Nationals’ Home Run Barrage Buries Mets 8-4, NL East Lead Cut to Three
The Mets and Nationals met on Monday for a quick one-game series in Washington that was a makeup game from the April 3, 2021 postponement. It wasn’t a pleasant night for New York as the Nats powered five home runs to defeat the Mets, 8-4. The Nats got to .500 after the win and only trail the Mets by three games in the NL East. Right-handed pitcher Jerad Eickhoff got the ball for the Mets...
