The New York Mets exploded for 10 runs in the 12th inning and routed the Nationals 16-7 Monday night in Washington.
Automatic runner Tyrone Taylor scored the go-ahead run when Carson Benge singled off pitcher Paxton Schultz (0-1). Bo Bichette singled Benge to third and Juan Soto was intentionally walked. Vidal Brujan’s bunt single made it 8-6. Brett Baty then grounded a two-run single to left and Semien singled home a run to make it 11-6.
Position player Jorbit Vivas came on to pitch and the Mets added five more runs, including a two-run double by Bichette that made it 16-6.
Baty and Bichette homered for the Mets, who have won three straight.
Huascar Brazoban (3-1) pitched two innings for the win.
James Wood had three hits for the Nationals, who left 19 runners on base, including an RBI single in the 12th.
Nationals center fielder Jacob Young left the game in the second inning after being hit in the ribcage by a fastball from starter Christian Scott.
The Nationals left five men on over in the ninth and 10th innings.
Each team scored in the 11th inning to make it 6-6.
Washington tied it 5-5 in the eighth when Wood singled and scored when Curtis Mead doubled.
Wood doubled leading off the seventh against Brooks Raley and Mead walked. Brady House walked to load the bases, and CJ Abrams flied deep to center, scoring Wood to make it 5-4 and getting Mead to third.
In the second, Taylor singled to right. Wood made a fielding error and then a throwing error on the play. Taylor went to third and scored on Luis Torrens’ double.
After Young left the game, Weimer ran for him and scored on a double by Tena. Vivas walked, and Drew Millas singled to center and Tena beat the throw home to make it 2-1.
House singled in the bottom of the third and Daylen Lile walked. Wiemer doubled to right, scoring House.
Baty homered leading off the fourth and the Mets were within 3-2.
Torrens reached on a fielding error by first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. leading off the fifth and PJ Poulin replaced Jake Irvin. After Benge walked, Bichette flied out and both runners moved up when Wood tried to get Torrens at third. Soto grounded a single to left, scoring two and putting the Mets ahead 4-3.
Bichette’s homer in the seventh made it 5-3.
–Field Level Media
