postGame: Mets 8 Nationals 2
The Mets defeated the visiting Nationals 8-2 this afternoon at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
- Pedro Martinez allowed two runs on five hits over five innings, striking out four and walking none. He allowed one home run, to Austin Kearns with the bases empty and one out in the fourth.
- David Wright had three hits, including his first home run, a no-doubt shot to left with two out in the fifth. That tied the game at 2. Wright could have had four hits, but was ruled to have reached base on an error in his last at-bat.
- Jose Reyes had two doubles, but was thrown out at third base twice: once on a steal attempt, once when he tried to stretch a double into a triple.
- Ricardo Rincon, Pedro Feliciano, Scott Schoeneweis and Matt Wise combined to allow just one hit and one walk in relief of Martinez.
- Carlos Beltran and Angel Pagan both added two hits.
- Carlos Delgado went 0-for-3, throwing his bat in frustration at one point. He’s batting .179.
- Ryan Church showed off his arm from right field by throwing out Ryan Zimmerman, who was trying to stretch a single, at second base.
Paul Lo Duca went 1-for-3. His hit came off Martinez in the first inning on a grounder into the hole that Reyes couldn’t come up with cleanly.
For a complete box score, go to MLB.com.
