Monday, August 12, 2019

New York Mets win a close one over the Washington Nationals


The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-3.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Met and he pitched well.  The Mets offense only managed five hits. 

Syndergaard pitched seven innings giving up seven hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Seth Lugo won his fifth game of the season pitching two innings and giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts. 

Patrick Corbin pitched six innings giving up three hits and two runs with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Fernando Rodney pitched giving up two hits and two runs with one being earned and he lost his fifth game of the season.  Daniel Hudson pitched an inning giving up a walk. 

Jeff McNeil had a hit, Pete Alonso drew a walk and J.D. Davis had a hit and two RBI.  Wilson Ramos had a hit and an RBI, Michael Conforto had a hit and Luis Guillorme had a hit and an RBI.  Syndergaard drew a walk and Davis, Ramos and Guillorme each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Soto hit a two-run homerun to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Davis hit a solo homerun and Ramos hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two.  In the eighth Soto hit a solo homerun to give the Nationals a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth Guillorme hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three.  Davis hit a sac fly to give the Mets a 4-3 lead and that would be the final score. 
The Mets will be looking for the three-game sweep on Sunday.

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