Game 4: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup 1. Brandon Nimmo-CF 2. Francisco Lindor-SS 3. Robinson Cano-2B 4. Pete Alonso-1B 5. Eduardo Escobar-3B 6. Dom Smith-DH 7. Mark Canha-RF 8. Jeff McNeil-LF 9. Tomas Nido-C The pitching match-up is RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Mets Beat Nationals 5-0 With An Outstanding Performance from Chris Bassitt

Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to Brad Mills-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 tonight in Washington D.C for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 3-0. The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against RHP Joan Adon, but came alive in the top of the fifth after catcher James McCann lead off with a single and then CF Brandon Nimmo and SS Francisco Lindor followed with walks to load the bases. 1B Pete Alonso came up and broke the game open with his first career grand slam. The bats went quiet for the next few innings until the top of the ninth after Nimmo led off the inning with a double and then RF Starling Marte flied out to right which moved Nimmo to third. Nimmo later scored on a wild pitch by relievr RHP Andres Machado. RHP Chris Bassitt met his Met debut after coming over from the Oakland Athletics in a trade and had a stellar start with six scoreless innings. Bassitt allowed three hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. He was in complete command all night and featured all of his pitches including his fastball, change-up, curveball and sharp breaking slider. Bassitt attacked the strike zone and kept pouring in strikes. He will be fun to watch as this season progresses. RHP Drew Smith followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh. LHP Joely Rodriguez threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth. RHP Adam Ottavino closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth. The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at the Nationals at 1:35 p.m.

Game 3: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup 1. Brandon Nimmo-CF 2. Starling Marte-RF 3. Francisco Lindor-SS 4. Pete Alonso-DH 5. Jeff McNeil-2B 6. Domininc Smith-1B 7. Travis Jankowski-LF 8. Luis Guillorme-3B 9. James McCann-C The pitching match-up is Chris Bassitt vs. RHP Joan Adon

Mets Beat Nationals 7-3 in Max Scherzer's Return to Washington

Mets RHP Max Scherzer (Photo Credits to Tommy Gilligan-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 in Washington D.C. for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 2-0. The offense was held scoreless for the first two innings, but in the top of the third 2B Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer. In the following inning, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and two batters later 3B Eduardo Esbocar doubled. DH Robinson Cano followed with a two-run single. In the next inning, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a triple and RF Starling Marte followed with a RBI double. In thw top of the sixth, LF Mark Canha led off with a single and then 2B Jeff McNeil reached on an infield single. Catcher Tomas Nido then moved Canha and McNeil to third and second with a sacrifice bunt and Marte capped off his stellar night with a two-run single. After a scoreless top of the seventh and eighth innings, 1B Pete Alonso led off the top of the ninth with a double and Escobar then walked. Pinch-hitter Dom Smith and Canha struck out, but then McNeil tacked on an insurance run with a RBI single. RHP Max Scherzer made his Met debut and started out well with a scoreless bottom of the first, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the secod. Scherzer hit 1B Josh Bell and then gave up a single to catcher Keibert Ruiz. LF Yadiel Hernandez then hit a sacrifice fly but Scherzer didn't allow any more runs in the inning. Scherzer had a scoreless bottom of the third, but in the bottom of the fourth he gave up a lead-off he gave up a lead-off single to DH Nelson Cruz and a two-run homer to Bell. Scherzer settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings and was then taken out. His final line was 6 innings, 3 runs, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. He didn't have his best stuff, but he fought through it and kept his team in the game. He picked up his first win. RHP Drew Smith followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh. RHP Seth Lugo threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth. RHP Sean Reid-Foley closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth. The Mets next game is at the Nationals tomorrow night April 9 at 7:05 p.m.

X-Rays Negative on Francisco Lindor Jaw

New York Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Tommy Gilligan-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets announced that x-rays on SS Fransisco Lindor were negative and that he passed a concussion test after he was hit in the face in the top of the fifth on a pitch by Washinton Nationals reliever Steve Cishek. Mets manager Buck Showalter rushed out of the dugout right away which caused both benches to clear. Yesterday 1B Pete Alonso and catcher James McCann were hit by Nationals relievers in the same spot.

Game 2: Mets vs. Nationals Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup 1. Brandon Nimmo-CF 2. Starling Marte-RF 3. Francisco Lindor-SS 4. Pete Alonso-1B 5. Eduardo Escobar-3B 6. Robinson Cano-DH 7. Mark Canha-LF 8. Jeff McNeil-2B 9. Tomas Nido-C The pitching match-up is RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Josiah Gray

Mets Beat Nationals 5-1 On Opening Day Behind a Strong Outing By Tylor Megill

Mets RHP Tylor Megill (Photo Credits to Alex Brandon-AP) The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 tonight on Opening Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against LHP Patrick Corbin, but came alive in the top of the fifth. 2B Robinson Cano led off the inning with a bunt single and CF Mark Canha followed with a walk. LF Jeff McNeil then singled to load the bases and then catcher James McCann was hit by a pitch which brought in a run. RF Starling Marte then grounded into a fielder's choice which brought home a run. In the following inning, 1B Pete Alonso singled with one out and two batters later Cano walked. Canha and McNeil then followed with RBI singles. After a scoreless top of the sixth, DH J.D. Davis hit a lead-off double in the top of the seventh and SS Franciso Lindor followed with a RBI single. RHP Tylor Megill had a stellar outing in his debut start of his second year with five scoreless innings, three hits, no walks and six strikeouts. Megill was in complete command all night particularly with his change-up and slider. He also had a lot of life of fastball dialing it up to 98 mph. Megill showed off his composure and poise especially in the third inning when he struck out star RF Juan Soto with a runner on third and one out and then got DH Nelson Cruz to ground out to end the inning. He has a bright future with his stuff and composure and it will be fun to see if he can build off this excellent outing going forward. RHP Trevor May followed and gave up a run in the bottom of the sixth on a solo homer by Soto. RHP Adam Ottavo then threw a scoreless bottom of the seventh. RHP Seth Lugo threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth. RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scorless bottom of the ninth. The Mets next game is at the Nationals tomorrow night April 8 at 7:05 p.m.