Article:Finally

The New York Mets finally receive a victory against the Washington Nationals, 7-0 after suffering two consecutive defeats. Even though they won, the Mets still lose their second straight series (Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates).

Mets pitcher, Livan Hernandez, pitched seven innings with four strike outs and no earned runs. Hernandez happens to be 5-1 on the season.

“Obviously we need good pitching, and that’s outstanding pitching,” Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. “That’s not normal for Livo. He can throw 160, 170 pitches and not flinch, but you know he’s battling some different things when he comes in and says that.”

Hernandez was satisfied with his teams performance and was comfortable with the among of innings he was given.

“I want to go seven innings and that’s it,” Hernandez said. “The relievers came in and made two innings and that’s it. I think it’s good for me today.”

Mets second baseman, Alex Cora and left fielder Fernando Martinez, had two runs with one hit each. Carlos Beltran, center fielder went hitless with five at bats. Third baseman, David Wright, had one run with two hits. Daniel Murphy (first baseman) and Ryan Church (right fielder)both scored one run

“That’s what we need to do is jump on teams early—which we’ve done all year—but also add one or two here and there when we have the opportunity,” Wright said. “We did that today.”

Nationals pitcher, Craig Stemmen, pitched five innings with five earned runs and only two strike outs. He received the lost and is 0-2 on the season.

The Nationals five hits came from, left fielder Adam Dunn, short stop Cristian Guzman, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pinch hiter Alberto Gonzalez. All four players failed at getting runs.

Quotes from Yahoo