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He Mets blew another five-run lead in being defeated by the Washington Nationals, 7-5, on Wednesday night at Nationals Park.
Here are some conclusions…
– Christian Scott He started the day efficiently in his return to the major league level, as he held the Nationals hitless for the first 3.2 innings before Jesse Winker He hit a double with two outs in the fourth. However, the young right-hander showed signs of fatigue from there, as Washington scored a run in the fifth and then a bad pitch in the sixth resulted in a Luis Garcia three-run homer. Scott received another no-decision after allowing four runs and six hits, giving up two walks and striking out two in 5.2 innings of work.
– Adam Ottavino He pitched a scoreless inning, but with a left-hander coming in with two outs in the seventh, Carlos Mendoza Turned to Jake DiekmanHowever, the left-hander failed to get the job done as he walked CJ Abrams on 10 pitches and then allowed consecutive hits to thomas lane and the best perspective James Wood to put Washington ahead for good. They added an insurance run in the eighth with Garcia’s second homer of the night against Ty Adcock.
– Marcos winds I recently told SNY Steve Gelbs that he would like to participate in the Home Run Derby in a few weeks in Texas and continues to make a very strong case. The young slugger hit a two-run shot 435 feet from the center of Nationals Park in the top of the fourth inning. He has homered six times in his last 12 games and has already hit 11 homers in 143 at-bats this season.
– Francisco Lindor He crushed the Mets’ third homer of the game in the top of the fifth inning. Despite his painfully slow start to the season, the superstar shortstop became the first player in franchise history to record 25 or more doubles, 15 or more home runs and 15 or more stolen bases during the first half.
– After Lindor’s homer, Washington pitchers retired the next nine batters in a row before Brandon Nimmo He was walked with two outs in the top of the eighth, but JD Martinez He struck out looking to end the threat.
MVP of the game: James Wood
Wood moved up to third in the order in just his third major league game and responded by reaching base three times on two hits and a walk.
The youngster has been very impressive at the plate, arriving safely in all three games of this series, and his first RBI proved to be the difference in this one.
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The Mets will look to secure the series victory in the July 4 finale early Thursday morning at 11:05 a.m. on SNY.
Jose Quintana (3-5, 4.57 ERA) takes the mound against the 27-year-old pinch-hitting right-hander Jake Irvin (6-6, 3.03 ERA).