New York Mets win a close one in Washington

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. and the final score was 3-2.  Steven Matz started for the Mets and he pitched good and the bullpen also pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Jay Bruce each had two hits to lead the offense.   

Matz pitched five innings giving up three hits and 1 unearned run.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Hansel Robles won his first game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, AJ Ramos pitched a perfect inning and Jacob Rhame pitched to one batter and retired him.  Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and walked him and Jeurys Familia saved his fourth game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings striking out one. 

Gio Gonzalez pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up six hits and a run with three walks and six strikeouts.  Matt Grace pitched 2/3 of an inning, Brandon Kintzler pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and a strikeout and took his first loss of the season.  Ryan Madson pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Sean Doolittle pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Cabrera had two hits and an RBI, Wilmer Flores drew a walk and Michael Conforto drew a walk.  Todd Frazier had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Travis d’Arnaud had a hit and an RBI and Bruce had two hits.  Juan Lagares had a hit and drew a walk, Brandon Nimmo drew a walk and Amed Rosario had a hit.  Bruce, Frazier and Cabrera each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 9 men on base.  Nimmo had a stolen base, Frazier committed an error and Lagares had an outfield assist. 

Trea Turner had a hit and drew a walk, Bryce Harper had a hit, an RBI an ddrew a walk and Howie Kendrick had a hit.  Brian Goodwin drew a walk, Pedro Severino had two hits and an RBI.  Harper had a homerun and the Nationals were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Turner, Goodwin, Taylor, Severino and Harper each had a stolen base.  Goodwin committed an error. 

In the fifth Severino hit an RBI single to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth d’Arnaud hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the bottom of the sixth Harper hit a solo homerun to make it 2-1 Nationals.  In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI double to tie the game at two and Frazier hit an RBI ground out to give the Mets a 3-2 lead which would be the final score.