MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
04/28/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1773 - MONDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (18-15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Washington Nationals (17-10) 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 9 7 0
Nationals Pop Mets, 9-2
Washington starter Martin Dihigo ran into little resistance from New York hitters, as his team cruised to victory, 9-2. Steve Rogers, the winner, improved to 4-2. He held New York to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6.2 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. New York drops to 18-15.

In the bottom of the first, 30-year old second baseman Alfonso Soriano hit a grand slam home run. The 2nd home run of the season for the Washington second baseman put the Nationals on top, 5-1.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Dihigo.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 6 18
K. Hernandez 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262 2 12
P. Alonso DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .254 11 29
J. McNeil 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .233 0 9
   a-B. Bonilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
   b-J. Kent 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 2
R. Ashburn CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .280 0 9
D. Strawberry RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .263 4 7
D. Wright 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .219 2 8
C. Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 0 9
J. Stearns C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .176 0 1
Totals 31 2 7 2 5 9 15      
a - B. Bonilla pinch hit for J. McNeil in the 8th
b - J. Kent substituted for B. Bonilla in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hernandez (5, 1st Inning off S. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Alonso (5, 1st Inning off S. Rogers, 1 on, 1 out) , J. McNeil (10, 4th Inning off S. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Wright (2, 7th Inning off S. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hernandez 3 , P. Alonso 2 , J. McNeil 3 , D. Wright 4 , C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ashburn , D. Wright , J. Stearns
GIDP: F. Lindor , P. Alonso , C. Jones
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hernandez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines Sr RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .287 4 12
A. Rendon 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .354 7 15
J. Soto DH 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 .362 6 24
W. Redus LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 7 .295 5 23
M. Dihigo CF 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .255 5 19
J. Brown 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .345 3 16
A. Soriano 2B 3 1 1 5 0 0 3 .189 2 13
S. Owen SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 3 11
G. Carter C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 1 6
Totals 31 9 7 8 8 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Raines Sr (4, 1st Inning off B. Drake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Soriano (2, 1st Inning off B. Drake, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Dihigo (5, 7th Inning off S. Fernandez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines Sr 2 , W. Redus , M. Dihigo 5 , J. Brown , A. Soriano 4 , S. Owen
2-out RBI: M. Dihigo , A. Soriano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Redus , S. Owen
Sac Fly: A. Soriano
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Owen-Soriano-Brown, Soriano-Owen-Brown, Owen-Soriano-Brown)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Drake L (1-2) 3.0 4 6 6 4 2 1 60 4.15   
D. Cone 3.1 0 1 0 1 3 0 56 1.56   
S. Fernandez 1.2 3 2 0 3 2 1 41 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Drake 23
Batters Faced: B. Drake 17, D. Cone 12, S. Fernandez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Drake 3-4, D. Cone 4-3, S. Fernandez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Drake 60-29, D. Cone 56-33, S. Fernandez 41-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Fernandez 1-1
WP: B. Drake
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rogers W (4-2) 6.2 5 2 2 3 6 1 98 4.41   
J. Reardon 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 29 3.00   
J. Wetteland 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rogers 59
Batters Faced: S. Rogers 26, J. Reardon 7, J. Wetteland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rogers 11-1, J. Reardon 1-1, J. Wetteland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rogers 98-59, J. Reardon 29-13, J. Wetteland 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wetteland 1-0
WP: J. Wetteland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Dihigo
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 29992
Special Notes: Juan Soto sets the NL regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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