 20
C. Vazquez C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273 1 10
N. Ahmed SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .255 15 49
J. Gant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Villar PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .206 1 6
   M. Montgomery P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 1 2
   A. Liberatore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Wittgren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 1 5
   J. Hoyt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   D. Steckenrider P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. McAllister P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Cishek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Knebel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-S. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 19 47
Totals 36 4 10 3 3 8 17      
a - J. Villar pinch hit for J. Gant in the 3rd
b - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for N. Wittgren in the 6th
c - G. Parra substituted for S. Schebler in the 7th
d - S. Perez pinch hit for C. Knebel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hicks (5, 4th Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Happ (26, 3rd Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Happ 6 , E. Rosario , C. Vazquez , S. Castro , J. Hicks 3 , T. Shaw , J. Villar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Montgomery , J. Hicks , T. Shaw , N. Ahmed
GIDP: E. Rosario , E. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: S. Schebler
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Happ (13) , J. Villar (7)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shaw (19)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Nova W (1-0) 5.0 8 4 3 2 4 1 103 65 5.40   
B. Woodruff H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 4.91   
A. Loup H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 1.49   
J. Soria H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 11 3.32   
B. Norris 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 39
Batters Faced: I. Nova 24, B. Woodruff 3, A. Loup 4, J. Soria 4, B. Norris 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 7-3, B. Woodruff 2-0, A. Loup 1-0, J. Soria 1-1, B. Norris 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 103-65, B. Woodruff 7-5, A. Loup 16-10, J. Soria 20-11, B. Norris 11-8
Hit Batsmen: A. Loup
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Gant 3.0 4 4 4 4 1 0 63 34 6.66   
M. Montgomery L (6-10) 2.1 1 1 1 1 4 0 36 23 5.70   
A. Liberatore 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 7 4 2.98   
N. Wittgren 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 3.31   
J. Hoyt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 2.93   
D. Steckenrider 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4 3.52   
Z. McAllister 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 2.44   
S. Cishek 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 3.40   
C. Knebel 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 10 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gant 30
Batters Faced: J. Gant 17, M. Montgomery 10, A. Liberatore 2, N. Wittgren 3, J. Hoyt 3, D. Steckenrider 2, Z. McAllister 2, S. Cishek 1, C. Knebel 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gant 3-5, M. Montgomery 1-2, A. Liberatore 0-0, N. Wittgren 1-0, J. Hoyt 2-0, D. Steckenrider 0-0, Z. McAllister 0-0, S. Cishek 0-0, C. Knebel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gant 63-34, M. Montgomery 36-23, A. Liberatore 7-4, N. Wittgren 13-8, J. Hoyt 9-7, D. Steckenrider 8-4, Z. McAllister 10-8, S. Cishek 3-1, C. Knebel 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Liberatore 1-1 , Z. McAllister 1-0 , C. Knebel 1-1
WP: M. Montgomery
Hit Batsmen: D. Steckenrider
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Happ
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 27004
Special Notes: RF Scott Schebler was injured being hit by a pitch.
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