Tonight, Carlos Mendoza learned - hopefully - that pitching Adam Ottavino in back-to-back days is right up there with, 'Never start a land war in Asia.' The Mets took an 8-5 lead into the ninth inning, tried Ottavino and pivoted to Jake Diekman.
But Adrian Houser and Drew Smith combined to throw three scoreless innings, which gave the Mets the chance to build a 3-run lead.
Lots of hitting stars to mention. Starling Marte and Jose Iglesias each had 3-hit games, while Brandon Nimmo and Mark Vientos both contributed 2-hit nights.
With the win, they pulled within 2.5 games of the third-place Nats.
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