On a day when defense prevailed and pitching excelled, the New York Mets continued their strong post-deadline performance by winning the series finale against the Washington Nationals. In doing so, they completed a three-game sweep. They ended the day with a record of 9-3 in their last 12 games.

Christian Scott delivered another quality start for the Mets, pitching 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and three runs, while striking out seven batters, notching his fourth win of the season. This was Scott’s longest outing of the season, and he benefited from several solid defensive plays. Carson Benge made a spectacular catch near the wall in right field off a ball hit by Dylan Crews. In the seventh inning, Francisco Lindor made an impressive barehanded play on a ground ball hit by Andres Chaparro, keeping a runner off base for Scott.

Nate Lavender replaced Scott in the seventh and retired both batters he faced. Daniel Duarte continued his solid performance as a Met with a scoreless inning of his own. Kodai Senga, filling in as the closer due to Devin Williams‘ absence, had another strong outing, securing the save and completing the weekend sweep. Senga is now 3-for-3 in save opportunities so far.

After trailing by two runs, the Mets’ offense came alive against Nationals starter Jake Irvin in the bottom of the fourth inning. After Jared Young and Brett Baty both reached base with hits, Jorge Polanco drove in a runner with an RBI groundout. Luis Torrens then delivered a two-run homer, his sixth of the season, to center field, giving the Mets a one-run lead. This was Torrens’ first home run at Citi Field this season.

Later, Jared Young added an insurance run with a double in the bottom of the fifth. Bo Bichette had an impressive day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a triple, highlighting his resurgence as a Met.

Player of the Game: Bo Bichette

Bo Bichette had himself a day, going 3-for-3 with a triple and a walk. Bichette continues to rebound from his slow start of the season and give the Mets consistently strong appearances at the plate.

On Deck

The Mets are right back at it Monday night at Citi Field, as the San Diego Padres come to town. Nolan McLean (8-8, 3.42 ERA) will look to keep the momentum going for the Mets while he’ll be opposed by Walker Buehler (7-5, 4.88 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 pm ET and will be broadcast on SNY and Mets Radio 880.