Christian Scott’s return to the big leagues fell one out short of impressive Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON — Scott left a sweeper over the plate and the Nationals’ second baseman crushed it for a three-run homer, starting a downward slide that ended with a 7-5 loss for the Mets at Nationals Park on Tuesday.
The Mets , who led 5-0, missed an opportunity to move two games over .500 for the first time since April 24.Mark Vientos keeps proving to Mets he belongs: ‘Confidence is there’Jake Diekman surrendered two earned runs in only 1/3 of an inning before Garcia Jr.’s second homer of the game, against Ty Adcock, gave the Nationals their margin of victory.
Washington Nationals’ Luis Garcia Jr. gets a celebratory hat after his three-run homer as James Wood looks on during the sixth inning.Scott, back in the rotation after starting five games for the Mets in May and returning to Triple-A Syracuse, allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings.
At 97 pitches with two runners on base, he remained in the game to face Garcia in the sixth and watched his pitch rocket into the right-field seats to erase most of the Mets’ 5-1 lead.The Giants roster's locks, bubble players and long shots, based on our spring survey
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