“That’s as good a win as we’ve had all year,” manager Buck Showalter said after the Mets (15-11) snapped a four-game losing streak, the longest of his tenure with the club and inspired some hope ahead of a four-game showdown with the Braves. Regardless of the rationale, the recently offensively challenged Mets out-hit their mistakes - and there were plenty - in a back-and-forth, 9-8 win over the Nationals in front of 20,726 at Citi Field on Thursday night. Maybe - probably - it was the simple fact that this lineup is much better than it had shown in the past couple of days and was bound to break out in a big way. Maybe it was the Brandon Nimmo gnome that debuted in the dugout and looked over the club. Maybe it was the opposing pitching, notably former Met Trevor Williams and three Washington relievers, not looking sharp. Rangers coach turns down Mets’ managerial interviewĭarryl Strawberry was supposed to go to Israel “So to get him contributing like we know he can would mean a lot to our pitching staff.Mets’ Yogi Berra-Tom Seaver misery is the ugly side of October magicĪ-Rod goes silent on what Mets star pairing with new agent means “We all know what he could mean to us and has the last year,” Showalter said. It was a big night for the visitors, but possibly an even bigger night for Carrasco.

Mark Canha was the only player in the Mets’ lineup who failed to reach base. Francisco Alvarez had his second two-hit game in as many nights (2-for-4). Alonso went 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI and two walks. McNeil went 3-for-4 with three runs, a walk and a steal. Nimmo went 2-for-6 with two RBI and two runs. A two-run triple by Nimmo in the eighth made it 9-1 and Francisco Lindor sent him home with a single to cap the scoring. Hughes kept the damage minimal but the Mets maximized it facing right-hander Michael Rucker.Īlonso’s two-run homer came on the first pitch Rucker threw him in the seventh inning to make it 7-1. The Chicago defense didn’t do Hendricks many favors and only three of the five runs he gave up over 4 and 1/3 innings were earned. A double steal was executed by McNeil and Alonso and an error by catcher Yan Gomes was made trying to get McNeil at third. They scored again in the fifth, with left-hander Brandon Hughes failing to keep the inherited runners from scoring. The Mets doomed him with a two-out rally in the third inning, scoring three to go up 4-1. Hendricks (0-1), the Cubs’ former staff ace, made his 2023 season debut Thursday, marking a return to action since being sidelined last summer with a shoulder strain. He commanded it so much better and really attacked. “I thought he had crisp stuff his last time out but he couldn’t command it. “Command was good, he had a good changeup,” said manager Buck Showalter. Adam Ottavino replaced him with two out and one on and Carrasco came off the field with his first win of the season (1-2) secured with the Mets up 7-1. He retired the side in order in the fifth and sixth innings and came back out for the seventh for the first time this season. “Just getting an edge, getting control of that pitch, that’s really important for me because that’s what I’ve been using a lot and it worked pretty well.” “That’s what I was looking for,” Carrasco said. Mike Tauchman rolled over it to ground out and end the inning. But he got out of the jam by using his changeup. Carrasco cruised from there, only running into trouble in the third when two singles and a walk loaded the bases with two outs. The one run allowed was a solo homer by Dansby Swanson in the first inning to tie the game at 1.

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