NEW YORK – If the Mets make the playoffs – and it looks more and more likely that they will – the Nationals will have played a major role in making that happen. While the teams don’t play as many intra-division games as they once did, they still face each other 13 times a year, […]
With no help on the road scoreboard in the Wild Card race, the Mets took care of their business on Wednesday night, defeating the Washington Nationals with a nine-run fourth-inning victory to maintain their position in the Wild Card race. Jose Quintana threw around a couple of baserunners in the first inning, but otherwise continued […]
If this was the breakout game for Pete Alonso, it came at a great time for the Mets. Alonso matched his season-high with five RBIs in the Mets’ 10-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in New York. His first hit of the night was a key two-RBI hit against Texas Leaguers that […]
NEW YORK – The Nationals did a lot of things right in Monday night’s series opener against the Mets. They got off to a great start by Jake Irvin. They played tough defense. They had some good relief pitchers. What they lacked was sufficient offense, especially in the crucial situations late in the game. The […]
The Mets were lucky to stay in the wild card position after losing the Phillies series, as the Braves lost to the Dodgers on Sunday night. But now they faced the Nationals, who they desperately needed to beat. The Mets had received some positive news a few hours before the game, as Lindor’s MRI results […]
NEW YORK — We’ve reached the final two weeks of the season and the Nationals’ final road trip. All of the remaining teams on the schedule have winning records, all are technically still in the championship race. And those first three games are against a Mets team that’s still in the race, tied with the […]
The easy portion of the Nationals’ 2024 schedule comes to a close today. After this final game against the Marlins, the remaining four opponents heading into the final two weeks of the season are all above .500, with three of them entering today in a playoff position. With a win this afternoon, the Nats would […]
Thursday was not a good night for the Nationals, who did so many things wrong over the course of a 6-3 loss to the Marlins, even though the game should have been a win given the way the game started and the way Mitchell Parker pitched. But it’s a new day, so they’ll look to […]
Phillies back on top of MLB standings – will they secure 1st place? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With five straight wins, the Phillies have returned to the top of the MLB standings with a record of 84-56. They are tied with the Dodgers in points, but have won the head-to-head matchup with the […]
ATLANTA – Davey Martinez laughed as he recalled his only game against Randy Johnson. On May 24, 1998, the first Devil Rays franchise faced the Mariners at the Kingdome, with the big unit on the mound for Seattle. Tampa Bay’s regular lineup featured two Hall of Famers, Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs. Neither played that […]
