Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The Mets sent David Peterson to the mound Monday night as they opened up three-game series against the Washington Nationals. While Peterson wasn’t at his best, the Mets’ offense unloaded, cruising the team to a 13-5 victory over the Washington Nationals at Citi Field. Things got a little out of hand for Peterson to begin the first inning as he gave up five baserunners to go along with three runs, thanks to a two-run single by Josh Bell and a sacrifice fly from Lane Thomas. The Mets quickly responded with two runs in the bottom half of the first thanks to an RBI single from Francisco Lindor, who now has at least one RBI in nine straight games, and an RBI groundout by Jeff McNeil to make it a 3-2 ballgame. Following a one-out infield single by César Hernández, Peterson was able to get Keibert Ruiz to groundout into a fielder’s choice and Juan Soto ended the inning by grounding out as well. The Mets scored four runs in the second inning thanks to Nick Plummer‘s game-tying RBI single, which was soon followed up by an RBI single from Luis Guillorme and a two-run home…
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Mets' Offense Unloads Against Washington in 13-5 Win | Metsmerized Online
