April 5th - Washington Nationals vs New York Mets John Patterson (9-7, 3.13)
Patterson (9-7, 3.13 ERA in 2005) had a great Spring Training, going 2-1 with a 2.01 ERA in five starts while developing a changeup and will use it against left-handed hitters. In four starts against the Mets last season, he went 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA. Overall, he is 1-2 with a 4.92 ERA against the Mets in 11 career appearances.
Brian Bannister (0-0, -.--)
The promising right-hander will make his Major League debut against the Nationals, stepping in for right-hander Victor Zambrano, who injured his left hamstring in his final appearance of Spring Training. Bannister -- the 25-year-old son of former Major Leaguer Floyd Bannister -- impressed Mets coaches during the spring and was the organization's top Minor League pitcher in 2005, when he went a combined 13-5 between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Norfolk.
Washington Nationals New York Mets
Brandon Watson (CF) Jose Reyes (SS)
Jose Vidro (2B) Paul Lo Duca (C)
Jose Guillen (RF) Carlos Beltran (CF)
Nick Johnson (1B) Carlos Delgado (1B)
Alfonso Soriano (LF) David Wright (3B)
Ryan Zimmerman (3B) Cliff Floyd (LF)
Royce Clayton (SS) Xavier Nady (RF)
Brian Schneider (C) Anderson Hernandez (2B)
John Patterson (P) Brian Bannister (P)
Washington Nationals (9)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Watson, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
M. Stanton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
G. Majewski, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
C. Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
M. LeCroy, PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
F. Rodriguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
J. Vidro, 2B 5 2 2 0 3 0 1 .500 .500 .600 1.100
J. Guillen, RF 4 2 2 2 5 0 1 .375 .444 .875 1.319
N. Johnson, 1B 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 .143 .333 .571 .904
A. Soriano, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
M. Byrd, LF-CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Zimmerman, 3B 3 2 1 1 4 2 0 .500 .667 1.167 1.834
R. Clayton, SS 5 0 1 2 1 0 2 .250 .222 .250 .472
B. Schneider, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
J. Patterson, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
M. Anderson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
J. Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
D. Ward, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Jackson, LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Totals 39 9 8 9 19 5 7 - - - -
New York Mets (5)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Reyes, SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
P. Lo Duca, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .375 .708
C. Beltran, CF 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
C. Delgado, 1B 4 1 2 2 5 1 1 .286 .444 .714 1.158
D. Wright, 3B 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
C. Floyd, LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .143 .333 .143 .476
X. Nady, RF 5 1 1 1 4 0 0 .556 .556 1.111 1.667
A. Hernandez, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
B. Bannister, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Sanchez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
V. Diaz, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
A. Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
B. Wagner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
J. Franco, PH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
J. Julio, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
C. Bradford, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
Totals 36 5 7 4 13 7 10 - - - -
2B: Was 2, J. Vidro (1), D. Jackson (1).
HR: Was 3, J. Guillen (1), N. Johnson (1), R. Zimmerman (1). NYM 2, C. Delgado (1), X. Nady (1).
HR Detail: Was, J. Guillen (inning: 10, 1 out, 1 on) off J. Julio, Was, N. Johnson (inning: 6, 1 out, 2 on) off B. Bannister, Was, R. Zimmerman (inning: 9, 0 out, 0 on) off B. Wagner. NYM, C. Delgado (inning: 3, 1 out, 1 on) off J. Patterson, NYM, X. Nady (inning: 2, 0 out, 0 on) off J. Patterson.
Washington Nationals
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
J. Patterson 4.0 4 4 4 3 7 2 19 90 9.00 .250
J. Rauch 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 28 0.00 .000
M. Stanton 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 0.00 .000
G. Majewski 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 .200
C. Cordero (W 1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 17 0.00 .400
F. Rodriguez 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 22 5.40 .286
New York Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
B. Bannister 6.0 2 3 3 4 4 1 25 100 4.50 .105
D. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0.00 .000
A. Heilman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 3.00 .462
B. Wagner 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 20 4.50 .286
J. Julio (L 0-1) 0.2 4 5 2 1 2 1 9 32 27.00 .500
C. Bradford 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 .000
Errors: NYM, P. Lo Duca (1).
Double Plays: Was 1, (Zimmerman to N.Johnson).
Stolen Bases: Was, R. Zimmerman (1). NYM, J. Reyes (1), D. Wright (1), C. Floyd (1).
Caught Stealing: Was, B. Watson (1).
Wild Pitches: NYM, B. Bannister.
Passed Balls: NYM, P. Lo Duca.
Hit by Pitch: Was, J. Guillen by B. Bannister, A. Soriano by B. Bannister.
Balks: Was, F. Rodriguez.
Umpires: HP--Tschida, 1B--Barrett, 2B--Diaz, 3B--Reed.
Time: 3:37
Attendance - 19,557