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 5-0. Chris Bassitt started for the Mets and pitched well.
The offense was led by Brandon Nimmo and Travis Jankowski who each had two hits.
Bassitt won his first game of the season pitching six innings giving up three hits and no runs. He walked
one and struck out eight. Drew Smith pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Joely Rodriguez pitched
1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and Adam Ottavino pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking
out one.
Joan Adon started for the Nationals and he pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up four hits and four runs with
four walks and three strikeouts and he took his first loss of the season. Austin Voth pitched 2/3 of an
inning giving up two hits, Kyle Finnegan pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Tanner Rainey
pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. Mason Thompson walked the only guy he faced
and Andres Machado pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout.
Nimmo had two hits and drew a walk, Francisco Lindor had a hit and drew two walks and Pete Alonso
had a hit and four RBI. Jeff McNeil had a hit, Dom Smith had a hit and Jankowski had two hits and drew
a walk. Luis Guillorme drew a walk, James McCann had a hit and Nimmo and Lindor each hit a double.
Alonso hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
Jankowski had a stolen base and Lindor committed an error.
Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Juan Soto had two hits and Josh Bell had a hit and drew a walk. The Nationals
were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Thomas had an outfield assist.
In the fifth Alonso hit a grand slam giving the Mets a 4-0 lead. In the ninth a wild pitch made it 5-0
which was the final score. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday
afternoon. The Mets will look for the sweep.
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