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Nationals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 21, 2005
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals, played on August 21, 2005 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kris Benson |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 42,412 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hunter Wendelstedt 1B: Mike Winters 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Jerry Meals |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Church | Left Fielder |
| Jose Vidro | Second Baseman |
| Nick Johnson | First Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Preston Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Gary Bennett | Catcher |
| Cristian Guzman | Shortstop |
| Esteban Loaiza | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Reyes | Shortstop |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Floyd | Left Fielder |
| David Wright | Third Baseman |
| Marlon Anderson | First Baseman |
| Ramon Castro | Catcher |
| Victor Diaz | Right Fielder |
| Kris Benson | Pitcher |
| Willie Randolph | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 21, 2005
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Church vs. Benson
Church hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Diaz. Church reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Vidro vs. Benson
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Church moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Benson
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Church tags and scores. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Benson
Guillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Benson
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores. View Play -
Nationals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Benson
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bennett vs. Benson
Bennett hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guzman vs. Benson
Guzman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Guzman reaches second base with a double. Castilla scores. Bennett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Nationals, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Loaiza vs. Benson
Loaiza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guzman scores. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Church vs. Benson
Church hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Loaiza moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Vidro vs. Padilla
Juan Padilla now pitching.
Vidro hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Loaiza
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Loaiza
Cairo hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Loaiza
Beltran strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Padilla
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Padilla
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Padilla
Wilson hits a fly ball towards right. Diaz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Diaz. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Padilla
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Loaiza
Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Loaiza
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Loaiza
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Loaiza
Castro takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Loaiza
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vidro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bennett vs. Padilla
Bennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Padilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guzman vs. Padilla
Guzman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Diaz. Guzman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Loaiza vs. Padilla
Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Padilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Guzman moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Church vs. Padilla
Church hits a popup towards third. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Padilla vs. Loaiza
Padilla strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Loaiza
Reyes strikes out. Bennett drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reyes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Loaiza
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vidro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Padilla
Vidro strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Padilla
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Padilla
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Loaiza
Beltran hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Loaiza
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Floyd for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Loaiza
Wright strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Padilla
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Padilla
Castilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bennett vs. Padilla
Bennett hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Guzman vs. Padilla
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Anderson fields it and throws to home to get Wilson. Castilla moves to third. Bennett moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Loaiza vs. Padilla
Loaiza hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Church vs. Padilla
Church takes first base on ball four. Castilla scores. Bennett moves to third. Guzman moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Vidro vs. Padilla
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Loaiza
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Loaiza
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Loaiza
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Loaiza
Mike Jacobs pinch hits for Juan Padilla.
Jacobs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Loaiza
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vidro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Loaiza
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Graves
Danny Graves now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Graves
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Graves
Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cairo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Loaiza
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vidro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Loaiza
Floyd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Loaiza
Wright hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Loaiza
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loaiza fields it and throws to second for the out. Floyd moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Castro vs. Loaiza
Castro strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Graves
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bennett vs. Graves
Bennett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guzman vs. Graves
Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Loaiza
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Loaiza
Kazuo Matsui pinch hits for Danny Graves.
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Loaiza
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Cairo hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Beltran vs. Carrasco
Beltran takes first base on ball four. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Floyd vs. Eischen
Joey Eischen now pitching.
Floyd strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching. Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Joey Eischen.
Baerga hits a popup towards short. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Church vs. Heilman
Church takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vidro vs. Heilman
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heilman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Ayala
Luis Ayala now pitching.
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Ayala
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vidro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Ayala
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Ayala
Diaz strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heilman
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Heilman
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Heilman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Cordero
Chad Cordero now pitching. Jose Offerman pinch hits for Aaron Heilman.
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Cordero
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordero juggles the ball. That's an error on Cordero. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Cordero
Cairo hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Cordero
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Floyd vs. Cordero
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Offerman scores. Beltran moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Nationals, 7 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Cordero
Wright strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/2005 -- Washington at New York (D)
Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Church R, lf 3 1 2 1 Reyes J, ss 5 0 1 0
Vidro J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 5 0 0 0
Johnson N, 1b 4 0 0 1 Beltran C, cf 4 0 0 0
Guillen J, rf 5 1 1 0 Floyd C, lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson P, cf 5 1 2 1 Wright D, 3b 5 0 2 0
Castilla V, 3b 4 2 2 1 Anderson M, 1b 4 1 2 0
Bennett G, c 4 1 3 0 Castro R, c 3 0 0 0
Guzman C, ss 4 1 2 2 Diaz V, rf 4 1 2 0
Loaiza E, p 3 0 1 1 Benson K, p 0 0 0 0
Carrasco H, p 0 0 0 0 Padilla J, p 1 0 0 0
Eischen J, p 0 0 0 0 Jacobs M, ph 1 1 1 3
Baerga C, ph 1 0 0 0 Graves D, p 0 0 0 0
Ayala L, p 0 0 0 0 Matsui K, ph 1 0 0 0
Cordero C, p 0 0 0 0 Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0
Offerman J, ph 0 1 0 0
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38 7 13 7 37 4 8 3
Washington 600 010 000 -- 7
New York 000 030 001 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza E (W) 6.1 7 3 3 2 8
Carrasco H 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Eischen J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Ayala L 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Cordero C 1.0 0 1 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benson K (L) 0.2 8 6 6 0 0
Padilla J 4.1 4 1 1 1 1
Graves D 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Heilman A 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Diaz V, Cordero C, Johnson N
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Washington 7, New York 10
2B -- Church R, Guillen J, Wilson P, Guzman C 2
HR -- Jacobs M
SF -- Johnson N
T -- 2:57
A -- 42412
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