September 1st. - Nats 6, Mets 5

Sunday night in Washington, the Nationals came from behind and scored 3 times in the bottom of the 8^th inning as they beat the Mets  6-5.  For the second straight day the Mets offense looked sharp.  In the top of the first the Mets took a 2-0 lead on an rbi double by Daniel Murphy and a rbi single by Lucas Duda.  In the top of the 2^nd, Matt Den Dekker connected for his first major league homer off Ross Ohlendorf and it was 3-zip.  The Nats scored single runs in the 2^nd and 4^th innings off Jonathon Niese.  The Mets made it 4-2 in the 6^th on a rbi single by Murphy.  In the 7^th, Lucas Duda added his second rbi single and it was 5-2 Mets. Niese wasn’t as sharp as his last outing but he protected the lead until he left the game with 2 outs in the 6^th inning with a minor leg injury.  Niese went 5 2/3 he allowed 10 hits 2 runs (both earned) he walked  2 and struck out 4.  He gets the no decision.  The Nats made it 5-3 in the bottom of the 7^th against Scott Atchison. In the bottom of the 8^th The Nats rallied to scored 3 times. 2 against Scott Rice and once against loser Gonzalez German to complete the comeback win and salvage the 3^rd game of the 3 game set. Raefal Sorino pitched the 9^th earning his 36^th save. The Mets managed 13 hits in the game only to fall short.  Eric Young  Jr., Murphy, Duda and Den Dekker each had 2 hits piece. Daniel Murphy is currently on 13 for 24 tear.  Erick Davis gets the win he’s now 1-0, Germen falls to 1-2.  The Mets now stand at 62-73 on the year and 34-35 on the road.  Monday afternoon it’s a quick turn-a-round as the Mets are in action in Atlanta. Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-2  8.68) goes for the Mets. Paul Maholm  (9-10  4.37) goes for the Braves. https://www.facebook.com/MetsForum