Carlos Gomez wasn’t ready.
Yes, he had both shoes on this time — unlike his other trip around the bases — but when the Nationals intentionally walked Wilson Ramos to put runners on first and second with two outs in the eighth inning and the Mets trailing by a run Thursday, Gomez had yet to go through his on-deck routine.
“I ain’t no breathe and I ain’t no put on the donut,” Gomez said.
No matter. Citi Field did the exhaling for him.
Wander Suero threw him a 95 mph cutter in a 1-2 count and Gomez didn’t miss, mashing a three-run home run to left that lifted the Mets to 6-4 win and completed a four-game sweep of the Nationals.