Marte, Plummer power Mets past Nationals 13-5
Starling Marte and Nick Plummer each homered and finished with four RBIs as the Mets rode an early offensive outburst to rout the Nationals.
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Capitol briefly evacuated over Nationals pregame parachute show
According to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Federal Aviation Administration failed to inform Capitol Police of the pre-planned flyover.
Nats Stop Mets' 6-Game Win Streak With Split
The Mets won the opener 11-9, blowing a nine-run lead before bouncing back on Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the ninth inning.
Mets Beat Nats In 10 Innings For Fifth Straight Win
Their five-game winning streak doesn't include a win completed Tuesday in the resumption of an April 11 game postponed by rain against Miami.
Mets End Skid, Beat Nats On Conforto's First Pinch-Hit Homer
The three homers by the Mets were their most since Aug. 7 and just the fourth time this month they've gone deep more than once.
Espino's Arm, Bat Lead Nationals Over Skidding Mets
The loss was the 19th in 25 games this month for the Mets, who entered August atop the NL East but are now as close to last as they are to first.
Alonso Hits Game-Ending HR, Mets Sweep Nats In Doubleheader
Heading into a stretch of 13 straight games against talented NL West teams San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Mets won their third straight, their best string since taking three in a row from June 14-16.
Mets Rally Past Nats In Suspended Game, Nightcap PPD
New York is poised to play its 12th doubleheader of the year Thursday, with two more scheduled.
Nats-Mets Game Suspended In 2nd Inning, To Resume Wednesday
Play will resume Wednesday at 4:10 p.m. as part of a single-admission doubleheader, and the suspended game will remain scheduled for nine innings.
Nationals Game Suspended As Fans Rush For Exits After Shooting Outside Stadium
Fans were asked to leave Nationals Park after a shooting that occurred outside the stadium led to a panicked scene with attendees ducking for cover and the teams retreating to their clubhouses.
Lester Gets 1st Win For Nats, Lindor 5 RBIs As Mets Split
Lindor homered in the first on a sinker from Joe Ross (3-7), singled in the third on a changeup for a 3-0 lead and homered in the fifth on a slider for his 12th multi-homer game.
Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman Throws First Pitch At Mets-Nationals Game
U.S. Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman was praised for his quick thinking after a viral video showed him luring rioters to chase him up a staircase and away from the Senate floor.
Gomes' Single Leads Nationals To Walk-Off Win Against Mets
Joey Lucchesi countered with 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out five. Three Mets relievers followed with 2 2/3 scoreless before Díaz struggled in the ninth.
Yanks Rally Past Nats In 10th, Scherzer Strikes Out 14
Gleyber Torres blooped a tying single in the ninth inning and won the game with a 50-foot single into a five-man infield that gave the New York Yankees a thrilling win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Nats Rout Yankees On Late Homers And 3 Errors
The Yankees lost their second straight following a five-game winning streak and dropped back to .500 at 16-16.
Mets Fall To Nationals
Michael Conforto homered for the Mets in the fourth.
DeGrom's 15 Strikeouts, 2-Hitter Lead Mets Over Nats
Perennially plagued by a lack of run support, just like Mets star Tom Seaver decades earlier, deGrom lowered his career ERA to 2.55 and overtook Seaver's 2.57 for New York's franchise lead.
MLB Postpones Mets-Nationals Series Due To COVID Concerns
The Mets are now scheduled to open the season on Monday night against the Phillies.
Mets Eliminated From Playoffs, Then Swept By Nats In DH
New York couldn't hold a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning of a seven-inning game and missed the postseason for the fourth straight year.
Chirinos Homers As Mets Maintain Playoff Hopes, Top Nats
The Mets (26-31) moved within 2 1/2 games of Miami (28-28) for second place in the NL East and within 2 1/2 games of San Francisco (28-28) for the NL's second wild card spot.
Pete Alonso, Dominic Smith Rally Mets Past Nationals
The fourth, fifth and sixth batters in the Mets' lineup went 7-for-11 with eight RBIs, eight runs scored, three walks and a hit batsman in 15 plate appearances.
Porcello Gets 150th Win, Mets Top Soto, Nats
Porcello (1-1) went seven innings, allowing one run and five hits and retiring the last 10 batters he faced.
Kendrick Homers, Soto Dances, Nats Beat Mets In Return
The Mets are 4-8 after losing six of seven.
Yanks Don't Let Nats Toot Own Horn, Beat 2019 Champions
New York took two of three games in the season-opening series.
Nats Top Yanks On Robles' 3 Hits, 4 RBI
Filling in for Strasburg, Erick Fedde allowed a pair of runs in four innings, including Giancarlo Stanton's second homer in two games.
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