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Bruce homered to center on a 1-1 count, McNeil scored.

Homered to center on a 1-1 count, McNeil scored.

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Mets first.  Rosario singled to right.  Rosario stole second.  McNeil grounded out, second baseman Difo to first baseman Zimmerman, Rosario to third.  Flores singled to left, Rosario scored.  Frazier flied out to center fielder Taylor.  Bruce flied out to center fielder Taylor.

Mets eighth.  Harper in as center fielder.  Eaton in as right fielder.  Glover pitching.  McNeil walked.  Flores flied out to right fielder Eaton.  Frazier struck out.  Collins pitching.  McNeil stole second.  Bruce homered to center on a 1-1 count, McNeil scored.  Jackson struck out.

Washington will travel to the Big Apple to face off with the New York Mets. The Nationals are 60-33 (.645) all-time at Citi Field since it opened in 2009, the second-best winning percentage by any team at any road ballpark (minimum 75 games; Dodgers at Connie Mack Stadium -- .658).

The Nationals have lost seven of their last 11 games, and have given up a home run in each of those 11 games. That is tied for the second-longest streak by any NL team this season, behind the Nats themselves, who gave up a homer in 17 consecutive games in June.

The Mets are playing above .500 ball in August, with a 12-11 record so far. Since giving up 18 earned runs on July 31 against Washington, the Mets' bullpen has allowed just 22 total earned runs in August.

Bryce Harper is slashing .351/.427/.632 since the All-Star break. He batted just .214 before the break -- his +.137 improvement in batting average ranks first in MLB among qualifying players.

After exiting the game early in the Mets' blowout loss to the Nationals on July 31, Wilmer Flores is batting .315 with a .364 on-base percentage.

Gio Gonzalez has a 1.78 career ERA at Citi Field, giving up just 20 earned runs in 16 starts. That is the second-best ERA by any active pitcher at a road ballpark, behind Clayton Kershaw at AT&T Park (1.30; minimum 15 games started).

HP - Barry, 1B - Torres, 2B - Lentz, 3B - Nauert

NEW YORK -- The last time the Washington Nationals faced the New York Mets, the Nationals appeared ready to reward the faith of the upper management figures who resisted the urge to tear down the perennial National League East champions.
But a little more than three weeks later, it's becoming clearer by the day the Nationals will end the season closer to the Mets than the playoffs.

Fading Nationals, Mets open weekend series

NEW YORK (AP)  Didn't take long for a refreshed Jay Bruce to get right back in the swing of things.
Bruce hit a two-run homer in his return from an extended stay on the disabled list, Jason Vargas tossed six stellar innings and the New York Mets beat Washington 3-0 on Friday night to hand the Nationals their second consecutive shutout.

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Washington Nationals @ New York Mets on August 24, 2018

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