MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/21/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2625 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (68-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Washington Nationals (92-62) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Wheeler Dazzles in Washington Win
The first-place Washington Nationals picked up another win at Nationals Park.

Washington pitcher Zack Wheeler did his part in helping his team beat the New York Mets, 4-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The first-place Nationals, at 92-62, now lead their division by 3½ games.

In his 98-pitch effort, Wheeler allowed 1 earned run on 2 hits over 8 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 6.

Wheeler called the triumph "a good team win."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Villar CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .233 2 10
S. Castro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 22 82
E. Rosario LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 27 75
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 18 52
S. Schebler RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 16 64
T. Shaw 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .266 33 90
S. Perez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .284 23 54
N. Ahmed SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 17 55
C. Oswalt P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   T. Rainey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 2
   a-I. Happ PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 30 83
   D. Steckenrider P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1 3 9 13      
a - I. Happ pinch hit for M. Montgomery in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Perez (23, 8th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Shaw , M. Moreland , S. Perez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Rosario 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Oswalt-Perez-Moreland, Castro-Ahmed-Moreland, Castro-Ahmed-Moreland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .271 9 60
A. Hicks CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .280 30 79
A. Benintendi LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .335 31 100
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .295 37 114
Y. Gurriel 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .269 28 99
T. Flowers C 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .322 12 48
Y. Alonso 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 6 .255 20 69
Z. Wheeler P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 0 1
   a-J. Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 0
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Hanson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 2 18
Totals 30 4 9 4 7 9 22      
a - J. Patterson pinch hit for Z. Wheeler in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Hicks (30, 5th Inning off C. Oswalt, 1 on, 0 outs) Y. Alonso (20, 4th Inning off C. Oswalt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Wheeler , A. Benintendi 2 , C. Taylor 2 , T. Flowers , A. Hicks 5 , Y. Alonso 4
2-out RBI: Y. Alonso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Wheeler , Y. Alonso
GIDP: Y. Gurriel , A. Benintendi , Y. Alonso
Hit by Pitch: T. Flowers
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Taylor (13)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gurriel (22)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Oswalt L (0-3) 4.0 7 4 4 5 2 2 77 39 9.98   
T. Rainey 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 38 22 2.25   
M. Montgomery 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 10 5.51   
D. Steckenrider 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Oswalt 29
Batters Faced: C. Oswalt 21, T. Rainey 8, M. Montgomery 5, D. Steckenrider 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Oswalt 6-1, T. Rainey 1-1, M. Montgomery 0-2, D. Steckenrider 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Oswalt 77-39, T. Rainey 38-22, M. Montgomery 15-10, D. Steckenrider 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rainey 1-0
WP: M. Montgomery
Hit Batsmen: T. Rainey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (7-4) 8.0 2 1 1 3 6 1 98 61 3.72   
D. Robertson SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 13 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 77
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 30, D. Robertson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 9-9, D. Robertson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 98-61, D. Robertson 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Wheeler
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 36311
Monday, November 26th, 2018 - OOTP Baseball 19.9 Build 117