Mets Can't Find Answer To Scherzer, Nationals Remain Unbeaten At Citi
Max Scherzer struck out 10 over eight masterful innings to reach double digits for the fifth straight start and limited the Mets to four hits
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Max Scherzer struck out 10 over eight masterful innings to reach double digits for the fifth straight start and limited the Mets to four hits
Bryce Harper hit a home run so hard that it twice sailed over the head of Mets right fielder Jay Bruce, propelling Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals past New York Thursday night.
Bryce Harper's $21 million contract for 2018 bodes well for the Nats and reflects an MLB that lets teams more fairly compete for players.
Familia struck out Trea Turner, and Mets manager Terry Collins brought in Edgin, a left-hander, to face the left-handed-hitting Harper.
Bryce Harper homered early, then doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning on a bases-loaded walk by Jeurys Familia.
The Nationals now turn to a young player to man the shortstop position with Danny Espinosa going to the Angels in the offseason.
These two teams are expected to battle it out for the division title all season long. The Mets and Nationals have far more talent than the Marlins, Braves and Phillies, so the NL East figures to be a two-team race.
Rick Porcello of the Boston Red Sox has won the AL Cy Young Award by a narrow margin and Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals has taken the NL prize.
Mark DeRosa of MLB.com joined Mark Francesa Friday evening to dissect the Los Angeles Dodgers' National League Division Series victory over the Washington Nationals.
Tanner Roark threw seven scoreless innings and Wilson Ramos crushed a solo homer with one out in the seventh as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 1-0 Wednesday, taking two of three games in the series.
Rookie T.J. Rivera hit a solo homer on an 0-2 pitch from closer Mark Melancon with one out in the top of the 10th as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Tuesday.
Daniel Murphy had three hits against his former team as the Washington Nationals blitzed the New York Mets 8-1 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between the top teams in the National League East.
A.J. Cole earned his first major league win by throwing six solid innings Friday night as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets, 4-1, at Citi Field.
The Washington Nationals are reportedly willing to part ways with top pitching prospect Lucas Giolito in exchange for Yankees closer Andrew Miller.
Murphy is having a career season -- possibly an MVP one. He leads the majors with a .350 batting average and has 18 homers and 67 RBIs.
Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg is having a marvelous season at 13-0. Will it become a historic Cy Young season?
Stephen Strasburg completed an unbeaten first half of the season when the right-hander allowed one run in seven strong innings as the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 3-1.
The Washington Nationals look like the team they're supposed to be, sweeping the New York Mets, who look nothing like the team they were.
The first-place Nationals (46-32) are five games ahead of the Mets (40-36), who have lost seven of their last 11 games.
The Washington Nationals dealt Noah Syndergaard his first loss in more than a month, an 11-4 victory over the New York Mets.
Lefty starter Steven Matz pitched eight scoreless innings and retired 16 batters at one point in the longest outing of his career as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 Wednesday afternoon.
The Mets went deep three times against starter Gio Gonzalez (3-2), who had allowed just three homers in his first eight starts.
Noah Syndergaard struck out 10 over seven shutout innings as the Mets snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Nationals 2-0.
Darling also discussed the ups and downs of the Mets' starting rotation.
It's a big night in Flushing Tuesday as the top two teams in the National League East begin a three-game series.
