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Mets denied sweep
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Nationals 8, Mets 1
Jose Reyes gets tagged out during a rundown in the first inning. (Seth Wenig/AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
The strong Oliver Perez didn't show up in the finale, as the lefty was tossed around for seven runs on nine hits. The Mets, who scored their first and only run on Carlos Delgado's RBI triple, could not beat the Nats for their first sweep of 2009.
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Series at a glance:
WSH
Washington (4-13)
Won 1 		Washington 8, NY Mets 1   NYM
NY Mets (8-10)
Lost 1
April 26, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Washington
 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0   8 13 1
NY Mets
 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 6 1
Standings thru 4/26/09  |  Recap: WSH | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Nationals stats  |  Mets stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maxwell, CF 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .429
Belliard, 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .211
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .284
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .281
  Johnson, N, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .373
Willingham, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .133
Kearns, RF 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 .256
Flores, J, C 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .327
Gonzalez, Al, SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .262
Zimmermann, J, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000
  Hinckley, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Mock, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Cintron, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Wells, K, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 8 13 7 6 8 20  

a-Struck out for Mock in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Kearns (3, Perez, O), Gonzalez, Al (3, Perez, O).
HR: Flores, J (2, 2nd inning off Perez, O, 1 on, 0 out), Kearns (3, 5th inning off Perez, O, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Maxwell 2; Belliard 2; Zimmerman, R; Johnson, N; Kearns 6; Flores, J 6; Gonzalez, Al 3.
RBI: Flores, J 3 (10), Gonzalez, Al (4), Kearns (11), Maxwell (1), Belliard (1).
2-out RBI: Flores, J; Gonzalez, Al; Maxwell; Belliard.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Belliard; Zimmermann, J; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Kearns.
Team RISP: 5-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maxwell 2 (3, 2nd base off Perez, O/Santos, O, 2nd base off Fossum/Santos, O).

FIELDING
E: Zimmermann, J (1, pickoff).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Belliard-Dunn, A, Belliard-Gonzalez, Al-Johnson, N).
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, Jo, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .316
Murphy, Dn, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .302
Beltran, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .406
Delgado, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .250
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .271
Church, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357
Santos, O, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294
Castillo, L, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .365
  Fossum, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Sheffield, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Perez, O, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
  Cora, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Totals 30 1 6 1 3 8 17  

a-Struck out for Fossum in the 7th.

BATTING
3B: Delgado (1, Zimmermann, J).
TB: Reyes, Jo; Beltran; Delgado 3; Church; Santos, O; Perez, O.
RBI: Delgado (16).
2-out RBI: Delgado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright, D; Reyes, Jo; Delgado.
GIDP: Santos, O; Beltran.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, Jo (4, 2nd base off Zimmermann, J/Flores, J).
CS: Beltran (1, 2nd base by Zimmermann, J/Flores, J).

FIELDING
E: Wright, D (2, throw).
DP: (Wright, D-Cora-Delgado).
 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J (W, 2-0) 5.1 6 1 1 2 5 0 2.38
Hinckley 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
Mock 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
Wells, K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perez, O (L, 1-2) 4.1 9 7 7 3 3 2 9.31
Fossum 2.2 3 1 1 3 2 0 2.25
Feliciano, P 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.86
Stokes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

HBP: Church (by Zimmermann, J), Willingham (by Perez, O).
Pitches-strikes: Zimmermann, J 103-62, Hinckley 13-8, Mock 13-6, Wells, K 12-7, Perez, O 92-59, Fossum 46-24, Feliciano, P 20-15, Stokes 14-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zimmermann, J 4-6, Hinckley 3-1, Mock 2-0, Wells, K 1-1, Perez, O 3-7, Fossum 4-2, Feliciano, P 1-0, Stokes 2-0.
Batters faced: Zimmermann, J 24, Hinckley 4, Mock 3, Wells, K 3, Perez, O 26, Fossum 13, Feliciano, P 4, Stokes 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Hinckley 1-0, Fossum 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 83 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:52.
Att: 40,023.
April 26, 2009

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