The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 9-7 tonight to win their second consecutive game and improve their record to 47-38. They are now 3 games behind the Nationals for first place in the National League East. The Mets offense exploded for 15 hits and 4 home runs. 1B James Loney hit an RBI single. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud hit a solo homer. 3B Jose Reyes hit his first homer run as a Met. CF Yoenis Cespedes hit an RBI double. 3B Wilmer Flores hit a pinch-hit 3 run homer to give the Mets the lead in the fifth inning. This was Flores's fifth home run this week. He has an incredible week and could be played National League player of the week. SS Asdrubal Cabrera hit a solo homer. 2B Neil Walker hit an RBI single.
RHP Bartolo Colon gave up 6 runs on 10 hits in just 4 2/3 innings. RHP Hansel Robles pitched 1 1/3 innings and picked up his third win of the season. LHP Antonio Bastardo gave up a run in the top of the seventh inning and recorded just 2 outs. RHP Addison Reed came in and got the last out of the seventh and also pitched a scoreless eighth, RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless ninth inning and picked up his 31th save.
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