Mets 7, 
Nationals 2
| W: | J. Santana (14-7) |
| L: | T. Redding (10-10) |
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Reyes SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .367 |
| S Schoeneweis P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| P Feliciano P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Wright 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 |
| C Delgado 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| C Beltran CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| R Church RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| A Reyes 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 |
| B Schneider C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| J Santana P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 |
| a-M Anderson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| J Smith P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| E Chavez LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| a-grounded to second for J Santana in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Reyes (35, T Redding); J Santana (5, T Redding); C Delgado (29, J Bergmann) 3B: C Beltran (5, T Redding) HR: B Schneider 2 (9, 2nd inning off T Redding 0 on, 2 Out; 4th inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Schneider 2 (37), J Reyes (62), C Beltran (107), R Church 2 (47) 2-out RBI: B Schneider, J Reyes, C Beltran, R Church Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Beltran 1, B Schneider 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Reyes (15, 2nd base by T Redding/W Nieves) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (P Feliciano-J Reyes-C Delgado). | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Santana (W, 14-7) | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 107-75 | 2.65 |
| J Smith | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-18 | 3.56 |
| S Schoeneweis | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 3.02 |
| P Feliciano | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 3.98 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 145-100 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Santana 30; J Smith 6; S Schoeneweis 3; P Feliciano 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 5-7; J Smith 1-0; S Schoeneweis 0-1; P Feliciano 2-0 Game Scores: J Santana 63 | |||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Hernandez 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 |
| S Rivera P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Bernadina CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| R Zimmerman 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .285 |
| L Milledge CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .265 |
| R Langerhans RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 |
| E Dukes RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| J Colome P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Boone 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .253 |
| W Harris LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| W Nieves C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| T Redding P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 |
| a-E Bonifacio PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| J Bergmann P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-K Casto PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 |
| S Shell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-L Montz PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .414 |
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 22 | |
| a-struck out swinging for T Redding in the 3rd b-struck out swinging for J Bergmann in the 5th c-walked for S Shell in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Hernandez (2, J Santana) RBI: A Hernandez (13), W Nieves (19) 2-out RBI: W Nieves GIDP: R Langerhans Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gonzalez 1, R Zimmerman 2, W Harris 2, A Boone 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: E Dukes (4, 2nd base by J Santana/B Schneider) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: L Milledge (5, bobble) | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Redding (L, 10-10) | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 62-40 | 4.67 |
| J Bergmann | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29-17 | 5.33 |
| S Shell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38-22 | 2.09 |
| S Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.97 |
| J Colome | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 4.52 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 151-91 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Bergmann Batters faced: T Redding 16; J Bergmann 10; S Shell 8; S Rivera 3; J Colome 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Redding 4-2; J Bergmann 4-2; S Shell 1-2; S Rivera 1-1; J Colome 1-2 Game Scores: T Redding 28 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYM | WAS | |||
 | 1st | D Murphy singled to deep center, J Reyes scored, D Murphy to third on error by center fielder L Milledge. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | B Schneider homered to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | J Reyes singled to right, J Santana scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | C Beltran tripled to deep right, C Delgado scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | R Church singled to deep right, C Beltran scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 4th | B Schneider homered to right. | 6 | 0 |
| 5th | R Church singled to right, C Delgado scored. | 7 | 0 |
 | 7th | A Hernandez doubled to right, W Nieves scored, L Montz to third. | 7 | 1 |
| 8th | W Nieves singled to center, E Dukes scored, W Harris to third. | 7 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 25,426 (60.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Wally Bell |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 18th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | in 12 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 12 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | in 12 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |