Mets 3 Nationals 2 Some days you have it, some days you don’t. On this particular afternoon, Tim Redding had it — he brought his “A” game. Spotting his sinker at the knees, on both corners of the plate, and mixing in a sharp slider and occasionally well-behaving curveball, Redding stymied the Nats bats through … Read more
Nationals 4 Mets 0 Apparently, the Nationals did not get the memo. The Mets were supposed to steamroll over the reeling Nats, come out of the District of Columbia with a three-game win streak, poised to continue their roll against the ho-hum NL West also-rans, and give the Flushing fans hope that, indeed, the team … Read more
Mets 7 Nationals 1 Nothing to do here but chalk it up to a bad day. From his very first pitch, John Maine was absolutely pasted by the Nats hitters — even the outs were hit hard. He struggled mightily with his command, either leaving the ball over the middle of the plate or missing … Read more
Mets 5 Nationals 2 The Mets bullpen tried their mightiest to blow the game, but discovered what a tall order it is to hand a game to the lowly Nationals. John Maine pitched six innings of four-hit ball, and the Mets pitchers escaped with a win despite issuing nine walks to the Nats. Though, Washington … Read more
