Top 1

• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Hefner
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Hefner
  
  Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Torres. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Zimmerman vs. Hefner
  
  Zimmerman strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  LaRoche vs. Hefner
  
  LaRoche strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Strasburg
  
  Tejada strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Valdespin vs. Strasburg
  
  Valdespin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Strasburg
  
  Wright strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Morse vs. Hefner
  
  Morse hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Nationals, 1 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Espinosa vs. Hefner
  
  Espinosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bernadina vs. Hefner
  
  Bernadina hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bernadina for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Hefner
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leon for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Strasburg vs. Hefner
  
  Strasburg strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Strasburg
  
  Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Strasburg
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Nieuwenhuis vs. Strasburg
  
  Nieuwenhuis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Thole vs. Strasburg
  
  Thole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Hefner
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Hefner
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy misplays the ball. That's an error on Murphy. Lombardozzi moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Zimmerman vs. Hefner
  
  Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  LaRoche vs. Hefner
  
  There goes Lombardozzi. The throw from Thole and he is out, Wright applying the tag. Harper moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  LaRoche vs. Hefner
  
  LaRoche strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Torres vs. Strasburg
  
  Torres strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hefner vs. Strasburg
  
  Hefner strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Strasburg
  
  Tejada strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morse vs. Hefner
  
  Morse hits a fly ball into right field. Nieuwenhuis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Espinosa vs. Hefner
  
  Espinosa hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Bernadina vs. Hefner
  
  Bernadina hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Espinosa moves to third. View Play 
• Nationals, 2 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Leon vs. Hefner
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields it and throws to home. Thole drops the ball. Espinosa scores. Bernadina moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Strasburg vs. Hefner
  
  Strasburg bunts towards the mound. Hefner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Lombardozzi vs. Hefner
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lombardozzi for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Valdespin vs. Strasburg
  
  Valdespin strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Strasburg
  
  Wright strikes out. Leon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wright out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Strasburg
  
  Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Hefner
  
  Harper hits a line drive towards first. Davis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Zimmerman vs. Hefner
  
  Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  LaRoche vs. Hefner
  
  LaRoche strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Strasburg
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops it up and throws to first, with Strasburg covering, for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Nieuwenhuis vs. Strasburg
  
  Nieuwenhuis strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Thole vs. Strasburg
  
  Thole hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Torres vs. Strasburg
  
  Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Morse vs. Hefner
  
  Morse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Espinosa vs. Hefner
  
  Espinosa strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Bernadina vs. Hefner
  
  Bernadina takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Hefner
  
  Leon takes first base on ball four. Bernadina moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Strasburg vs. Hefner
  
  Strasburg strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Strasburg
  
  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Jeremy Hefner.
  
  Cedeno strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Strasburg
  
  Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Valdespin vs. Strasburg
  
  Valdespin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Wright vs. Strasburg
  
  Wright strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Byrdak
  
  Tim Byrdak now pitching.
  
  Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Byrdak
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Zimmerman vs. Byrdak
  
  Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Nieuwenhuis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 3 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  LaRoche vs. Byrdak
  
  LaRoche hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Morse vs. Rauch
  
  Jon Rauch now pitching.
  
  Morse hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Strasburg
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Strasburg
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Nieuwenhuis vs. Strasburg
  
  Nieuwenhuis strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Espinosa vs. Ramirez
  
  Jordany Valdespin now playing right field. Elvin Ramirez now pitching. Scott Hairston now playing left field.
  
  Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espinosa for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bernadina vs. Ramirez
  
  Bernadina strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Ramirez
  
  Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Ramirez
  
  Corey Brown pinch hits for Stephen Strasburg.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Thole vs. Rodriguez
  
  Henry Rodriguez now pitching.
  
  Thole takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Torres vs. Rodriguez
  
  Torres takes first base on ball four. Thole moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Hairston vs. Stammen
  
  Craig Stammen now pitching.
  
  Hairston takes first base on ball four. Thole moves to third. Torres moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
  Tejada vs. Stammen
  
  Tejada hits a line drive into center field. Bernadina settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Valdespin vs. Burnett
  
  Sean Burnett now pitching.
  
  Valdespin hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burnett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valdespin for the out. Thole scores. Torres moves to third. Hairston moves to second. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
  Wright vs. Storen
  
  Drew Storen now pitching.
  
  Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Ramirez
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lombardozzi for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Ramirez
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zimmerman vs. Ramirez
  
  Zimmerman hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Clippard
  
  Tyler Clippard now pitching.
  
  Davis strikes out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Clippard
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Bernadina settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Nationals, 5 - Mets, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Turner vs. Clippard
  
  Justin Turner pinch hits for Elvin Ramirez.
  
  Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/25/2012 -- Washington at New York (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Lombardozzi S, 2b     5  0  1  0   Tejada R, ss          4  0  0  0   
Harper B, rf          4  1  1  0   Valdespin J, lf-rf    4  0  1  1   
Zimmerman R, 3b       5  0  0  0   Wright D, 3b          4  0  0  0   
LaRoche A, 1b         4  1  1  2   Davis I, 1b           4  1  1  1   
Morse M, lf           4  1  1  1   Murphy D, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Espinosa D, ss        4  2  2  1   Nieuwenhuis K, rf     3  0  0  0   
Bernadina R, cf       3  0  1  0   Ramirez E, p          0  0  0  0   
Leon S, c             2  0  0  0   Turner J, ph          1  0  0  0   
Strasburg S, p        3  0  0  0   Thole J, c            2  1  1  0   
Brown C, ph           1  0  0  0   Torres A, cf          2  0  0  0   
Rodriguez H, p        0  0  0  0   Hefner J, p           1  0  0  0   
Stammen C, p          0  0  0  0   Cedeno R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Burnett S, p          0  0  0  0   Byrdak T, p           0  0  0  0   
Storen D, p           0  0  0  0   Rauch J, p            0  0  0  0   
Clippard T, p         0  0  0  0   Hairston S, lf        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5  7  4                        30  2  4  2

Washington       020 100 200 --  5
New York         010 000 010 --  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Strasburg S (W)       7.0  4  1  1  0 11
Rodriguez H*          0.0  0  1  1  2  0
Stammen C             0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Burnett S             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Storen D              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Clippard T (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hefner J (L)          6.0  6  3  2  2  7
Byrdak T              0.2  1  2  2  1  0
Rauch J               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Ramirez E             2.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Murphy D, Thole J
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 7, New York 4
2B -- Harper B, Espinosa D, Thole J
HR -- Morse M, Espinosa D, Davis I, LaRoche A
T -- 2:53
A -- 35517

    

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