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Plawecki flied out to center fielder M.Taylor.

Uribe grounded out, third baseman Y.Escobar to first baseman Zimmerman.

Grounded out, third baseman Y.Escobar to first baseman Zimmerman.

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Granderson homered to right on a 2-2 count, Plawecki scored.

Homered to right on a 2-2 count, Plawecki scored.

Dan.Murphy homered to right on the first pitch.

Duda homered off the right field foul pole on the first pitch, Cespedes scored.

Homered off the right field foul pole on the first pitch, Cespedes scored.

Y.Escobar homered to center on the first pitch.

Nationals first.  Y.Escobar grounded out, second baseman Dan.Murphy to first baseman Duda.  Rendon homered to center on a 2-0 count.  Harper grounded out, second baseman Dan.Murphy to first baseman Duda.  Zimmerman lined out to right fielder Granderson.

Mets third.  Plawecki walked on a full count.  Syndergaard sacrificed, first baseman Zimmerman to second baseman Rendon, Plawecki to second.  Tejada lined out to pitcher Zimmermann.  Granderson homered to right on a 2-2 count, Plawecki scored.  Dan.Murphy homered to right on the first pitch.  Cespedes singled to left.  Duda homered off the right field foul pole on the first pitch, Cespedes scored.  Uribe popped out to second baseman Rendon.

Nationals sixth.  Zimmermann grounded out, second baseman Dan.Murphy to first baseman Duda.  Y.Escobar homered to center on the first pitch.  Rendon singled to left.  Harper singled to center, Rendon to second.  Zimmerman flied out to center fielder Cespedes.  Werth grounded out, second baseman Dan.Murphy to first baseman Duda.

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

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)  As the clock ticked past 11 p.m. and ''Moondance'' by Van Morrison practically wafted through the ballpark, young children ran around the bases as part of a family-friendly promotion normally reserved for Sunday afternoons.
For the first time in years, the New York Mets are a late show worth watching.

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Washington Nationals @ New York Mets on August 3, 2015

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