Ramon Ortiz (9-11, 5.36)
Ortiz (9-11, 5.36 ERA in 2005) will face the Mets for the third tine in time in his career. He is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA against them. The Nationals are hoping that Ortiz, who is playing for his third team in three years, will be the quality pitcher that he was with the Angels back in 2002 when he won 15 games and had a 3.77 ERA.
Pedro Martinez (15-8, 2.82)
After months of everyone fussing about his toe, Martinez (15-8, 2.82 ERA in 2005) is taking a turn in the first week. And he's pitching against one of the few teams he hasn't buried in his career. His record in 13 career appearances against the Expos-Nationals is merely 3-2. But his ERA last year and for his career against them is 2.08. His career record in April is 30-8. How the chill of an April evening affects his toe will have more to do with his effectiveness that his April history.
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)
Ramon Ortiz (P) Pedro Martinez (P)
Washington Nationals (5)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Watson, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .154 .083 .237
J. Vidro, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .462 .533 .538 1.071
J. Guillen, RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .429 .636 1.065
N. Johnson, 1B 3 2 2 3 5 0 1 .300 .500 .900 1.400
A. Soriano, LF 5 1 2 0 2 0 2 .400 .500 .400 .900
R. Zimmerman, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 .429 .636 1.065
R. Clayton, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .167 .182 .349
M. Anderson, PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
D. Jackson, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
B. Schneider, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .154 .000 .154
F. Rodriguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
J. Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
R. Ortiz, P 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
D. Ward, PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
J. Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
J. Eischen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
W. Gonzalez, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 32 5 6 4 9 6 12 - - - -
New York Mets (10)
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Reyes, SS 5 2 3 2 5 0 1 .286 .333 .429 .762
P. Lo Duca, C 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .364 .500 .455 .955
C. Beltran, CF 4 2 1 4 4 0 0 .100 .286 .400 .686
C. Delgado, 1B 5 1 1 1 4 0 3 .250 .357 .750 1.107
D. Wright, 3B 4 2 3 1 3 1 0 .462 .500 .692 1.192
C. Floyd, LF 5 1 2 1 3 0 1 .250 .357 .333 .690
C. Bradford, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
X. Nady, RF 3 1 2 0 3 1 0 .583 .615 1.083 1.698
A. Hernandez, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
P. Martinez, P 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
J. Valentin, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Sanchez, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
E. Chavez, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
Totals 37 10 15 10 25 3 7 - - - -
2B: NYM 2, C. Floyd (1), X. Nady (3).
3B: NYM 1, J. Reyes (1).
HR: Was 1, N. Johnson (2). NYM 2, C. Beltran (1), C. Delgado (2).
HR Detail: Was, N. Johnson (inning: 5, 0 out, 2 on) off P. Martinez. NYM, C. Beltran (inning: 7, 0 out, 1 on) off J. Eischen, NYM, C. Delgado (inning: 5, 1 out, 0 on) off R. Ortiz.
Washington Nationals
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
R. Ortiz (L 0-1) 5.0 10 6 6 0 1 1 24 87 10.80 .417
J. Bergmann 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 0.00 .333
J. Eischen 1.1 2 3 3 3 3 1 9 37 16.20 .286
F. Rodriguez 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 10.80 .375
J. Rauch 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 18 0.00 .125
New York Mets
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
P. Martinez (W 1-0) 6.0 4 5 4 5 6 1 29 96 6.00 .190
D. Sanchez 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 9 36 0.00 .100
C. Bradford 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 21 0.00 .200
Errors: Was, B. Schneider (1). NYM, P. Martinez (1).
Double Plays: Was 1, (Clayton to Vidro to N.Johnson). NYM 1 (Delgado to Reyes to Delgado).
Stolen Bases: NYM, C. Beltran (1).
Hit by Pitch: Was, J. Guillen by P. Martinez, N. Johnson by P. Martinez, N. Johnson by D. Sanchez. NYM, P. Lo Duca by F. Rodriguez.
Umpires: HP--Barrett, 1B--Diaz, 2B--Reed, 3B--Tschida.
Time: 3:33
Attendance - 25,839