There was Yunel Escobar’s backhanded stab of John Mayberry’s smash down the third-base line in the top of the first, perhaps preventing two runs from scoring. There was Michael Taylor’s galloping catch of Eric Campbell’s drive to deep right-center in the top of the fifth, again perhaps preventing two runs from scoring. There was Bryce Harper’s shoestring snag of Wilmer Flores’ sinking liner to right in the top of the eighth. And moments later, there was Jose Lobaton’s sprawling grab of Mayberry’s foul-pop, up against a backstop railing and just shy of the camera well.
The Nationals made so many highlight-reel plays in the field during Monday night’s 7-2 victory over the Mets, one of the game’s primary beneficiaries couldn’t choose just one to celebrate.