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W.Flores singled to left, Uribe scored, T.d'Arnaud to second.

Singled to left, Uribe scored, T.d'Arnaud to second.

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Y.Escobar singled to center, Espinosa scored, Rendon to second.

Singled to center, Espinosa scored, Rendon to second.

W.Flores homered to center on a 1-1 count.

Mets fourth.  Tejada fouled out to first baseman Zimmerman.  Dan.Murphy flied out to left fielder Werth.  Uribe walked on four pitches.  d'Arnaud walked on a full count, Uribe to second.  W.Flores singled to left, Uribe scored, d'Arnaud to second.  Lagares walked on a full count, d'Arnaud to third, W.Flores to second.  Campbell struck out.

Nationals eighth.  M.Taylor struck out.  Lobaton popped out to left fielder Campbell.  C.Robinson pinch-hitting for Roark.  C.Robinson was hit by a pitch.  Espinosa pinch-running for C.Robinson.  Rendon hit an infield single to shortstop, Espinosa to second.  Y.Escobar singled to center, Espinosa scored, Rendon to second.  Clippard pitching.  Werth struck out.

Mets twelfth.  W.Flores homered to center on a 1-1 count.

The Nationals are 6-4 against the Mets this season, even though the runs (29-28 Nationals) and hits (73-72 Mets) in the season series have been nearly identical. The difference has been Washington's 4-0 record in one-run games.

Washington is 27-17 (.614) against the NL East this season. The Nationals have not won 60 percent of their divisional games since the 1994 Expos went 21-13 (.618). The Mets are 24-17 (.585) against the NL East, their best divisional record since 2006 (45-29, .608), which was the last time they made the postseason.

The Mets lost to San Diego in a wild game Thursday afternoon. New York led 7-1 in the seventh inning and 7-5 with the bases empty and two outs in the ninth inning, but rain delayed the conclusion of the game. After the delay, Jeurys Familia allowed two singles and a three-run home run by Justin Upton to surrender the lead. Following yet another rain delay, the Mets went down in order in the bottom of the ninth, clinching their first home loss after leading by six or more runs since August 26, 1970 against the Braves.

Matt Harvey is 3-2 with a 1.34 ERA (7 ER/47.0 IP) in seven career starts against the Nationals. Harvey's ERA is the lowest by any active starter against any current NL team (minimum 45 IP).

Gio Gonzalez started the season 4-4 with a 4.82 ERA (40 ER/74.2 IP) in his first 13 starts. Over his last five starts, he is 4-0 with a 1.45 ERA (5 ER/31.0 IP). However, he has allowed a .301 batting average on the road this season, the highest mark of his career.

Juan Lagares has had success against Gonzalez in the past, going 10-for-22 (.455) against him with three doubles, a triple and a home run. On the other hand, Bryce Harper is 0-for-14 with seven strikeouts against Harvey in his career, his most at-bats without a hit against any pitcher.

HP - Meals, 1B - Baker, 2B - Fletcher, 3B - Emmel

Superb pitching has been the New York Mets' calling card but clutch hitting has them on the verge of gaining a share of the NL East lead.
Noah Syndergaard looks to continue his home dominance and help the Mets sweep a three-game set with the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.

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NEW YORK (AP)  Wilmer Flores gave Mets fans one more reason to fall for him - this time with his bat as well as his heart.
The new favorite at Citi Field hit a leadoff homer in the 12th inning to lift New York over the Washington Nationals 2-1 Friday night in the opener of a pivotal series between the top teams in the NL East.

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