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Emergency Reliever Jose Reyes Gives Up Pair Of Home Runs As Nationals Embarrass Mets

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the highest-scoring game in franchise history, Daniel Murphy hit two early home runs and the Washington Nationals kept pouring it on against emergency reliever Jose Reyes and the New York Mets in a 25-4 rout Tuesday night.

Pitcher Tanner Roark hit a three-run double during a seven-run first inning and Trea Turner had four of Washington’s 26 hits. The Nationals set the team scoring mark dating to their days as the Montreal Expos in 1969.

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Jose Reyes pitches against the Washington Nationals during the eighth inning at Nationals Park on July 31, 2018.