It took 10 innings against the worst team in baseball, but it ended in a win.
The New York Mets (29-24) beat the Washington Nationals (14-39) by a score of 3-1.
Tim Redding made his best start as a Met, coming against his former team. Six innings on the mound, Redding allowed only one earned run. He allowed six hits, walked two (one intentional) and struck out two.
The turning point for Redding came in the fifth inning. He issued a one-out intentional walk to Nick Johnson to load the bases to pitch to Ryan Zimmerman. He then induced a double play ball to shortstop to get out of the inning.
Brian Stokes, Sean Green and Bobby Parnell each turned in a scoreless inning in relief. Green has put down the last 14 batters to face him and hasn’t allowed a run in his last eight appearances.
Francisco Rodriguez entered in the 10th inning and pitched a 1-2-3 frame for his 15th save in 15 chances.
The Mets picked up the first run in the game in the second inning when Fernando Tatis grounded out to short, allowing David Wright to score from third base.
Wright picked up two bloop singles, but also hit two doubles, going 4-5 on the night. His second double came in the 10th inning with runners on first and second, as he drove the ball all the way to the wall between center and right field.
The hit chased home Carlos Beltran and Luis Castillo and worked as the winning runs when all was said and done.