If it weren’t for those pesky extra innings, the Washington Nationals might have another great comeback story to tell.
Two years to the day after their epic, seven-run, ninth-inning comeback against the New York Mets, the Nationals again rallied in the ninth against Mets’ closer Edwin Díaz, but this time fell to the Mets in 10 innings, 6-2.
“The boys fought back to make it 2-2, and we just couldn’t finish,” manager Davey Martinez told reporters afterward. “These guys are playing hard, and they played till the end and we pushed to come back.