September 29, 2006: Nationals 6 Mets 4
Sunday, November 04, 2007




The Nationals continue to be a thorn in the side of the two teams fighting for the NL East title. After taking 2 of 3 from the Phillies, the Nats take the first game of their final weekend series against the Mets. They do it in grand fashion as well, winning the game on a 2-run Felipe Lopez home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th.

Ryan Zimmerman also homered in this game, which extended his hitting streak to 25 games. That ties Miguel Tejada of the Orioles for the longest streak in MLB this season.

Fortunately for the Mets, the Phillies fell to the Marlins which means that the Mets maintain their 1 game lead. With 2 left to play, the Mets need just one win or a Phillies loss to clinch a tie. Since the Mets won the season series, they would be the division champion and the Phils would be the wild card if a tie occurs. The NL East champion will have home field over the Astros, while the wild card will play the Padres.

The AL playoffs still have one spot left up for grabs, the AL West. The A's lost and the Rangers won, which puts the A's lead at 1 game. A tie in this race would mean a single game to determine who wins the division and gets to travel to Detroit for the ALDS. The Yankees will have home field over the wild card Twins in the other series.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (NL) Mets At 2006 Washington Nationals      9/29/2006
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Chavez RF,LF      5  0  0  0 .299     B.Castro 2B         5  1  1  0 .228  
  P.Lo Duca C         4  1  1  0 .329     F.Lopez SS          5  2  2  3 .292  
  C.Beltran CF        3  0  0  0 .273     A.Soriano LF        4  1  1  2 .264  
  C.Delgado 1B        3  1  1  0 .268     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  1  1  1 .277  
  J.Valentin 2B       3  0  2  2 .248     J.Vidro 1B          2  0  0  0 .263  
E-J.Reyes PR,SS       0  0  0  0 .336     S.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Franco 3B         4  1  1  0 .314   F-H.Mateo PH          1  0  0  0 .214  
  M.Tucker LF         2  0  0  0 .192     R.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .000  
C-D.Wright PH         1  1  1  1 .287     R.Fick C ,1B        3  0  2  0 .298  
  P.Feliciano P       0  0  0  0 .250     N.Logan CF          4  0  0  0 .247  
  A.Heilman P         1  0  0  0 .222     R.Church RF         4  0  1  0 .230  
  C.Woodward SS,2B    3  0  1  0 .208     T.Armas Jr P        1  0  0  0 .058  
  J.Maine P           2  0  1  0 .143   A-G.Lombard PH        0  1  0  0 .429  
  G.Mota P            0  0  0  0 .000   B-B.Harper C          1  0  0  0 .286  
D-L.Milledge PH,RF    2  0  1  1 .270                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  9  4                 Totals      34  6  8  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Armas Jr In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lombard In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Tucker In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Mota In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Valentin In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Rivera In 8th Inning
 
Mets............ 2 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  4  9  0
Nationals....... 0 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 2  -  6  8  0
 
Mets (96-64)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Maine                   5 1/3   3   4   4   2   2   2  77   3.42
G.Mota                    0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  14   3.28
P.Feliciano               1 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  32   3.07
A.Heilman LOSS(7-7)       1 1/3   3   2   2   0   2   1  23   2.58
Totals                    8 2/3   8   6   6   3   5   3
 
Nationals (84-76)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Armas Jr                6       5   2   2   2   7   0  84   2.69
S.Rivera BS(2nd)          2       3   2   2   2   0   0  39   4.34
R.Wagner WIN(1-2)         1       1   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.50
Totals                    9       9   4   4   4   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,134 DATE- Friday, September 29th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mark Carlson, John Hirschbeck, Wally Bell, Cb Bucknor
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 6  Nationals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Nationals: 2
DOUBLES- J.Valentin-2(20th), J.Franco(15th), D.Wright(37th), R.Fick(6th),
         R.Church(9th)
HOME RUNS- F.Lopez(15th), A.Soriano(42nd), R.Zimmerman(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(83rd), B.Castro(9th), F.Lopez(58th)
WALKS- C.Beltran, C.Delgado, J.Valentin, C.Woodward, R.Fick, G.Lombard,
       B.Harper
HIT BY PITCH- J.Vidro
STRIKE OUTS- C.Beltran, C.Delgado, J.Valentin, J.Franco, M.Tucker, A.Heilman,
             C.Woodward, J.Maine, R.Zimmerman, H.Mateo, R.Fick, R.Church,
             T.Armas Jr
GIDP- E.Chavez, C.Delgado
 
In an exciting finish the Washington Nationals pulled out a win over the New
York (NL) Mets by a score of 6 to 4 at RFK STADIUM.
 
Washington had the winning rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 2
base hits.  After two were out Bernie Castro started the attack as he stroked
a one-base hit.  Castro swiped second base.  Felipe Lopez then smashed a
two-run homer (his 15th of the season) giving Washington the victory as
14,134 happy fans celebrated wildly.  Washington had 8 hits for the night.
 
Ryan Wagner(1-2) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Aaron
Heilman(7-7) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 and 1/3
innings allowing 3 hits and no walks.








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