Monday, March 22, 2021

New York Mets lose to the Washington Nationals

 

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Thursday.  The game took place at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the final score was 3-1.  Marcus Stroman started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Kevin Pillar led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Stroman pitched five innings giving up two hits and a run with six strikeouts.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and he took his first loss of the spring.  Aaron Loup pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run with two strikeouts, Edwin Diaz pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one and Trevor May pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Jon Lester started for the Nationals and he pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Luis Avilan pitched two innings giving up a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, Sam Clay pitched two innings giving up a hit and a strikeout and he earned his first win of the spring.  Kyle Finnegan pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out two, Todd Peterson pitched an inning giving up a walk and Steven Fuentes pitched an inning giving up two hits and he earned his first save of the spring. 

Johneshwy Fargas drew a walk, Pillar had two hits and J.D. Davis drew two walks.  James McCann had a hit and an RBI, Patrick Mazeika had a hit and Jake Hager had a hit.  Albert Almora Jr. had a hit, McCann hit a double and the Mets were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Davis committed an error and Nimmo had an outfield assist. 

Victor Robles had a hit, Juan Soto had a hit and Hernan Perez had a hit.  Josh Bell had a hit and an RBI, Kyle Schwarber had a hit and an RBI and Yadiel Hernandez had two hits and an RBI.  Robles and Perez each hit a double and Schwarber, Hernandez and Bell each hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. 

In the bottom of the first McCann hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the second Schwarber hit a solo homerun to tie the game at one.  IN the sixth Hernandez hit a solo homerun giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Bell hit a solo homerun extending the Nationals lead to 3-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets will remain home and take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. 

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