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Johan ends slide
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Mets 4, Nationals 3
Johan Santana gave up just his second run of the year in the sixth Friday. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
Johan Santana made sure the Mets' slide would not reach five games, as the ace struck out 10 Nats over six innings to pick up his third win of the season. Carlos Beltran earned his 1,000th career RBI with a third-inning triple in the opener.
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Series at a glance:
WSH
Washington (3-12)
Lost 2
NY Mets 4, Washington 3   NYM
NY Mets (7-9)
Won 1
April 24, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Washington
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2   3 9 1
NY Mets
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X   4 11 1
Standings thru 4/24/09  |  Recap: WSH | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Nationals stats  |  Mets stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hernandez, A, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .176
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .370
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .277
Dunn, A, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300
Dukes, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .286
Kearns, RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .231
Flores, J, C 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .289
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273
Olsen, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  a-Willingham, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
  Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Wells, K, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Cintron, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 14 16  

a-Struck out for Olsen in the 7th. b-Struck out for Wells, K in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Johnson, N (1, 6th inning off Santana, J, 0 on, 0 out), Flores, J (1, 9th inning off Rodriguez, F, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Johnson, N 4; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Kearns; Flores, J 5; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Johnson, N (3), Flores, J 2 (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hernandez, A 2; Flores, J; Johnson, N.
S: Olsen.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Olsen (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Dukes (Santana, J at 3rd base).
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Hernandez, A-Johnson, N).

 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, Jo, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 .319
Castillo, L, 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .383
Beltran, CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .400
Delgado, 1B 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 .262
Wright, D, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .302
Sheffield, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .143
  Reed, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tatis, LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 .250
  Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Castro, R, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .192
Santana, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
  a-Murphy, Dn, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321
  Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Church, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
Totals 33 4 11 4 7 4 30  

a-Singled for Santana, J in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Reyes, Jo (2, Olsen), Tatis (1, Olsen), Wright, D (4, Olsen).
3B: Beltran (1, Olsen), Tatis (1, Olsen).
TB: Reyes, Jo 2; Castillo, L 2; Beltran 3; Wright, D 2; Sheffield; Tatis 5; Castro, R; Murphy, Dn; Church.
RBI: Beltran (13), Castillo, L (5), Murphy, Dn (7), Delgado (15).
2-out RBI: Castillo, L; Delgado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Delgado; Reyes, Jo 2; Sheffield 2; Tatis 2; Wright, D 2.
S: Santana, J.
GIDP: Reyes, Jo.
Team RISP: 2-for-18.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
E: Castro, R (2, fielding).

 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen (L, 0-3) 6.0 9 3 2 2 4 0 7.29
Bergmann 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00
Wells, K 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 3.86
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana, J (W, 3-1) 6.0 6 1 1 1 10 1 0.70
Parnell (H, 3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.08
Feliciano, P (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Putz (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Rodriguez, F (S, 4) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.70

WP: Parnell.
IBB: Castro, R (by Olsen), Beltran (by Wells, K).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 96-63, Bergmann 22-7, Wells, K 36-18, Santana, J 104-78, Parnell 18-13, Feliciano, P 5-3, Putz 10-9, Rodriguez, F 22-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 5-8, Bergmann 0-2, Wells, K 4-0, Santana, J 4-4, Parnell 0-0, Feliciano, P 1-0, Putz 0-2, Rodriguez, F 0-2.
Batters faced: Olsen 28, Bergmann 5, Wells, K 8, Santana, J 25, Parnell 3, Feliciano, P 1, Putz 3, Rodriguez, F 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Wells, K 3-0, Feliciano, P 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 58 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:07.
Att: 40,522.
April 24, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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