The Washington Nationals squeaked to victory over the New York Mets yesterday at Nationals Park with the Nationals triumphant 5 to 3. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Nationals tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!
Nationals pitcher Drew Storen (0.00 ERA) got the win, while Raul Valdes (2.66 ERA) took the loss for the Mets. Livan Hernandez went 6.1 solid innings for the Nationals, allowed 4 hits, one home run and 2 earned runs with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Nationals was Tyler Clippard (2.22). The Mets’s starter R.A. Dickey went 6 innings, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. Fernando Nieve (5.40), Oliver Perez (5.88), and Manny Acosta (3.60) also pitched for the Mets. With the win, Storen’s record goes to 1-0, while Valdes falls to 1-1. Matt Capps earned the save for the Nationals, bringing his saves up to 15.
In addition to the 5 runs, the Nationals managed 8 hits and committed 2 errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Nationals, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Ivan Rodriguez had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Mets didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. Fernando Tatis could not get much going at the plate as he left 4 runners on base. The Mets mustered 3 runs, 5 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Bob Davidson and Alfonso Marquez. There were 19,384 Nationals ticket holders in attendance at Nationals Park.
The win puts the Nationals at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Mets to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Nationals are the (-) at the Giants’s At&t Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Mets will next take on the (-) at Citi Field in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and take in all the thrills.