August 31st - Mets 11, Nationals 3

Saturday Night at Nationals Park the Mets jumped all over Dan Haren  and built an early 8-0 lead while Zach Wheeler had another superior outing. The Mets win their 3^rd straight with a 11-3 win over the Nationals.  The Mets got on the board first in the top of the 2^nd inning courtesy of a 2 run double by Omar Quintanilla, in the 3^rd they knocked Haren out of box scoring six times.  Daniel Murphy, Ike Davis, Matt Den Dekker  and Zach Wheeler all drove in runs in the inning. The 6 run frame capped on a 2 run single by Eric Young Jr. For Den Dekker the rbi single was his first major league hit. Daniel Murphy got his 7^th hit in the past two games in the 8^th as his double drove in Young from first.  Juan Legares capped the scoring with a 2 run single up the middle. As for Wheeler, business as usual, firing another solid effort. Zack went 6 2/3 he allowed 5 hits 2 runs (both earned) he walked 1 and struck out 3. He get s the win he’s now 7-3, his era falls to 3.36. The Nats managed their final run in the bottom of the 9^th inning off Scott Atchison. Haren only lasted 2 2/3 and yielded  7 earned runs on 9 hits earning the loss. Haren falls to 8-12. The Met offense peppered the National staff for 17 hits. Eric Young Jr. Daniel Murphy,  Josh Satin and Juan Legares all had 3 hits apiece, Travis d’Arnaud and Quintanilla added 2 hits apiece in the rout.  Murphy is scorching hot. He’s now 11 for his last 20. The Mets are now .500 on the road improving to 34-34. Overall the Mets now stand at 62-72. Sunday night the Mets look for the sweep.  Jonathon Niese (6-6  3.69) is coming off  his 3 hit shutout, looks for his 7^th win. Ross Ohlendorf  (3-0  2.49) goes for Washington. https://www.facebook.com/MetsForum