{"id":279165,"date":"2021-06-20T03:50:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T00:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-split-with-nationals-as-bats-go-quiet-in-nightcap\/"},"modified":"2021-06-20T03:50:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T00:50:01","slug":"mets-split-with-nationals-as-bats-go-quiet-in-nightcap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-split-with-nationals-as-bats-go-quiet-in-nightcap\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets split with Nationals as bats go quiet in nightcap"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mets split with Nationals as bats go quiet in nightcap<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2014 After a breakout afternoon fueled by Francisco Lindor, the Mets returned to the fetal position Saturday night.<\/p>\n

For a third time in four game<\/a>s their bats went quiet, in a 6-2 loss to the Nationals in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Lindor drove in all of the Mets\u2019 runs in a 5-1 victory in Game 1.<\/p>\n

Robert Gsellman, pitching for the first time in 11 days, received the start in the nightcap and allowed a leadoff homer to Kyle Schwarber. The right-hander was removed after two innings, and then it got messy. Sean Reid-Foley, who has been an asset in long relief, surrendered five earned runs on five hits over 1 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings to bury the Mets in a 6-0 hole. Schwarber delivered the knockout punch with his second homer of the game, a three-run blast in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Jose Peraza delivered a two-run homer against Jon Lester in the seventh that prevented the Mets from getting shut out for a third time in four games.<\/p>\n

The loss came after the Mets placed left-hander Joey Lucchesi on the 10-day injured list with elbow inflammation, eliciting further concern for a rotation already in need of reinforcements.<\/p>\n

In Game 1, Lindor quickly ended a Mets scoring drought with a home run, then continued his rampage throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Sean Reid-Foley<\/figcaption>
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In the kind of carry-the-team performance that was envisioned when the All-Star shortstop was acquired from Cleveland and then signed his $341 million contract extension, Lindor smashed two homers and drove in all five of the Mets\u2019 runs.<\/p>\n

Lindor hit a two-run homer in the first inning that ended a 21-inning Mets scoring drought. He also crushed a two-run blast in the fifth, giving him the first multi-homer game of his Mets career.<\/p>\n

But Lindor said such a performance was never something he considered.<\/p>\n