May 18th 2014 -- Nationals 6, Mets 3

Wilson Ramos hit a pair of doubles and drove in 4 as the Nationals take 2 out of 3 from the Mets over the weekend with a 6-3 win Sunday at Nationals park.  The Mets once again got out to the early lead in the top of the 2 ^nd on a RBI single by Juan Centeno. But that didn’t last long. The Nats scored 1 in the bottom of the 2^nd to tie it. 2 more in the 4^th and in the 5^th to build a 5-1 lead off Met starter and loser Zach Wheeler. Wheeler got hit hard again lasting only 6 innings allow 6 hits 5 runs (3 earned) he walked 2 and struck out 5. Jordan Zimmerman started for Washington and got the win. In the top of the 6^th the Mets pulled to 2 runs down when Centeno and Juan Lagares each had RBI singles to make it 5-3. The Nats added an insurance run in the bottom of the 8^th off Daisuke Matsuzaka when Wilson Ramos scored when Kevin Frandsen grounded out into a fielder’s choice that was a wide throw by Daniel Murphy away from being a double play.  Wheeler falls to 1-4 with the loss; Zimmerman improves to 3-1.  Centeno and David Wright each had a pair of hits for the Mets; Ian Desmond had two hits including his 7^th homer on the year. The Mets now fall to 20-23 on the season and 11-11 on the road.  Monday is an off day, Tuesday night the Dodgers come to town.  Josh Beckett (1-1 2.38) goes for the Dodgers, Rafael Montero (0-1  4.50) goes for the Mets.