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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS 09/01/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS |  
					| GAME ID: 2568 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Washington Nationals (53-81) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |  
								| New York Mets (66-67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Nationals Lose to Mets, 7-4 |  
					| Nelle van den Berg helped his team muscle past the Washington Nationals, 7-4. In the game, the New York shortstop went 3-5 with 2 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The Mets, at 66-67, sit in second place in the National League East Division. 
 New York took the lead in the bottom of the fifth when van den Berg hit a 2-run  double. His 22nd double of the season made the score 2-0, New York.
 
 "I'm not out here to win a beauty contest," said van den Berg. "Obviously."
 
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					| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - P. Aviles pinch hit for D. Gerardo in the 7th b - J. Bonner substituted for P. Aviles in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
R. O'Brien
 (20, 8th Inning off X. Zhou, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
S. Cook
 2
, 
R. O'Brien
 5
, 
A. Cantu
 2
, 
A. Burke
 2-out RBI: 
S. Cook
, 
A. Burke
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. O'Brien
, 
K. Kubo
 GIDP: 
A. Burke
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Sanders
, 
K. Kubo
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
D. Gerardo
 (13)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Sanders-Gerardo-Cook)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
N. van den Berg
 2 (22, 5th Inning off D. Ahernfeld, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Silva, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
G. Berry
 (19, 7th Inning off R. Silva, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
K. Bellman
 (21, 5th Inning off D. Ahernfeld, 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
N. van den Berg
 5
, 
G. Berry
 2
, 
K. Bellman
 4
, 
R. Magne
, 
S. Fernandez
 2-out RBI: 
N. van den Berg
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
, 
G. Berry
 2
, 
R. Magne
, 
J. MacPhee
 GIDP: 
N. van den Berg
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
N. van den Berg
 (19)
, 
S. Fernandez
 2 (11)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Bellman-van den Berg-Chavez)
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					| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| D. Ahernfeld L (4-15) | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 5.18 |  
	| C. Jones | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6.41 |  
	| R. Silva | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 4.64 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Jank W (11-13) | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 5.22 |  
	| V. Morin H (3) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2.88 |  
	| X. Zhou | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 4.55 |  
	| C. Thurner SV (22) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.23 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
J. Jank
 55
 Batters Faced: 
J. Jank
 24, 
V. Morin
 4, 
X. Zhou
 9, 
C. Thurner
 2
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
J. Jank
 7-3, 
V. Morin
 0-2, 
X. Zhou
 1-4, 
C. Thurner
 1-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
J. Jank
 101-61, 
V. Morin
 9-8, 
X. Zhou
 39-22, 
C. Thurner
 13-9
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
V. Morin
 2-0
, 
C. Thurner
 2-1
 WP: 
J. Jank
 Hit Batsmen: 
J. Jank
, 
X. Zhou
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Nelle van den Berg Ballpark: 
Citi Field
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM ET
 Time: 
3:40
 Attendance: 
45713
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