The New York Mets and Washington Nationals concluded their series on Sunday in Washington D.C. The Mets are looking for the series sweep of the Nationals. The Nationals are looking to prevent the sweep. Matt Harvey gets the start on the mound for the Mets. Tanner Roark is the Nationals' starter.
In the top of the first, Jay Bruce would hit a two out double to right then Todd Frazier would draw a walk but a strikeout would keep the game scoreless. Anthony Rendon would hit a one out single to center then Bryce Harper would hit a two run homer to right, his sixth of the season for a 2-0 Nationals lead. Matt Adams would hit a double to right but a ground out and flyout would end the inning. Matt Harvey would hit a two out single but a strikeout would end the top half of the second. Harvey would pitch a 1-2-3 second for the Mets. Bruce would draw a two out walk, followed by Todd Frazier and then by Asdubal Cabrera to load the bases. Then Adrian Gonzalez would hit his first home run of the season, a grand slam to right for a 4-2 Mets lead. A groundout would end the inning. Harper would hit a two out single to center but a strikeout would end the third. In the top of the fourth, Michael Conforto would hit a double to left but a strikeout would end the top half of the inning. Howie Kendrick would lead off the bottom of the fourth with a single to left. After a forceout that got Trea Turner on and got to second on a groundout, Pedro Severino would hit a double to left to score Turner to cut the lead to 4-3. Tanner Roark would reach on an error and Adam Eaton would draw a walk, but a flyout to left would end the fourth with the Mets still holding the lead. Roark would get back-to-back strikeouts on the first two batters but then Cabrera would hit a home run to right, his first of the season for a 5-3 Mets lead. In the bottom of the fifth, Harper would hit a single to left then Matt Adams would draw a walk. After a double play, Harper would get to third. Turner would single to left to score Harper to cut the lead to 5-4. Turner would steal second base and Michael Taylor would hit an infield single, but Turner would try to go home but ended up in a rundown and was out at home. Shawn Kelley would come in to pitch for the Nationals and would throw a 1-2-3 sixth inning. Robert Gsellman would come in to pitch for the Mets in the bottom of the sixth. Severino would draw a leadoff walk and would be out at second on a forceout. Goodwin would reach on the fielder's choice and would steal second but back to back groundouts would hold the Mets lead to 5-4. Matt Grace comes in to pitch for the Nationals in the top of the seventh and would have a 1-2-3 inning. Harper would draw a leadoff walk in the seventh inning. After a strikeout, Kendrick would hit a single to center to move Harper to second. A grounder by Turner would get Harper out at third for the second out, Taylor would hit a single to left to score Kendrick to tie the game at 5. A flyout would end the seventh. Ryan Madson would come in to pitch the eighth for the Nationals. Todd Frazier would hit a single to left to lead off the top of the eighth but Madson would retire the next three batters to end the inning. AJ Ramos would come in to pitch the bottom of the eighth for the Mets. Rendon would draw a two out walk. With Bryce Harper batting, Rendon would try to steal second base but would be out as the eighth comes to an end. Sean Dolittle would come in to pitch for the Nationals in the ninth and would go 1-2-3 as the game stayed tied at 5 as we head to the bottom of the ninth. Seth Lugo would come in to pitch the ninth for the Mets. Harper would draw a leadoff walk and would get to second on an errant pickoff. After a flyout that moved Harper to third. The Mets would elect to intentionally walk Kendrick and Turner. The gamble would pay off as Lugo would get back-to-back strikeouts as we headed to the tenth. Sammy Solis would come in to pitch the tenth for the Nationals and would strikeout the side. Anthony Rendon would go for a bunt single but a groundout to first would end the inning in a close play as we head to the 11th. Brandon Kintzler comes in to pitch the eleventh for Washington. Juan Lagares would hit a leadoff single to center and would advance to second on an Amed Rosario sacrifice bunt. Conforto would be intentionally walked, then Yoenis Cespedes would hit a single to center to score Lagares for a 6-5 Mets lead. A double play would end the inning. Jacob Rhame would come in for the save for the Mets. Wilmer Difo would hit a two out double to left but a ground out to third would end the game as the Mets completed the sweep with a 6-5 victory in 11 innings over the Nationals.
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