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Jake Irvin silences the Mets in a masterful Fourth of July performance

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Right-hander dominates through eight scoreless innings as the Nationals pick up a tidy 1-0 win to salvage a split with New York.

July 4, 2024 at 1:38 p.m. EDT

Jake Irvin mastered the Mets on Thursday, firing eight scoreless innings in a 1-0 win. (Nick Wass/AP)

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About 95 minutes before he threw his first pitch, as a Fourth of July crowd of 34,394 was starting to assemble outside the gates of Nationals Park and his teammates were participating in a hot dog eating competition, Jake Irvin walked onto the field seeking a moment of calm.