Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 12:10PM CST
The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets by a score of eight to two on Thursday, completing an opening three-game sweep. Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark, serving as an emergency starter in place of the ailing Jordan Zimmermann, recovered from a difficult first inning, and the Washington offense rallied to secure the victory.
Date: Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Citi Field
Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 20,561
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYM |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: C Granderson 2 (2, T Roark 2); J Lagares (2, T Roark)
Runs Batted In: C Granderson (1), J Lagares (2)
Sacrifice Flies: J Lagares
Sacrifice Hit: Z Wheeler
Ground Into Double Play: D Wright
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Z Wheeler 0-1, C Granderson 1-1, E Young Jr. 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, R Tejada 0-1, T d'Arnaud 0-1, L Duda 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: E Young Jr. 1; D Murphy 1; T d'Arnaud 1; L Duda 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Z Wheeler 13-26; S Rice 2-3; J Familia 2-5; C Torres 5-7; G Germen 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Z Wheeler 22-7-24-18; S Rice 0-0-0-3; J Familia 1-2-1-4; C Torres 5-2-9-4; G Germen 2-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Wheeler 7-5; S Rice 1-0; J Familia 2-0; C Torres 1-1; G Germen 1-1
Game Scores: Z Wheeler 50

Double Plays: 2 (D Murphy-R Tejada-L Duda, R Tejada-D Murphy-L Duda)
Errors: D Murphy 2 (2, throw, ground ball)

Doubles: D Espinosa 2 (2, Z Wheeler 2); D Span (3, C Torres)
Home Runs: R Zimmerman (1, 2nd inning off Z Wheeler 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: R Zimmerman 2 (2), D Span (3), J Werth (1), A LaRoche 3 (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Werth, A LaRoche
Sacrifice Hit: D Span; T Roark
Ground Into Double Play: I Desmond 2
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-13 (J Werth 1-1, A LaRoche 1-1, S Leon 0-2, D Espinosa 0-1, D Span 1-1, B Harper 1-3, R Zimmerman 1-2, I Desmond 0-1, T Roark 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Leon 1; D Espinosa 1; R Zimmerman 2; T Roark 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Roark 16-26; R Detwiler 4-7; R Soriano 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Roark 16-8-21-17; R Detwiler 4-3-3-5; R Soriano 4-1-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Roark 5-8; R Detwiler 0-5; R Soriano 1-0
Game Scores: T Roark 54

Double Plays: 1 (I Desmond-D Espinosa-A LaRoche)
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