The Mets defeated the Nationals 16-7 after Washington committed four errors and allowed five unearned runs. The game swung further when the Nationals ran out of pitching and surrendered ten runs in the top of the 12th inning. Washington had multiple chances to win in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh innings but failed to execute. Jake Irvin started strongly, including striking out four consecutive hitters early. New York scored first when a two-out single turned into an error-aided triple, leading to an RBI double by Luis Torrens. Washington responded with runs in the second and third innings, including an RBI double by Jose Tena and an RBI double by Joey Weimer. Brett Baty hit a 451-foot home run in the fourth to bring the Mets back.
"The Nats committed four errors and allowed five unearned runs en route to dropping this one 16-7 after running out of pitching and surrendering ten runs in the top of the 12th inning. This one stings a little extra when you think about the Nats having golden opportunities in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh innings to win this game, but could not execute any of them. Just not a game that frankly the Nationals deserved to win, but the opportunities were certainly there."
"Jake Irvin came out firing to start the game. At one point over innings one and two, he struck out four consecutive hitters. The Mets did strike first after a two-out single turned into an error-aided triple after James Wood committed a fielding error and then a throwing error on the same play, allowing Tyrone Taylor to make it from first to third with two outs. Luis Torrens then knocked him in with an RBI double to make it 1-0 New York."
"The Nats had a scary moment in the bottom half of the second as Jacob Young, a tough guy, took a 93-mile-per-hour sinker directly to the ribs, and he was unable to stay in the game. Joey Weimer came in to replace him, and we're going to have to hope for the best for JY. The Nats did at least get a run out of it, as Weimer immediately got to run around the bases, scoring from first on an RBI double by Jose Tena. They'd snag the lead later in the inning as well on an RBI single by Drew Millas."
"Joey Weimer did have himself a great night off the bench, and he came up big in the third inning, extending the Washington lead to 3-1 on an RBI double the other way to right field. The Mets would get that run right back in the top of the fourth as Brett Baty led off the inning with a mammoth 451-foot home run to center field, the furthest home run hit at Nationals Park so far this season."
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