The Mets (72-76) won the second game of this 4-game set against the division leading Washington Nationals (83-63) by a score of 4 to 3.
What You Should Know:
The Mets started off strong, coming right out of the gate with three runs in the 1st inning. An Eric Young Jr. single, Juan Lagares hit-by-pitch and Lucas Duda walk loaded the bases and set the stage for Travis d’Arnaud. D’Arnaud delivered a base-clearing double down the left-field line. Duda scored all the way from first when he slid into Wilson Ramos’ glove as he applied the tag, knocking the ball loose.
The Nationals started their comeback in the top of the 3rd with a double, RBI single and double off the bats of Anthony Rendon, Adam LaRoche and Ian Desmond respectively. After Bryce Harper grounded into a double-play, Wilson Ramos hit a two-out, RBI single to tack on the second run of the inning.
The 5th inning featured one-run innings by both teams. The Nationals scored with an Anthony Rendon solo homerun off the top of the wall in left field. However, the Mets retaliated. After another leadoff single off the bat of EY, Lagares drove him in with an RBI double.
Dillon Gee found himself pitching out of the stretch for the majority of the game. He managed to pitch 5.1 innings, giving up a season high nine hits, three earned runs and two walks while striking out four. Of his 108 pitches, 71 were thrown for strikes.
Carlos Torres relieved Gee and induced an inning ending double-play. He stuck around for the 7th, inducing yet another double-play to end the inning once again. Jeurys Familia pitched an electric 8th, striking out both Harper and Ramos while making them look silly.
Jenrry Mejia closed it out for the Mets in the 9th, clinging to a one-run lead. After allowing a single to Denard Span, Mejia retired Cabrera and Rendon. He fell behind Adam LaRoche 3-0 and then intentionally walked him to bring up Ian Desmond, who Mejia struck out. Everyone should know by now that Mejia needs the adrenaline of a couple runners on base to get the save.
On Deck:
The Mets will play the third game of this four-game-series against the Nationals tomorrow at 7:10 p.m. when Zack Wheeler (10-9) squares off against Doug Fister (13-8).
