The Washington Nationals scored four runs in the seventh inning as they beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Wednesday night. Great win for the Nationals as they took two out of three games against the Mets.
The Nationals only had six hits in the game but they made good use of them all. Cristian Guzman had two rbi in the game while Ryan Zimmerman, Felipe Lopez, Aaron Boone, and Jesus Flores all had one rbi. Zimmerman’s rbi came on a solo home run in the sixth inning.
Starting pitcher Tim Redding tossed six inning and only allowed one run to pick up the win. Redding improved his record to 5-3 with the win. Saul Rivera came in to pitch after Redding left he game and didn’t fare to well as he gave up three hits and two runs. Jon Rauch pitched 1 1/3 innings to pick up the save which was his eighth of the season.
