The New York Mets win the first game of a big series over the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Monday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. and the final score was 7-1.  Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and pitched well.  The Mets had five players who had two hits in the game. 

Colon pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and two strikeouts and he won his fourth game of the season.  Jerry Blevins pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Logan Verrett pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Gio Gonzalez lost his second game of the season pitching five innings and giving up ten hits and seven runs with no walks and seven strikeouts.  Blake Treinen pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out two, Yusmeiro Petit pitched a perfect inning and Sammy Solis pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Curtis Granderson had two hits, Juan Lagares had two hits and David Wright had a hit and three RBI.  Yoenis Cespedes hahd two hits and an RBI, Neil Walker had two hits and an RBI and Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and an RBI.  Eric Campbell had an RBI, Wright had a homerun, Cespedes and Walker also had a homerun.  The Mets were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

Jayson Werth had two hits, Daniel Murphy had two hits and Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and an RBI.  Wilson Ramos drew a walk, Chris Heisey drew a walk and the Nationals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Zimmerman had a stolen base. 

In the first Zimmerman had an RBI single giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead.  In the third Wright hit a three run homerun and it was 3-1 Mets.  Cabrera hit an RBI single to push the lead to 4-1 Mets in the third and Campbell hit a sac fly making it 5-1 Mets.  In the fifth Cespedes hit a solo homerun to increase the lead to 6-1 Mets.  Walker hit a solo homerun and it was 7-1 which would be the final score. 

The Mets took the first of three in a first place showdown.  The two teams will play on Tuesday night.   

The New York Mets are beat up by the Washington Nationals in opening game of big series

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Monday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 7-2 Washington.  Matt Harvey started and wasn't very good, the bullpen wasn't good either.  The only plus of the pitching was that they only used two pitchers in the game.  Juan Lagares had two hits and Matt Harvey had two RBI to lead the offense. 

Harvey pitched seven innings giving up five hits and five runs wtih four of them being earned.  He walked four and struck out three.  Alex Torres pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout. 

Gio Gonzalez pitched six innings giving up six hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts.  He won his seventh game of the season.  Matt Thornton pitched a perfect inning, Casey Jansen pitched an inning giving up a hit and Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out two. 

Curtis Granderson ahd a hit, Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit.  Wilmer Flores had a hit, Eric Campbell had a hit and drew a walk and Lagares had two hits.  Anthony Recker drew a walk, Harvey had a hit and two RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit.  Murphy and Lagares each hit a double and the Mets were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and Murphy committed an error. 

Daniel Espinosa had two hits, Bryce Harper drew two walks and Yunel Escobar had a hit and an RBI.  Clint Robinson had two hits and two RBI, Ian Desmond had two hits and two RBI and Jose Lobaton drew a walk.  Matthew den Dekker drew a walk, Robinson hit a double and Desmond hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. 

In the first Escobar hit an RBI single giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead and then got thrown out at second but a run scored to make it 2-0 Nationals.  In the third Robinson hit a two run double to make it 4-0.  In the third Desmond hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-0.  In the fourth Harvey hit a two run single to cut the lead down to 5-2 which would be as close as it would get.  In the eighth Desmond hit a two run homerun to make it 7-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.  Jacob deGrom will get the start for the Mets and the Nationals don't have an announced pitcher yet.   

The New York Mets finally win a home game against the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Friday night.  The game took place at Citi Field and the final score was 4-3.  Dillon Gee started for the Mets and pitched pretty well and the bullpen was good.  Eric Young Jr. and Juan Lagares each had two hits. 

Gee pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and three runs.  He walked two and struck out four and earned his seventh win of the season.  Carlos Torres pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two and Jennry Mejia pitched an inning giving up a hit and walking one with two strikeouts.  Mejia saved his 26th game of the season. 

Gio Gonzalez lost his 10th game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up six hits and four runs with three of them earned.  He walked one and struck out seven.  Aaron Barrett pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Jerry Blevins pitched a perfect inning striking out the side. 

Young Jr. had two hits, Lagares had two hits and an RBI and Lucas Duda had a hit and drew a walk.  Travis d'arnaud had a hit and two RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and d'Arnaud, Granderson and Lagares each hit a double.  The Mets were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Lagares had a stolen base and committed an error.  d'Arnaud committed an error. 

Denard Span had two hits, Anthony Rendon had three hits and an RBI and Adam LaRoche had a hit, an RBI and drew four walks.  Ian Desmond had a hit, Bryce Harper had a hit and Wilton Ramos had a hit and an RBI.  Nate Schierholtz had two hits, Rendon hit a double and a homerun and the Nationals were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Desmond and Span each had a stolen base.  Ramos committed an error and Harper had an outfield assist. 

In the first d'Arnaud hit a three run double to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.  In the third LaRoche hit an RBI single and Ramos hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Rendon hit a solo homerun in the fourth, it was overturned on a replay review.  Lagares hit an RBI double in the fifth to make it 4-3 and that was the final score.  The two teams will play on Saturday afternoon.   

The New York Mets take down the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and the final score was 6-1 Mets.  Zach Wheeler started and pitched well especially with not having his best control.  The bullpen was good and Daniel Murphy led the offense with three hits. 

Wheeler pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and one run.  He walked four and struck out five to earn his seventh win of the season.  Josh Edgin retired the only batter that he faced, Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit and Dana Eveland pitched an inning striking out two batters. 

Gio Gonzalez lost his eighth game of the season pitching six innings and giving up six hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out six.  Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Blake Treinen pitched two innings giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout.

Juan Lagares had a hit, Murphy had three hits, two RBI and drew a walk and David Wright had a hit and an RBI.  Lucas Duda had a hit and an RBI, Travis d'Arnaud had a hit and Chris Young had a hit and drew a walk.  Ruben Tejada had a hit, Wheeler had a hit and an RBI and Kirk Nieuwenhuis had a pinch hit and an RBI.  d'Arnaud hit a double, Murphy hit a triple and the Mets were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Wright had a stolen base and Campbell had an outfield assist. 

Denard Span had a hit, Anthony Rendon had a hit and Jayson Werth had a hit.  Adam LaRoche had two hits and drew two walks, Ian Desmond drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Jose Lobaton had two hits, Werth and LaRoche each hit a double and the Nationals were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Werth had an outfield assist. 

In the first Wright hit an RBI single to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  Wheeler hit an RBI single in the second to increase the lead to 2-0 Mets.  A wild pitch in the second allowed the Nationals to score a run and cut the lead to 2-1.  Murphy hit a two run single in the seventh and Duda hit an RBI single to make it a 5-1 game.  Nieuwenhuis hit an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-1 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two on Wednesday night.   

New York Mets get blown out by the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 13-2 and the game was played at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Zach Wheeler started for the Mets and was not good. Josh Satin had two hits and John Buck hit a homerun to lead the offense.

Wheeler pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and five runs with two walks and five strikeouts. He took his first loss of the season, David Aardsma pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out one, Josh Edgin pitched a perfect inning and Brandon Lyon pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five hits and six runs with a walk. Scott Rice gave up a hit in 1/3 of an inning and Anthony Recker the backup catcher pitched an inning. He gave up a hit and two runs with a walk.

Daniel Murphy had a hit, David Wright had a hit and drew a walk and Zach Lutz drew a walk. Satin had two hits, Buck had a hit and two RBI and Wright and Satin each hit a double. Buck hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Murphy had a stolen base.

Gio Gonzalez pitched seven innings giving up three hits and no runs with two walks and seven strikeouts. Gonzalez picked up his fifth win of the season and Ian Krol pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout.

Denard Span had three hits and an RBI, Anthony Rendon had a hit and two RBI and Ryan Zimmerman had a hit and an RBI. Adam LaRoche had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Jayson Werth had two hits, an RBI and drew two walks and Ian Desmond had two hits and three RBI. Roger Bernadina had a hit and an RBI, Kurt Suzuki had two hits and three RBI and Chad Tracy drew a walk. Desmond, Werth and Rendon each hit a double and Span hit two doubles. Laroche, Werth, Suzuki, Desmond each hit a homerun and the Nationals were 5-14 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Desmond had a stolen base.

In the second inning LaRoche hit a solo homerun, Desmond hit an RBI double, Suzuki hit an RBI single and Span hit an RBI double to give the Nationals a 4-0 lead. Werth hit a solo homerun in the fifth to make it 5-0 Nationals. In the eighth Bernadina hit an RBI double, Suzuki hit a two run homerun, Rendon hit a two run double and Zimmerman hit an RBI single to make it 11-0. Desmond hit a two run homerun in the ninth to make it 13-0. Buck hit a two run homerun in the ninth to make it 13-2 and that was the final score.

The Mets record fell to 33-45 and the Nationals record improved to 41-40. The Mets will begin a four game series at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.

The Mets continue to lose at home as they are defeated b the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals by the score of 5-1 on Monday night. The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. Collin McHugh started for the Mets and pitched ok but not deep enough into the game, their bullpen was good. Scott Hairston had the only RBI for the Mets. Gio Gonzalez started for the Nationals and pitched well, the bullpen did it’s job and Ryan Zimmerman and Ian Desmond led the Nationals offense. 
McHugh lost his second game of the season pitching four innings and giving up five hits and five runs with two of them being earned. He walked two and struck out three. Elvin Ramirez pitched two innings walking two and striking out four, Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning and Jeurys Familia pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.

Gonzalez won his 19^th game of the season pitching six innings giving up three hits and a run with five walks and six strikeouts. Ryan Mattheus pitched a perfect inning, Drew Storen pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Tyler Clippard pitched a perfect inning striking out one.

Ruben Tejada had a hit and drew two walks, Ronny Cedeno drew a walk and Daniel Murphy had a hit. David Wright had a hit and drew a walk, Hairston had a hit and an RBI and Ike Davis drew a walk. Andres Torres had a hit, he hit a double and Hairston hit a homerun. The Mets were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Shoppach committed an error.

Jayson Werth drew a walk, Bryce Harper drew two walks and Zimmerman had a hit and two RBI. Adam LaRoche had a hit, Michael Morse had a hit and Desmond had a hit and two RBI. Daniel Espinosa drew a walk, Kurt Suzuki had a hit and an RBI and LaRoche hit a double. Suzuki, Zimmerman and Desmond each hit a homerun. The Nationals were 0-3 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Harper was caught stealing.

The Nationals took a 3-0 lead in the third inning and extended it to 5-0 in the fourth inning. The Mets scored their only run in the fourth inning. Suzuki hit a solo homerun and Zimmerman hit a two run homerun. Desmond hit a two run homerun and Hairston hit a solo homerun to finish the scoring. The Nationals won by the final score of 5-1.

The Nationals took the first game of a three game series. The Mets record fell to 65-76 and the Nationals record improved to 87-54. The Nationals continue to have the best record in baseball. The Mets will try and even the series on Tuesday night.

The Mets lose a series in Washington as they lose to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Sunday afternoon. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. Jeremy Hefner started for the Mets and wasn’t very good, the Mets bullpen was good. The Mets had five players with two hits in this game. Gio Gonzalez pitched well for the Nationals and their bullpen was pretty good. Bryce Harper led the Nationals offense.  Hefner pitched five innings giving up eight hits and five runs, he didn’t walk a batter and struck out three. He lost his fifth game of the season. Manny Acosta pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out two, Josh Edgin pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Bobby Parnell pitched a perfect inning. Gonzalez won his 16^th game of the season pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and one run with two walks and three strikeouts. Drew Stammen pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and struck out one, Mike Gonzalez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout and Tyler Clippard saved his 27^th game of the season pitching a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Andres Torres drew a walk, Justin Turner had two hits and David Wright had two hits. Scott Hairston had two hits, Ike Davis had a hit and Ronny Cedeno had two hits. Jason Bay had an RBI, Kelly Shoppach had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Davis and Cedeno each hit a double. Cedeno hit a triple and the Mets were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.
Jayson Werth had two hits for the Nationals. Harper had two hits and two RBI, Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and an RBI and Michael Morse had a hit. Daniel Espinosa had a hit and two RBI, Gonzalez had a hit and Zimmerman hit a double. Harper hit a triple and hit a homerun, Espinosa also hit a homerun. The Nationals were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
In the second Espinosa hit a two run homerun to give the Nationals a 2-0 lead. In the third Harper hit an RBI triple and Zimmerman hit an RBI single to make it 4-0 Nationals. Harper hit a solo homerun in the fifth and it was 5-0 Nationals. The Mets scored their first run in the sixth on a Bay RBI groundout. In the eighth Shoppach hit an RBI single to make it 5-2 and that would be the final score of the game.
The Nationals took two out of three from the Mets in the series. The Mets record dropped to 57-64 and the Nationals record improved to 75-46. The Mets will begin a four game series with the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field on Monday night. They will then play three games against the Houston Astros at home, it is a seven game homestand.

The New York Mets avoid the sweep and defeat the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 9-5 on Thursday afternoon. The game took place at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and wasn’t great but he wasn’t bad either. The Mets bullpen was pretty good and David Wright led their offense. Gio Gonzalez started for the Nationals and did not pitch well at all. Their bullpen wasn’t very good either and their offense was spread around. 
Dickey pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up 10 hits and four runs with three of them being earned. He walked one and struck out five. Tim Byrdak struck out the only batter that he faced, Ramon Ramirez gave up a hit without recording an out and Josh Edgin pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit. Bobby Parnell pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run and struck out two. Dickey improved his record to 13-1. Gonzalez is now 12-5 on the season, he pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and two strikeouts. Craig Stammen pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a walk and two strikeouts and Henry Rodriguez pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings. Drew Storen pitched a perfect inning.

Ruben Tejada had two hits and an RBI, Andres Torres had two hits and drew a walk and Wright had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk. Jason Bay drew a walk, Ike Davis had two hits and two RBI and Justin Turner had two hits. Josh Thole had a hit and drew a walk. Torres, Thole and Turner each had a double and Wright hit two homeruns. Davis also hit a homerun. The Mets were 3-8 with runners in scoring position and they left five men on base. Dickey and Wright each had a throwing error. Thole had a passed ball.

Steve Lombardozzi had two hits, Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and an RBI and Mark DeRosa had a couple of hits. Adam LaRoche drew a walk, Ian Desmond had a hit and Michael Morse had a hit and two RBI. Espinosa had a hit, Roger Bernadina had two hits and an RBI and Sandy Leon had a hit. Moore had two hits, DeRosa and Morse each had a double. Zimmerman had a homerun and the Nationals were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and they left 12 men on base.

Wright hit a two run homerun in the first to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Zimmerman hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the first to make it a 2-1 game. Davis hit a solo homerun in the top of the second and it was 3-1 Mets. In the third Hairston grounded into a double play but a run scored and Davis had an RBI single to make it 5-1 Mets. Tejada had an RBI single and Wright hit a three run homerun in the fourth inning and the Mets had a 9-1 lead. Morse hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make it a 9-2 game. In the eighth Morse hit an RBI double and Leon reached on a throwing error and a run scored to make it 9-4. In the ninth the Nationals scored the last run on a Bernadina RBI single. The final score was 9-5 Mets.

The Mets lost two out of three in the series. The Mets record improved to 47-45 and the Nationals record fell to 53-37. The Mets will return home to open up a three game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.