Pedro Martinez, RHP (1-0, 6.00)Martinez was hardly sharp in his first start Thursday night against the Nationals -- five walks and three hit batsmen in six innings, what a jackass. But he made it through, throwing (like my sister) 96 pitches after throwing merely seven innings in Spring Training. Now he gets another shot at the Nationals, the team he has beaten merely four times in 13 career starts. And the Nationals may be gunning for him after his hitting three batters Thursday. When asked about Jose Guillen's remarks prior to the game, Pedro said "That guy is f***ing crazy."
Tony Armas, RHP (0-1, 3.60)Armas will face Mets for the 11th time in his career. He is 5-3 with a 3.34 ERA against them. It will be Armas' second start of the season. In his last outing, Armas pitched five solid innings, but it wasn't enough as the Nationals lost to the Astros, 6-1, in front 26,978 fans at Minute Maid Park. Armas gave up two runs on three hits. He struck out three batters and walked one. It was arguably Armas' best start since the start of the 2003 season, when he was free of shoulder problems.
New York Mets Washington Nationals
Jose Reyes (SS) Brandon Watson (CF)
Paul Lo Duca (C) Jose Vidro (2B)
Carlos Beltran (CF) Jose Guillen (RF)
Carlos Delgado (1B) Nick Johnson (1B)
David Wright (3B) Alfonso Soriano (LF)
Cliff Floyd (LF) Ryan Zimmerman (3B)
Xavier Nady (RF) Royce Clayton (SS)
Anderson Hernandez (2B) Brian Schneider (C)
Pedro Martinez (P) Tony Armas (P)New York Mets (3)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Reyes, SS 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .353 .606 .959
P. Lo Duca, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .387 .370 .757
C. Beltran, CF 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .292 .406 .542 .948
C. Delgado, 1B 4 0 2 1 3 0 1 .357 .438 .643 1.081
D. Wright, 3B 4 1 2 0 5 0 0 .444 .452 .889 1.341
C. Floyd, LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .182 .269 .227 .496
X. Nady, RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .385 .429 .654 1.083
A. Hernandez, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .185 .185 .185 .370
P. Martinez, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
A. Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
J. Franco, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .666
B. Wagner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
Totals 34 3 10 3 16 2 5 - - - -
Washington Nationals (1)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Watson, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .185 .214 .185 .399
J. Vidro, 2B 4 1 1 1 4 0 2 .350 .381 .600 .981
J. Guillen, RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .212 .297 .364 .661
N. Johnson, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .405 .500 .905
A. Soriano, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .606 .939
R. Zimmerman, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .333 .353 .686
G. Majewski, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
R. Clayton, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .194 .200 .394
B. Schneider, C 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .207 .281 .207 .488
T. Armas, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
M. Anderson, PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
F. Rodriguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
D. Jackson, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Totals 31 1 5 1 8 1 3 - - - -
2B: NYM 4, J. Reyes (2), C. Delgado (2), D. Wright (2), X. Nady (4).
3B: NYM 1, D. Wright (2).
HR: Was 1, J. Vidro (3).
HR Detail: Was, J. Vidro (inning: 4, 1 out, 0 on) off P. Martinez.
New York Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
P. Martinez (W 2-0) 7.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 24 85 3.46 .159
A. Heilman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 1.80 .350
B. Wagner (Save 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 1.80 .167
Washington Nationals
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
T. Armas (L 0-2) 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 27 96 3.27 .279
F. Rodriguez 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 14 7.94 .286
G. Majewski 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 33 1.08 .143
Double Plays: NYM 1, (Reyes to A.Hernandez to Delgado). Was 1 (D.Jackson to Vidro to N.Johnson).
Umpires: HP--Cuzzi, 1B--Crawford, 2B--Meriwether, 3B--O'Nora.
Time: 2:29
Attendance - 29,985
