mlb Game Recap
Washington Tops New York 6-2 - Recap
New York pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Kyle Schwarber and it cost them dearly in a 6-2 loss on Saturday at Nationals Park.
The Nationals were a -115 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.
Jon Lester earned the victory for the Nationals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 0, and allowing 7 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Kyle Schwarber in the win.
New York got a 2-inning outing from Robert Gsellman in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 0 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while James McCann had 2 hits in the loss for the Mets.
The battle of the bats favored Washington as they had 10 hits, while New York only had 8.
The game was closed out by Brad Hand who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.