WASHINGTON — Adrian Gonzalez watched the three batters before him work full counts against Tanner Roark before all drawing walks to load the bases with two outs in the third inning Sunday night.
By the time the veteran first baseman got to the plate, he knew what he wanted. He saw a fastball over the plate and crushed it.
Gonzalez’s grand slam, his first home run in a Mets uniform, gave his team the lead at the time, and while it was eventually wiped away, the big boost kept them alive to finally beat the Nationals 6-5 in 12 innings and complete the sweep at Nationals Park.