The Nationals knocked out the New York Mets in a 1-0 win in Game 1 of the series at Nationals Park last night.
a rally in the ninth inning secured the team’s fifth consecutive victory, the longest winning streak of the season.
Juan Soto walked an eight pitch to start the inning. Ryan Zimmerman hit a direct line to right field, advancing Soto to third. Catcher Yan Gomes drove in the winning run, an RBI single down the left-field line.
Erick Fedde had a commanding performance. He allowed only two hits, and the Nats’ bullpen held the victory. For the seventh time this season, the Nats have shut out an opponent For the fourth time this season,
The Nationals are now 17-12 in one-run games this season.
Oakland beat the Yankees.
NEW YORK – In Oakland’s 5-3 win over the Yankees, Matt Olson put the Athletics on the board early by firing a single shot to right off Jameson Taillon that landed on the second deck of Yankee Stadium. The first-inning explosion brought Olson’s home run total to 19 for the year, tied with Angels star Shohei Ohtani for second in the American League.
Taking their winning streak to seven games, the Athletics now have 17 games over .500 (44-27), the best record of the season.
Supported by another run in the third on Mark Canha’s RBI single, rookie James Kaprielian, who was selected 16th overall by the Yankees in the 2015 MLB Draft, impressed in his first career start under the stars. bright lights of the Bronx.
Striking out four of the first five batters he faced, the right-hander really only made a couple of mistakes on a night in which he finished with just three hits allowed and seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
The only problem was that both errors resulted in home runs allowed for DJ LeMahieu and Rougned Odor, and Odor’s solo shot in the fifth gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead.
However, it didn’t take long for the Athletics to regain the lead. Riding a two-out rally in the sixth with back-to-back singles by Matt Chapman and Sean Murphy, it was 5-foot-7 left fielder Tony Kemp who had the night’s biggest hit.
Fighting a 0-2 count against left-hander Wandy Peralta (3-2), Kemp deposited a 2-2 count curve to the left over the middle of the plate to right field, putting the Athletics ahead for forever.
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