MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
05/14/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1146 - FRIDAY, MAY 14TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (19-20) 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 11 11 0
New York Mets (15-23) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Sanders Helps Washington Cruise to 11-1 Win
Led by John Sanders, the Washington Nationals downed the New York Mets, 11-1. Sanders went 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Nationals. George Kellum got the win, improving to 3-3. He held the Mets to 1 run on 3 hits over 6.2 innings, while striking out 2 and walking 6. Washington is 19-20 and New York, with the loss, 15-23.

Sanders had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 0-1 curveball from Billy McIntyre, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Nationals a 4-1 lead. It was the 10th home run of the year for Sanders.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Sanders told the Washington Chronicle.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Novakowski CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .246 3 11
D. Vargas DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .259 4 12
S. Cook 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 .280 4 15
J. Sanders 2B 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 .285 10 31
E. Gaskin C 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .181 2 9
K. Arp SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .185 7 17
K. Cho LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .188 2 12
B. Melley RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .257 1 9
D. McCarty Jr. 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .216 3 18
Totals 38 11 11 11 5 11 9      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Cook (9, 1st Inning off B. McIntyre, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Novakowski (4, 6th Inning off B. McIntyre, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Gaskin (1, 8th Inning off T. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sanders 2 (10, 6th Inning off B. McIntyre, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Arp (7, 7th Inning off B. McIntyre, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Melley (1, 8th Inning off T. Clark, 2 on, 1 out) , D. McCarty Jr. (3, 8th Inning off M. Maniu, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Novakowski 3 , D. Vargas , S. Cook 2 , J. Sanders 8 , E. Gaskin 3 , K. Arp 4 , B. Melley 4 , D. McCarty Jr. 5
2-out RBI: J. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Vargas , E. Gaskin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Novakowski 2 (6) , D. McCarty Jr. (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arp-Sanders-Cook, Cook-Arp-Cook)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Bellman 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273 7 25
C. Ringwood LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .311 3 14
S. Cook RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 6 21
   a-A. Aranda PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 2 5
D. Thaqi 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .223 3 14
J. Jones 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .281 3 17
   b-N. van den Berg PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 6 18
   c-J. Jank 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 5 20
R. Magne DH 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 .241 1 6
B. Encinias C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .213 2 6
F. Ross CF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .210 2 5
J. Larson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 5
Totals 28 1 3 1 8 7 25      
a - A. Aranda pinch hit for S. Cook in the 8th
b - N. van den Berg pinch hit for J. Jones in the 8th
c - J. Jank substituted for N. van den Berg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Magne (2, 2nd Inning off G. Kellum, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Cook , D. Thaqi , R. Magne 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Aranda , D. Thaqi , J. Jones , B. Encinias , J. Larson
GIDP: B. Encinias , F. Ross
Hit by Pitch: K. Bellman , A. Aranda , N. van den Berg
Team LOB: 11
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kellum W (3-3) 6.2 3 1 1 6 2 0 105 5.19   
S. Bowersox 2.1 0 0 0 2 5 0 42 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kellum 60
Batters Faced: G. Kellum 28, S. Bowersox 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kellum 10-6, S. Bowersox 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kellum 105-57, S. Bowersox 42-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bowersox 1-0
WP: G. Kellum 2 , S. Bowersox
Hit Batsmen: G. Kellum , S. Bowersox 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McIntyre L (4-3) 6.0 5 5 5 1 9 2 82 4.32   
R. Price 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.06   
T. Clark 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 2 20 135.00   
M. Maniu 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 22 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McIntyre 50
Batters Faced: B. McIntyre 24, R. Price 5, T. Clark 6, M. Maniu 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McIntyre 5-4, R. Price 2-0, T. Clark 0-1, M. Maniu 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McIntyre 82-59, R. Price 25-15, T. Clark 20-11, M. Maniu 22-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Sanders
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 43517
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