Mets Rally To Beat Nationals 9-8 Powered By McNeil and Baty

1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Newsday.com)

 The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 tonight at Citi Field to snap their four-game losing streak and improved their record to 15-11.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 2B Jeff McNeil and DH Daniel Vogelbach singled with one out in the bottom of the second. LF Mark Canha followed with a sacrifice fly to score McNeil.

In the bottom of the fourth, 3B Brett Baty delivered with a solo homer.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a single and then CF Brandon Nimmo also walked and RF Starling Marte walked the bases.

SS Francisco Lindor then came through with a two-run double.

After a scoreless bottom of the fifth, Nimmo singled to lead off the bottom of the sixth and two batters later, Lindor hit a RBI double.

1B Pete Alonso then hit a RBI single and later in the inning Vogelbach hit a RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, Marte singled to lead off the inning and two batters later Alonso hit a RBI double to tie the game.

McNeil followed with a game-winning RBI triple.

LHP Joey Lucchesi started out well until the top of the sixth.

Lucchesi gave up a lead-off single to DH Joey Meneses and two batters later a single to RF Lane Thomas and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.1 innings, five hits, three runs, two walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Tommy Hunter came in next and gave up RBI singles to pinch-hitter Luis Garcia and CF Victor Robles.

Hunter came back for the top of the eighth and got into trouble after he gave up back-to-back hit by pitches and then Lindor made an error which loaded the bases.

Hunter was then taken out and LHP Brooks Raley came in next.

Raley then gave up a sacrifice fly to Garcia and a grand slam to SS CJ Abrams.

RHP David Robertson closed it out with a dominant 1-2-3 top of the ninth and picked up his fifth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, April 28 at home against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m.