Sports News

MLB: Washington 7, New York Mets 1

(Boxscore)
Published: June 6, 2009 at 9:56 PM

WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- John Lannan had a four-hitter Saturday in his first career complete game and the Washington Nationals made five double plays to beat the New York Mets 7-1.

Nick Johnson was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer for Washington, which won for just the second time in its last 11 games. Elijah Dukes added three hits, including a solo homer, and Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer for the Nationals.

Lannan (3-5) won for the first time in five starts. The only run he allowed was unearned.

David Wright, Fernando Tatis, Omir Santos and Emil Brown had the four New York hits -- all singles -- as the Mets lost for the fourth time in five games.

The five twin killings ties the Mets franchise record for most double plays hit into in a nine-inning game.

John Maine (5-4) was the loser after allowing seven runs on six hits in four-plus innings.

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
NFL: New York Giants 34, Atlanta 31 (OT) (11 min)
UPI Sports Calendar for Monday, Nov. 23 (15 min)
NFL: Kansas City 27, Pittsburgh 24 (OT) (30 min)
NFL: Dallas 7, Washington 6 (50 min)
NFL: Green Bay 30, San Francisco 24
NFL: Indianapolis 17, Baltimore 15
Ford exec: Profit shows turnaround
fark
If you are in Salinas, CA on Tuesday night and find yourself at a DUI checkpoint, you will either...
Next on the docket: Case No. 1950cv05050: Mouse vs. Duck for trademark infringement. Bonus: The...
The coolest Human-Powered Road-Going Viking Boat you'll see today
Kid with terminal cancer is close to death and doesn't want to burden his family with restoring...
Georgia's Supreme Court made it legal for 16-year-olds to fark their teachers last year, but wouldn't...
When your guys are already out there on camera beating up protesters and gadflies, it's a really...