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K.Johnson fouled out to third baseman Y.Escobar.

Dan.Murphy grounded out, pitcher Thornton to first baseman Zimmerman.

Grounded out, pitcher Thornton to first baseman Zimmerman.

Duda doubled to left, Granderson scored, Cespedes to third.

Doubled to left, Granderson scored, Cespedes to third.

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Desmond singled to center, Y.Escobar scored, Harper scored, Werth to second.

Singled to center, Y.Escobar scored, Harper scored, Werth to second.

Nationals first.  Rendon flied out to center fielder Granderson.  Y.Escobar singled to right.  Harper singled to right, Y.Escobar to third.  Zimmerman lined out to center fielder Granderson.  Werth walked on a full count, Harper to second.  Desmond singled to center, Y.Escobar scored, Harper scored, Werth to second.  W.Ramos grounded out, pitcher deGrom to first baseman Duda.

Mets fourth.  Dan.Murphy grounded out, first baseman Zimmerman to pitcher J.Ross.  Cespedes grounded out, third baseman Y.Escobar to first baseman Zimmerman.  Duda homered to center on a 1-1 count.  W.Flores grounded out, second baseman Rendon to first baseman Zimmerman.

Mets seventh.  Duda homered to left on the first pitch.  W.Flores grounded out, shortstop Desmond to first baseman Zimmerman.  K.Johnson doubled to left.  Janssen pitching.  d'Arnaud grounded out, shortstop Desmond to first baseman Zimmerman.  Uribe pinch-hitting for Parnell.  Uribe was intentionally walked.  Tejada grounded out, first baseman Zimmerman to pitcher Janssen.

Mets eighth.  Thornton pitching.  Granderson doubled to right.  Dan.Murphy grounded out, pitcher Thornton to first baseman Zimmerman.  Cespedes was intentionally walked.  Duda doubled to left, Granderson scored, Cespedes to third.  Barrett pitching.  W.Flores struck out.  K.Johnson fouled out to third baseman Y.Escobar.

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

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)  When the Washington Nationals took the bat out of Yoenis Cespedes' hands in the eighth inning, Lucas Duda let the rest of the National League know how tough it's going to be now to get through the middle of the new Mets' lineup.
Duda hit a tiebreaking double after Cespedes was walked intentionally, leading New York to a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Nationals on Saturday night in front of the second largest crowd ever for a Mets game at Citi Field.

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Washington Nationals @ New York Mets on August 1, 2015

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