Duda ClubsTwo Homers, Game-Winning Double!
The Mets (54-50) defeated the Washington Nationals (54-48), as well as earning the series victory tonight at Citi Field by a score of 3-2.
Jacob deGrom started for the Mets tonight, and got off to a bit of a rocky start, as he loaded the bases in the first inning, and then surrendered a base hit that plated two to the suddenly red hot Ian Desmond.
The All-Star would then settle down, despite not having his best stuff and laboring through a lot of pitches. Altogether, deGrom would pitch six innings, allowing the two runs on six hits while striking out seven.
Joe Ross pitched well for Washington, but was the victim of two long balls, both solo shots off the bat of Lucas Duda, the power hitting lefties 19th and 20th of the season, that cost the rookie the win.
In the bottom of the eighth with Matt Thornton pitching, Curtis Granderson doubled which was followed by an intentional walk to the newest Met Yoenis Cespedes, which would turn out to be a huge mistake, as Lucas Duda rudely greeted Thornton and drove home Granderson with a double of his own, which turned out to be all the Mets needed because…
Jeurys Familia came on in the ninth inning, after Hansel Robles pitched a dominant eighth inning, and looked to earn his 28th save of the year. The big righty did just that, as he shut the door for the Metropolitans.
All I can say is: WHAT A WIN! This team has shown such resilience, and the feeling has definitely changed for this team. The additions of Kelly Johnson, Juan Uribe, Tyler Clippard and getting Yoenis Cespedes to put the cherry on top has demonstrated that the Mets are no longer joking around and are now a force to be reckoned with.
I feel it, I know the fans at the games the last two nights can feel it, and I know the Mets themselves feel it. There’s something special going on in Queens. I’m all in.
On deck:
Noah Syndergaard (5-5, 2.70 ERA) will look to drop the hammer on the Nationals tomorrow night and lead the Mets to the series sweep.
He will square off against Jordan Zimmermann (8-6, 3.36 ERA), and first pitch is at 8:08 PM on ESPN.
