The Mets (77-81) beat the Nationals (92-65) tonight by a score of 7 to 4 in Washington.
What you should know:
It was nice to see the Mets win a game that was as back and fourth as this one. The game was tied twice before the Mets broke through in the 8th inning for good.
Carlos Torres earned the win in relief of Dillon Gee who pitched ok in his final start of the season. Gee went 5 innings, striking out just one batter. The nationals got 9 hits and scored 4 times off of him. Torres’ one scoreless inning earned him the win. Jenrry Mejia earned his 28th save of the year.
The Mets scattered 15 hits throughout the game with Wilmer Flores, Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson and Kirk Nieuwenhuis all had multiple hits with Matt den Dekker landing the finishing blow. His 8th inning RBI single put the Mets ahead for good. He scored later that inning to extend the lead.
Juan Centeno, who started for the injured Travis d’Arnaud, was hitless in the game.
This was just the 4th win of the season for the Mets against the Nationals.
On Deck:
The Mets conclude their series with the Nationals in the second half of their split doubleheader tonight with Zack Wheeler (11-10, 3.49 ERA) taking on Gio Gonzalez (9-10, 3.74 ERA)
