August 6th 2014 -- Nationals 7, Mets 1

Wednesday night in Washington, Doug Fister allowed 1 unearned run in 7 1/3 innings and Adam LaRoche hit a pair of homers and drove in 3, the Nationals beat the Mets 7-1.  Jonathon Niese started for the Mets and the Nats jumped on him in the 1^st inning.  Jayson Werth connected for a RBI single and LaRoche hit a 2 run blast (14) to make it 3-0.  In the 6^th Danny Espinosa hit a 3 run shot (7) to make it 6-0.  The Mets scored their only run in the top of the 8^th on an RBI infield single by Daniel Murphy. LaRoche hit a solo homer (15) off Carlos Torres in the 8^th to cap the scoring. Niese continues to struggle going 6 innings allowing 8 hits all 6 runs (earned) walking 2 and striking out 2.  He takes the loss falling to 5-8. Fister improves to 11-3.  The Met offense scattered 8 hits on the night. Murphy and Lucas Duda each had a pair of hits. Curtis Granderson snapped a 0-18 streak with a bunt single in the top of the 6^th.  With the loss the Mets fall to 54-60 on the year and 26-33 on the road. Thursday afternoon is the rubber game of the series. Jacob deGrom (6-5  2.77) goes for the Mets. Jordan Zimmerman (7-5 3.00) goes for the Nats.