MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
04/18/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 596 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (13-5) 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 11 11 3
New York Mets (8-10) 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 6 8 2
Multi-HR Day for Pearce as Nationals Overpower Mets, 11-6
The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets, 11-6, at Citi Field today. Leading the charge for Washington was left fielder Steve Pearce. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 4 runs and drove in 2. Washington is now 13-5.

Andrew Benintendi, who is tied for 3rd in the NL with a 1.134 OPS, aided the Washington cause with a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once.

"Losing is easy," said Benintendi. "Winning is hard."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263 2 8
A. Hanson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 0
M. Ozuna RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 5 16
S. Pearce LF 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 .357 2 4
Y. Gurriel 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .227 4 12
A. Hicks CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .215 1 6
T. Murphy C 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .111 1 4
C. Kluber P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 2
   a-Y. Alonso PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 2 7
   A. Loup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Benintendi PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .364 5 12
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Panik PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 1 8
   Z. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Rodriguez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 2
Totals 40 11 11 11 4 7 14      
a - Y. Alonso pinch hit for C. Kluber in the 6th
b - A. Benintendi pinch hit for A. Loup in the 7th
c - J. Panik pinch hit for B. Norris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Rodriguez (1, 6th Inning off D. Steckenrider, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Pearce 2 (2, 2nd Inning off E. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off E. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Gurriel (4, 6th Inning off E. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) T. Murphy (1, 9th Inning off C. Knebel, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Benintendi (5, 7th Inning off S. Cishek, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pearce 8 , Y. Gurriel 6 , A. Hicks , S. Rodriguez 2 , C. Taylor , T. Murphy 5 , A. Benintendi 4
2-out RBI: S. Rodriguez , T. Murphy 2 , A. Benintendi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pearce , C. Kluber , C. Taylor
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Gurriel (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor 2 (4) , T. Murphy (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hanson-Taylor-Rodriguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .267 5 11
S. Castro 2B 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 .266 1 5
E. Rosario LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .333 3 10
T. Shaw 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266 6 14
S. Schebler RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .246 3 14
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 1 5
S. Perez C 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .309 5 11
N. Ahmed SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 4 14
E. Rodriguez P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   D. Steckenrider P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Cishek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Greene P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Villar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 0 1
   J. Hoyt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   Z. McAllister P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Knebel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Parra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 0 3
Totals 35 6 8 6 3 7 14      
a - J. Villar pinch hit for S. Greene in the 7th
b - G. Parra pinch hit for C. Knebel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Ahmed (5, 7th Inning off A. Morgan, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Rosario (4, 1st Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Shaw (6, 8th Inning off B. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Castro (1, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Perez (5, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Happ , E. Rodriguez , T. Shaw 4 , N. Ahmed 2 , E. Rosario 2 , S. Castro 5 , S. Perez 4
2-out RBI: S. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shaw , E. Rosario , S. Perez
GIDP: E. Rosario
Sac Fly: S. Perez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Schebler (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Ahmed 2 (4)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber 5.0 5 4 3 0 5 2 75 52 2.31   
A. Loup W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 1.29   
A. Morgan 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 7 4.70   
B. Norris 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 12 2.79   
Z. Burdi 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 7 1.08   
J. Jeffress 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 48
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 21, A. Loup 4, A. Morgan 3, B. Norris 6, Z. Burdi 2, J. Jeffress 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 5-5, A. Loup 1-2, A. Morgan 0-1, B. Norris 1-2, Z. Burdi 0-1, J. Jeffress 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 75-52, A. Loup 11-9, A. Morgan 14-7, B. Norris 20-12, Z. Burdi 13-7, J. Jeffress 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Norris 2-1 , J. Jeffress 1-0
WP: A. Morgan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Rodriguez 5.2 7 4 4 0 6 3 94 62 2.31   
D. Steckenrider BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.79   
M. Montgomery L (1-4) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 15 9 6.00   
S. Cishek 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 19 8 3.72   
S. Greene 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 15.55   
J. Hoyt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 0.82   
Z. McAllister 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0.87   
C. Knebel 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 10 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 45
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 26, D. Steckenrider 2, M. Montgomery 4, S. Cishek 3, S. Greene 1, J. Hoyt 3, Z. McAllister 1, C. Knebel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 4-7, D. Steckenrider 0-1, M. Montgomery 1-1, S. Cishek 0-0, S. Greene 1-0, J. Hoyt 0-3, Z. McAllister 0-0, C. Knebel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 94-62, D. Steckenrider 4-3, M. Montgomery 15-9, S. Cishek 19-8, S. Greene 3-2, J. Hoyt 14-10, Z. McAllister 5-1, C. Knebel 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Steckenrider 2-1 , S. Cishek 2-2 , C. Knebel 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Pearce
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 15229
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