August 7th 2014 -- Nationals 5, Mets 3 (13 innings)

Thursday afternoon in DC, Bryce Harper hit a walk off 2 run homer (4) in the bottom of the 13^th. The Nationals beat the Mets 5-3.  Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and while he wasn’t dominant he still pitched well. The Nats took a 2-0 lead in the 2^nd off deGrom with a 2 run homer by  Ian Desmond (18).  In the third deGrom singled, was bunted to 2^nd and then scored on an RBI double by Daniel Murphy to make it 2-1.  Desmond made it 3-1 in the 4^th with an RBI single.  deGrom went 6  allowing 7 hits 3 runs (all earned) walking 1 and striking out 4. The Mets tied the game in the top of the 7th on a sac fly by Eric Young Jr.  and a line RBI single up the middle by Curtis Granderson.  It was on to extras from there. The Met bullpen hurled 6 scoreless innings at the Nats. In the meantime, Kirk Nieuwenhuis who was celebrating his 27^th birthday made a pair on diving catches in center to keep the game going.  Carlos Torres came in the bottom of the 13^th and gave up a walk and the winning blast by Harper. Torres takes the loss he falls to 5-5, Craig Stammen pitched 3 scoreless innings to pick up the win he’s now 2-4. Murphy continues to rake going 3 for 6, Desmond hat 2 hits and 3 RBI, Denard Span had 4 hits for the Nats. The Mets drop 2 of 3 to the Nationals. They now stand at 54-61 overall and26-34 on the road. Next it’s off the Philadelphia for a 4 game series with the last place Phillies. Friday night Bartolo Colon (10-9  4.12) goes for the Mets, A.J. Burnett (6-11  4.16) goes for Philly.