The New York Mets can take solace in the fact that, as much as they have struggled through early parts of the 2019 season, they have not looked nearly as bad as the Washington Nationals. The Mets were able to take advantage of their struggling division counterparts and cruised to an easy victory at Nationals Park in the series opener.
New York got all the offense it would need in the first inning, thanks in large part to the magic of instant replay. After Amed Rosario picked up a one-out single against Nationals starter Jeremy Hellickson—the single extended Rosario’s hitting streak to eight games and his road hitting streak to 14 games—Robinson Cano hit what looked like an inning-ending double play.