Mets Secure Victory Against Nationals

WASHINGTON — The Mets found themselves with a significant opportunity to build on their recent success, facing an opponent that’s not too challenging.

On Monday night, they maintained the momentum from their Subway Series victory and dominated the Nationals throughout the game. The Mets closed out the contest with a 16-7 win in the 12th inning, marking their sixth victory in seven games.

After establishing a solid lead, the Mets exploded for 10 runs in the final inning against position player Joevit Vivas.

Hayden Saenger’s sacrifice bunt advanced the automatic runners, and Carson Benge delivered an RBI hit in the 12th to score the winning run. Vidal Burjan executed a suicide squeeze that brought in Benji as additional security. Brett Batty later contributed with a two-run single.

The Mets kept piling on the runs. Marcus Semien, AJ Ewing, Benji, and Bo Bichette all added key hits to wrap up the inning.

In the 11th, Semien’s sacrifice fly helped Bluejane, the automatic runner, cross home plate, putting the Mets ahead 6-5. Bourjan, who came in as a pinch runner, began the inning but was out on Batty’s flyout.

Facing Huascar Brazoban, the Nationals managed to score again on Joey Weimer’s infield hit in the bottom of the frame, although third baseman Brujan struggled with a bare-hand attempt.

Brazoban dealt with a tense situation in the 10th with the bases loaded, managing to get out of it by hitting Nasim Nunez on a fielder’s choice and striking out CJ Abrams.

While Batty and Bichette hit home runs that caught attention, Taylor, Juan Soto, Benji, and Luis Torrence all played significant roles in a game where the Mets bounced back from a 3-2 deficit.

Entering the seventh inning, the Mets had a 5-3 lead but lost it. Brooks Lally conceded a run in the seventh, and Tobias Myers allowed an RBI double to Curtis Mead in the eighth, tying things up. Myers had previously struck out Jose Tena to escape a bases-loaded jam.

Looking back at the earlier innings, Scott struggled again, failing to last five innings for the third straight time. He allowed four hits, three walks, five strikeouts, and three earned runs over four innings, throwing 81 pitches.

Torrence’s RBI double in the second gave the Mets an early 1-0 lead, although it was unearned due to an error by James Woods that let Tyrone Taylor advance to second.

A couple of quick outs by Scott turned sour when he hit Jacob Young, who exited the game. Jose Tena’s subsequent RBI double and a single from Drew Millas shifted the score to 2-1 for the Nats.

Scott faced more trouble in the third, allowing Weimer’s RBI double, as Brady House and Daylen Lyle contributed to the rally. Lyle’s close call at third could have cost the Nats a run.

Batty’s home run in the fourth narrowed the deficit to 3-2, marking his third long ball of the season with an impressive 451-foot shot.

In the fifth, the Mets took the lead at 4-3 after Torrence reached on an error. Soto, who has had a hot streak recently, delivered a two-run homer, boosting his numbers significantly over the last few games.

The seventh inning saw Bichette add a home run to extend the lead to 5-3—a significant boost for him, especially considering he had begun the day with a modest OPS of .531.

The Mets (21-26) will face off against the Nationals a total of three more times before heading to Miami for another three-game series.