MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/21/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2614 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (68-84) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Washington Nationals (91-62) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5 8 0
Mets Lose to Nationals, 5-2
The Washington Nationals topped the New York Mets by the score of 5-2, with the largest share of the credit going to first baseman Steve Pearce. Pearce went 3-3 with 2 doubles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Nationals. Washington improves to 91-62 with the win. They lead their division by 2½ games.

Pearce had a game-changing double in the bottom of the sixth. On a 0-1 fastball from Drew Smyly, he banged a 2-run double to right, giving the Nationals a 4-2 lead. It was the 13th double of the year for Pearce.

"I really like what we did out there today," Pearce said after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Villar CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 2 10
S. Castro 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .310 22 82
E. Rosario LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 27 75
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .263 18 52
S. Schebler RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .223 16 64
T. Shaw 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .267 33 90
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 22 53
N. Ahmed SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .256 17 55
D. Smyly P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
   T. Rainey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Parra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 2 22
   A. Liberatore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Plutko P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 8 11      
a - G. Parra pinch hit for T. Rainey in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Castro (35, 6th Inning off A. Reyes, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Shaw (33, 2nd Inning off A. Reyes, 0 on, 2 outs) N. Ahmed (17, 3rd Inning off A. Reyes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Shaw 4 , N. Ahmed 4 , J. Villar , M. Moreland 2 , S. Castro 3
2-out RBI: T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shaw , S. Schebler
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Plutko (1) , S. Schebler (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Ahmed-Castro-Moreland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .269 9 60
A. Hicks CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278 29 77
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .297 37 114
S. Pearce 1B 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .273 8 36
A. Benintendi LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .333 31 100
J. Lowrie 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .216 2 12
A. Hanson 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 .260 2 18
A. Reyes P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   A. Loup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 0
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-T. White PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .273 1 5
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .196 9 27
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 4 28      
a - J. Patterson pinch hit for A. Loup in the 7th
b - T. White pinch hit for J. Soria in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pearce 2 (13, 6th Inning off D. Smyly, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Plutko, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hanson (2, 2nd Inning off D. Smyly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pearce 5 , J. Lowrie , C. Taylor , A. Hanson 5 , A. Hicks
2-out RBI: A. Hanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowrie , C. Taylor , T. Murphy , M. Ozuna , A. Hicks
GIDP: A. Benintendi
Sac Bunt: A. Reyes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Hicks (9)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Smyly L (2-5) 5.1 6 4 4 1 3 1 71 44 5.48   
T. Rainey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 2.50   
A. Liberatore 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 3.05   
A. Plutko 1.2 1 1 0 2 0 0 31 21 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smyly 42
Batters Faced: D. Smyly 22, T. Rainey 2, A. Liberatore 3, A. Plutko 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smyly 5-7, T. Rainey 0-2, A. Liberatore 0-0, A. Plutko 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smyly 71-44, T. Rainey 5-4, A. Liberatore 18-10, A. Plutko 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rainey 1-0 , A. Plutko 2-0
WP: D. Smyly
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Reyes 5.1 4 2 2 1 6 2 77 50 2.29   
A. Loup W (5-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 9 1.26   
J. Soria H (18) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 14 2.86   
D. Robertson SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Reyes 57
Batters Faced: A. Reyes 21, A. Loup 6, J. Soria 5, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Reyes 7-3, A. Loup 3-2, J. Soria 0-1, D. Robertson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Reyes 77-50, A. Loup 16-9, J. Soria 20-14, D. Robertson 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Loup 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Pearce
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 30511
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