Mets Beat Nationals 7-0 To Complete Sweep Led By Nimmo and Peterson

 

LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 at Citi Field this afternoon to sweep their three-game series and improved their record to 47-45.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against LHP MacKenzie Gore, but then came alive in the bottom of fifth.

Catcher Luis Torrens led off with a double and three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil walked.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk and then LF Brandon Nimmo continued his torrid stretch with a three-run double.

DH J.D. Martinez then hit a RBI single and then 1B Pete Alonso hit a RBI single.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the sixth and seventh, Martinez singled with one out in the bottom of the eighth and Alonso followed with a single,

3B Mark Vientos then hit a RBI single.

Two batters later, CF Harrison Bader capped off the scoring with a RBI single.

LHP David Peterson had a strong outing with six scoreless innings.

Peterson was able to work his way out of trouble in the first couple of innings and then settled down after that retiring seven hitters in a row after that.

Peterson overcame more traffic in the top of the fifth and was able to escape out of another inning.

He had a scoreless top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, four hits, 0 runs, three walks and five strikeouts.

He picked up his fourth win and lowered his ERA to 3.09.

RHP Phil Maton made his Met debut in the top of the seventh and had an impressive outing with a 1-2-3 inning and two strikeouts showing off his nasty curveball.

LHP Danny Young came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a hit by pitch and single to the first two hitters he faced and then retired the next two hitters he faced.

Young then gave up a walk to load the based and was taken out.

RHP Dedneil Nunez came on and retired 2B Luis Garcia Jr on a grounder to end the inning.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in the top of the ninth and had a rough beginning loading the bases due to a single, walk and hit by pitch with one out.

Ottavino came back to strike out LF James Wood and DH Jesse Winker to close out the victory.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, July 12 at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m.