Despite a delayed start, a lengthy rain delay, and an offense that is by-and-large still scuffling (Juan Soto went hitless), the Mets bounced back from their walkoff loss on Friday with a 2-0 shutout win over the Nationals. The pitching was close to flawless, and a timely homer gave the Mets all the offense they’d need.
Frankly, this was a fairly uneventful game. Francisco Alvarez hit an impressive home run in the second that stayed just fair down the right field line, driving in both Met runs. The Mets put two men on in the third and another two in in the ninth, but didn’t score in either opportunity and didn’t have a real threat otherwise.