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Harper’s Go-Ahead Blast In Eighth Lifts Nats Past Mets In Game 1

Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
Temperature: 50°
Umpires: Home - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Sean Barber, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Gerry Davis
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NEW YORK -- The final weekend of the regular season for the New York Mets began with torrential rains resulting in their first postponement in more than a year. The National League East champion Mets can only hope the bigger news of the day didn't also dampen their playoff hopes.

With no break in sight from the rains that began pelting New York before dawn, the opener of the Mets' series against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field was postponed Friday afternoon about three hours before the scheduled first pitch of 7:10 p.