MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/20/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2691 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (63-54) 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 8 12 0
Washington Nationals (61-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Mets Stick Nationals with 8-0 Loss
Bill Drake was locked and loaded, helping the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals, 8-0. Drake, now 6-6, was the winner. In 6.1 innings, he gave up 2 hits, while striking out 4, walking 2, and allowing no runs. New York is now 63-54, while Washington is 61-50.

The Mets took the lead, 3-0, in the top of the fifth inning. Facing Washington hurler Steve Rogers with one out, Francisco Lindor hit a 2-run single.

"My job is to go out and execute," said Drake.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .258 18 56
K. Hernandez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274 10 38
P. Alonso DH 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .207 20 73
L. Dykstra CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 .259 8 34
R. Ashburn RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .276 2 33
C. Jones LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .252 6 42
J. Kent 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .147 1 7
B. Bonilla 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .250 1 2
J. Stearns C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .172 0 4
Totals 40 8 12 8 3 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ashburn 2 (16, 2nd Inning off S. Rogers, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Fassero, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Stearns (3, 5th Inning off S. Rogers, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Dykstra (8, 2nd Inning off S. Rogers, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jones (6, 6th Inning off S. Rogers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Lindor 2 , K. Hernandez , P. Alonso , L. Dykstra 5 , R. Ashburn 4 , C. Jones 4 , B. Bonilla 2 , J. Stearns 2
2-out RBI: F. Lindor , P. Alonso , R. Ashburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Dykstra , C. Jones , B. Bonilla
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ashburn (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kent-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines Sr RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 10 41
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 14 54
J. Soto DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 17 59
W. Redus LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .254 25 73
M. Dihigo CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 21 63
J. Brown 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 6 41
J. Vidro 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .317 4 8
S. Owen SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 5 27
G. Carter C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 10 38
Totals 28 0 2 0 3 6 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: W. Redus , M. Dihigo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Owen
GIDP: J. Vidro
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brown (8) , S. Owen (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Redus-Brown)
OF assists: 1 (Redus(Dykstra at 1st base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Drake W (6-6) 6.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 94 3.39   
B. Apodaca 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.67   
B. Parnell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Drake 71
Batters Faced: B. Drake 23, B. Apodaca 5, B. Parnell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Drake 6-9, B. Apodaca 3-0, B. Parnell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Drake 94-56, B. Apodaca 24-15, B. Parnell 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Apodaca 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rogers L (9-11) 5.0 7 6 4 1 4 2 88 4.61   
J. Fassero 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 29 2.53   
J. Reardon 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 29 3.69   
T. Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rogers 36
Batters Faced: S. Rogers 24, J. Fassero 9, J. Reardon 7, T. Clippard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rogers 4-6, J. Fassero 2-2, J. Reardon 1-1, T. Clippard 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rogers 88-59, J. Fassero 29-19, J. Reardon 29-16, T. Clippard 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Drake
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 34490
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