Series Sweep

Pitching was the name of the game last night, as the Mets outlasted the Nationals in 14 innings, b a score of 3-2. The starting pitching was tremendous with Washington's John Nallan giving up just 1 run on 3 hits in 6 masterful innings. He struck-out 11 and walked none, and at one point retired 16 consecutive Mets. However, he was only slightly better (and at that, only arguably better) than New York's Nelson Figueroa. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 7 innings, and gave the Mets a great chance at victory. Figueroa has now pitched well in both of his starts, which is a great sign for the New York Mets.

On the offensive side of things, things were rather quiet. Nick Johnson homered for Washington's two runs in the fourth inning. For the Mets, Ryan Church had an RBI double in the first, and Carlos Delgado had a clutch RBI single in the eighth.