Mets vs. Nationals Game 2 Recap

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 11-8 today for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 2-0 on the season. In the top of the first inning, the offense got off to a fast start after 1B Pete Alonso singled, RF Michael Conforto singled with two outs and advanced to second on a throwing error by CF Victor Robles and Alonso advanced to third due to some heads-up baserunning. Catcher Wilson Ramos drove them in with a two-run double. LF Jeff McNeil followed with an RBI triple. In the top of the second inning, 3B J.D. Davis grounded out to lead off the inning, starting pitcher RHP Noah Syndergarrd drew a walk, CF Brandon Nimmo moved Syndergarrd over to second with a bunt and Alonso drove in the first run of his career with an RBI single. The bats were quiet until the top of the eighth inning after Wilson Ramos led off the inning with an infield single. Jeff McNeil followed with a single and SS Amed Rosario walked to load the bases. 3B J.D. Davis broke the tie with a two-run single. Rosario scored before the next pitch was thrown on a balk by Nationals reliever Kyle Barraclough. Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith lined out to first base and Nimmo grounded out to move Davis to second. 1B Peter Alonso broke the game open with a RBI double. In the top of the ninth inning, RF Michael Conforto led off with a single, Wilson Ramos walked and McNeil hit an RBI double, his fourth hit on the day. Rosario and J.D Davis grounded out bur Dominic Smith hit a two-run single.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd didn't have a great outing allowing four runs in six innings. Syndergaard gave up four runs in six innings. He gave up seven hits, but no walks. He had seven strikeouts. He wound up with a no-decision. LHP Justin Wilson came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning and picked up his first win.  RHP Jeurys Familia followed and got the first two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, but was taken out with two outs after he gave up a walk to Juan Soto and a single to Ryan Zimmerman. RHP Seth Lugo had to come in and retired pinch-hitter Matt Adams on a deep fly out to end the inning. Lugo stayed in for the bottom of the ninth inning, bur gave up four unearned runs after 2B Robinson Cano made an error.  Lugo was taken out with two outs in the ninth and closer Edwin Diaz had to come in to get the last out on a fly out by catcher Kurt Suzuki for his first save.