Mets Beat Nationals 4-1 Behind a Strong Performance by Marcus Stroman and Brandon Nimmo

Mets RHP Marcus Stroman (Photo Credits to Getty Images) The New Yor Mets beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 this afternoon at Citi Field in the first game of a doublheader at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 58-55. After a scoreless bottom of the first inning, SS Jonathan Villar led off the bottom of the second witha single and then two batters RHP Marcus Stroman reached on a bunt single to third. CF Brandon Nimmo then came up and delivered a three-run homer. In the bottom of the fourth, RF Michael Conforto led off with a single and then catcher Tomas Nido followed with a single. Stroman struck out, but then Nimmo continued his strong day at the plate with a RBI single, his fourth RBI of the game. RHP Marcus Stroman had another strong start and started out well with five scoreless innings. Stroman ran into trouble in the top of the sixth after he gave up a lead-off walk to catcher Riley Adams and then a single to the following hitter pinch-hitter Andrew Stevenson. Stroman then gave up a RBI double to CF Victor Robles. Stroman came back to strike out SS Alcides Escobar and was then taken out. His final line was 5.1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. He picked up his eighth win. LHP Aaron Loup came in next and walked RF Juan Soto, but then got 1B Josh Bell to ground into a double play to end the inning. RHP Edwin Diaz came on and closed it out with a scoreless top of the seventh inning and picked up his 25th save. The Mets next game is about a half hour after the first game against the Nationals.