NY Mets 6, Washington 3

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(12-13)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NY Mets 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 12 0 Washington 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 WP: R. Hernandez (2-0) S: B. Looper (4) LP: L. Ayala (1-1)	(13-12)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: NY Mets

- M. Cairo caught stealingC. Beltran out at first

Bot 3rd: Washington

- N. Johnson singled to right center, G. Bennett and C. Guzman scored, B. Wilkerson to second

- J. Guillen hit sacrifice fly to deep right, B. Wilkerson scored, N. Johnson to third

Top 4th: NY Mets

- C. Floyd doubled to deep center, C. Beltran scored

- D. Wright singled to left, C. Floyd scored, M. Piazza to second

Top 9th: NY Mets

- M. Cairo hit sacrifice fly to center, E. Valent scored, M. Anderson to third, J. Reyes to second

- C. Beltran doubled to deep left, M. Anderson and J. Reyes scored

NY Mets
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Reyes ss	5	1	1	0	0	2	1	.257
M. Cairo 2b	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.321
C. Beltran cf	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	.300
C. Floyd lf	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.368
M. Piazza c	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	.212
B. Looper p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D. Mientkiewicz 1b	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.238
D. Wright 3b	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.304
E. Valent rf	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.160
A. Heilman p	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
K. Matsui ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275
R. Hernandez p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Anderson ph	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.391
R. Castro c	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Totals	37	6	12	5	3	6	15

Batting 2B - C Beltran 2 (6, J Patterson, L Ayala); C Floyd (2, J Patterson). SF - M Cairo. RBI - C Floyd (22), D Wright (12), M Cairo (2), C Beltran 2 (14). 2-out RBI - D Wright. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Valent 1, M Piazza 1, C Beltran 1, A Heilman 2. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running CS - C Beltran (2, 2nd base by J Patterson).    Fielding DP - 1 (D Wright-M Cairo-D Mientkiewicz).

Washington
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B. Wilkerson cf	4	1	0	0	1	1	3	.310
N. Johnson 1b	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	.293
J. Vidro 2b	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.307
J. Guillen rf	3	0	2	1	0	1	2	.315
V. Castilla 3b	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.333
R. Church lf	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.174
G. Bennett c	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.222
C. Guzman ss	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.233
J. Patterson p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
J. Eischen p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
H. Carrasco p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Carroll ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
L. Ayala p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T. Sledge ph	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.229
Totals	28	3	7	3	6	6	13

Batting 3B - C Guzman (1, B Looper). S - J Carroll , J Patterson. SF - J Guillen. RBI - N Johnson 2 (11), J Guillen (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, G Bennett 1, V Castilla 1. GIDP - V Castilla. Team LOB - 7.

Base Running CS - N Johnson (1, 2nd base by A Heilman/M Piazza), C Guzman (2, 3rd base by R Hernandez/M Piazza).    Fielding PB - G Bennett.

NY Mets
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
A. Heilman	6.0	4	3	3	5	5	0	4.65
R. Hernandez (W, 2-0)	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.64
B. Looper (S, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.09
Washington
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Patterson	6.0	6	3	3	3	4	0	1.60
J. Eischen	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.15
H. Carrasco	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
L. Ayala (L, 1-1)	2.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	4.11

IBB - E Valent (by J Patterson).

BALK - J Patterson.

Pitches-strikes - A Heilman 101-58; R Hernandez 27-20; B Looper 21-12; J Patterson 107-66; J Eischen 4-3; H Carrasco 15-10; L Ayala 25-19.

Ground balls-fly balls - A Heilman 6-6; R Hernandez 3-1; B Looper 2-1; J Patterson 2-11; J Eischen 0-0; H Carrasco 0-2; L Ayala 3-2.

Batters faced - A Heilman 25; R Hernandez 7; B Looper 5; J Patterson 26; J Eischen 1; H Carrasco 3; L Ayala 11.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Tom Hallion. Time: 3:23. Attendance: 27,333. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.

Game Notes

NEW YORK'S CLIFF FLOYD EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FOURTH INNING.

WASHINGTON'S JOEY EISCHEN LEFT THE GAME IN THE SEVENTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT ARM INJURY.

Updated on Sunday, May 1, 2005 11:44 pm ET