WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- Ryan Zimmerman's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth Thursday drove in the winning run in the Washington Nationals' 2-1 victory over the New York Mets.
Zimmerman drove the ball off Ryota Igarashi deep enough to right field for Willie Harris to be able to race home from third ahead of right fielder Jeff Francoeur's off-line throw.
I Igarashi came into the game to face Zimmerman after Pedro Feliciano (2-4) loaded the bases on a walk and two singles. Johan Santana started for the Mets and gave up one run on six hits in seven innings.
Matt Capps (1-3) picked up the win in relief of Livan Hernandez, who gave up one run on seven hits in seven innings.
New York scored its lone run in the first inning on an RBI single by Ike Davis. The Nationals tied it 1-1 in the seventh when Nyjer Morgan singled home Ian Desmond with one of his two hits.
