Major League Baseball

FINAL Thursday, March 4, 2021
Washington Nationals 4
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New York Mets 8
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Match Report

Alderson: `Some of our players aren’t defensive geniuses'

New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says he is emphasizing offense over defense but Kevin Pillar and Albert Almora Jr. were brought in to help with their gloves.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

WSH

  • Ryan Zimmerman H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Yasmany Tomas H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Drew Mendoza H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Jordy Mercer H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0

NYM

  • Mark Vientos H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Brett Baty H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Drew Ferguson H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Brandon Nimmo H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 1

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Wilson struck out swinging.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  7. · 9th Inning Sean Reid-Foley pitches to Cody Wilson
  8. · 9th Inning

Head to Head

NYM lead series 1-0

Injuries

New York Mets

  • Jared Young Out
  • Reed Garrett 60-Day-IL
  • Tylor Megill 60-Day-IL
  • Jorge Polanco 60-Day-IL

Washington Nationals

  • Matt Waldron 60-Day-IL
  • Drew Millas 60-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin 60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk 60-Day-IL
  • Mitchell Parker 60-Day-IL

Lineups

NYM

  1. 24Brandon NimmoCF
  2. 22Jeff McNeil2B
  3. 8Dominic SmithDH
  4. 25Pete Alonso1B
  5. 8James McCannC
  6. 19Jonathan Villar3B
  7. 0Luis GuillormeSS
  8. 26Khalil LeeRF
  9. 89Drew FergusonLF

Substitutes

  1. 21Mallex SmithCF
  2. 81Jose Peraza2B
  3. 7Brett BatyDH
  4. 9Jake Hager1B
  5. 60Bruce MaxwellC
  6. 27Mark Vientos3B
  7. 0Ronny MauricioSS
  8. 4Pete Crow-ArmstrongRF
  9. 32Johneshwy FargasLF

WSH

  1. 10Victor RoblesCF
  2. 4Josh Harrison2B
  3. 12Kyle SchwarberDH
  4. 11Ryan Zimmerman1B
  5. 15Yan GomesC
  6. 45Andrew StevensonLF
  7. 31Carter Kieboom3B
  8. 29Yadiel HernandezRF
  9. 4Hernan PerezSS

Substitutes

  1. 26Luis Garcia Jr.2B
  2. 27Jordy MercerSS
  3. 57Blake SwihartDH
  4. 55Yasel AntunaPR
  5. 65Raudy ReadC
  6. 25Yasmany TomasLF
  7. 14Adrian Sanchez3B
  8. 77Carlos TocciRF
  9. 73Drew Mendoza1B

MLB News

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