Game one was a back-and-forth offensive battle. Despite the Nationals sparking a rally in the bottom of the ninth that put the tying run on third base, Jake Diekman got Drew Millas to strike out, securing the 8-7 win.
Through three innings, game two appeared to be a pitchers duel before the blue and orange bats came to life courtesy of a two-run home run by Harrison Bader in the fourth and a two-RBI triple by Starling Marte in the fifth as the Mets would go on to win 6-3.
The bats stayed hot in game three as the blue and orange scored nine unanswered runs and cruised to a 9-1 victory and the series sweep. Here are three takeaways from the Mets sweep of the Washington Nationals.
After splitting a four-game set at home with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the New York Mets headed to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Nationals in a three-game series.
