The Washington Nationals began their much-talked-about 14 games in 14 days against teams above .500 on Monday with an 8-4 win over the New York Mets that looks a lot more comfortable than it actually felt, especially in the later innings.
For a team that’s really starting to feel a bit like the 2019 group, they almost blew this game in early 2019 fashion as the bullpen was only just about able to cobble itself together to get the ball to Brad Hand with a one-run lead.
Thankfully Ryan Zimmerman let everyone breathe a sigh of relief with a three-run bomb to all but secure a big victory over the Mets and move the Nats to just three games out of first.