A quick scoreless first on the mound for New York starter Mike "The Mouthpiece" Pelfrey, and the Washington Nationals' recently-re-called right-hander Jason Bergmann gets one out with one pitch as Jose Reyes tries to bunt, but Bergmann fields and throws in time. Luis Castillo reaches on the second straight bunt when de facto first baseman Aaron Boone bobbles Bergmann's throw. David Wright flies out there. Carlos Beltran flies out to end the first. 

1-2-3 second inning for the Mouthpea...(ed. note - "Well, apparently Pelfrey recently stopped wearing the mouthpiece, I was listening on the radio, and never would've known. Thanks, Doghouse.")...Mike Pelfrey throws a 1-2-3 second. Bergmann pitches his own second scoreless. 

A one-out walk to Jesus Flores is the first blemish on Pelfrey's afternoon. After Bergmann K's trying to bunt, Pelfrey issues another walk to Felipe Lopez, before retiring Cristian Guzman to end the top of the third. 1-2-3 4th for Pelfrey. Bergmann matches Pelfrey and both starters are through 4 scoreless in just under an hour. Pelfrey has three walks through five hitless. 2 hits off Bergmann, after Marlon Anderson's single to start the home half of the fifth. After Pelfrey and Reyes K, Anderson moves himself to second by stealing, and Bergmann walks Luis Castilo too, but Wright can't drive them in, popping out to end five empty frames. 

Lopez, Guzman and Ryan Zimmerman down in order in the sixth, Pelfrey's making this interesting...1-2-3 sixth for Jason Bergmann too, six innings, in ninety minutes, (ed. note - "Early Interleague jab. "...there's something you won't see under AL rules.")...Aaron Boone leads off the seventh with a line-drive single, Lastings Milledge pops out, Boone gets caught stealing, Austin Kearns - HBP, Rob Mackowiak flies out to end the Nationals' 7th. Jason Bergmann K's the Mets in the bottom of the frame. (Bergmann's line - 7.0 IP, 3 hits, 0 ER, 2 walks, 9 K's, 7.45 ERA to end the day.)

Pelfrey gives up only the second hit of the night to the Nationals when Jesus Flores doubles to lead off the eighth. Pinch hitter Willie Harris moves Flores to third with a groundout to the right side of the infield. Felipe Lopez? Sac fly to deep left...Flores tags and scores. 1-0 Nationals. Guzman singles...Pelfrey's done - (7.2 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 3 walks, 3 K's, 4.17 ERA as he exits.) Matt Wise comes on to end the top of the eighth. Jose Reyes reaches on an infield single, but gets doubled up when he gets greedy and tries to take third on a sac attempt when he sees third base open but doesn't count on Cristian Guzman getting all the way over to third in time to make the tag on the throw from Boone...David Wright pops out to end the eighth. 1-0 DC.

The Tallest Closer in MLB History, Jon Rauch towers over the mound at Shea Stadium as he looks to close out a 1-0 win. Carlos Beltran singles to start what's hopefully the final frame. Ryan Church drops a bloop singl...WILLIE HARRIS LAYS OUT AND MAKES THE CATCH WHILE SLIDING INTO FOUL TERRITORY HEADFIRST!!! (TRUST ME IT DESERVES ALL CAPS!!!) Carlos Delgado up for NY. Carlos Beltran steals second, and moves to third when Flores' throw sails into center...DELGADO LINES...right into Aaron Boone's glove at first, Beltran's nailed, Boone throws to third, DOUBLE PLAY to end it!! The Nationals Beat The METS!! THE NATIONALS BEAT THE METS!!! 3 of 4 on the road in NY, and DC heads south to Baltimore to take on the Baltimore Orioles in Interleague play. 

Nationals now 18-24.