"We're trying to stay off him if we can, to give him one more day," Williams said. "There's debate if the inning's different and he got on base whether he was actually going to run. We didn't have to get to that, thankfully."
Taylor's blast earned the Nationals a game in the National League East race. The Mets' loss to the Marlins in Miami -- complete with cheers and high-fives in Washington's clubhouse -- cut the deficit to down to five games.