Behind Noah Syndergaard and three home runs in the third-inning, the New York Mets have swept the Washington Nationals three straight.
In the ninth-inning with Tyler Clippard on the mound looking for a save, fans at Citi Field were chanting “we want first place.”
You ask, you shall receive. First place is exactly what they got as their New York Mets (55-50) handled business against the Washington Nationals (54-49) tonight by the final of 5-2.
Mets beat Nats, 5-2, to sweep and move into tie atop NL East. • Syndergaard: 8 IP, 2 ER, 9 K • Duda: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI pic.twitter.com/M0hEYsiWZG
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 3, 2015
Sweep complete & tied for 1st. @Mets beat Nats, 5-2, behind Thor (8 IP, 2 R, 9 K) & Duda’s 9th HR in last 8 games. pic.twitter.com/4vL3C8QwX5
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) August 3, 2015
The win completed a three-game series sweep of the then first-place Nats. Now, both teams are virtually locked atop the division.
Noah Syndergaard, like a broken record, was dominant yet again. He struck out nine over eight-innings while only surrendering two runs and scattering eight hits. His biggest K came with his final pitch by getting Bryce Harper to swing through a hard one.
Noah Syndergaard: 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 9 SO, (2.67 ERA). 5-2 @Mets! #WHIFF #LGM pic.twitter.com/ONlsv4mtoy
— In Mets We Trust (@InMetsWeTrust) August 3, 2015
#WHIFF!!! #Thor ends the 7th with a K! ??????? #BringTheHammer pic.twitter.com/yjDwkbsNzp — New York Mets (@Mets) August 3, 2015
Pretty boy Harper inspecting his fingernails after Syndergaard blew him away with a 99MPH fastball pic.twitter.com/siex8oiZvb
— It Did Transpire (@MetsKevin11) August 3, 2015
Just as equally dominating tonight were the Mets bats as they exploded for five runs on three home runs in the third-inning against Jordan Zimmerman.
Curtis Granderson got is started with a two-run blast. Then, Daniel Murphy his a solo shot of his own. Finally, Lucas Duda continued his torrid hitting with another two-run shot as he turned on a pitch that seemed physically impossible.
SWEEP!!! #MetsWIN 5-2!!! #Books #Whiff ??? pic.twitter.com/0kL0ehmoCt
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 3, 2015
Outta here! The 3 HR 3rd inning was our first such inning since 6/7/2007. #MetsFacts ??? pic.twitter.com/DQRWw2Olut
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 3, 2015
Granderson Murphy & Dud 3 HRs! #Mets #Nationals pic.twitter.com/CCz4MFeojY”
— Christian (@cruzm0473_cruz) August 3, 2015
Duda now has nine home runs in his last eight games. Even Wilmer Flores made an entrance in the bottom of the eighth to smack a double off the wall.
Double for Wilmer!!!! #LGM pic.twitter.com/vImTtHQ95D
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 3, 2015
Next up for the Mets will be the Marlins in Miami tomorrow night.
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