SB Nation New York - Mets At Nationals: R.A. Dickey, Mets Three Homers, Silence Natshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2011-09-03T07:17:35-04:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/21662062011-09-03T07:17:35-04:002011-09-03T07:17:35-04:00Mets At Nationals: R.A. Dickey, Mets Win
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<p>-- See <a href="http://amazinavenue.com" target="new">Amazin' Avenue</a> for complete Mets discussion and analysis</p> <p>Washington, DC (Sports Network) - For a team that doesn't usually have a lot of offensive firepower, the <span class="sbn-auto-link">New York Mets</span> showed some pop on Friday night, using three home runs to top the <span class="sbn-auto-link">Washington Nationals</span> 7-3 in the opener of a three-game series.</p>
<p><span class="sbn-auto-link">David Wright</span>, <span class="sbn-auto-link">Nick Evans</span> and <span class="sbn-auto-link">Lucas Duda</span> all clubbed homers and <span class="sbn-auto-link">Angel Pagan</span> added a two-run single for the Mets, who have won three consecutive games.</p>
<p><span class="sbn-auto-link">R.A. Dickey</span> (7-11) worked six-plus solid innings, giving up three runs on nine hits while fanning one without issuing a walk. <span class="sbn-auto-link">Josh Stinson</span> and <span class="sbn-auto-link">Daniel Ray Herrera</span> combined to finish off the Nats in the ninth.</p>
<p><span class="sbn-auto-link">Rick Ankiel</span> ripped a two-run homer and <span class="sbn-auto-link">Michael Morse</span> chipped in with an RBI single for the Nationals, losers of three straight and nine of their last 10 contests.</p>
<p><span class="sbn-auto-link">Ross Detwiler</span> (2-5) was hammered in defeat, giving up six runs on seven hits in just three innings of work. He struck out two and walked none.</p>
<p>"It was definitely my worst outing," Detwiler said. "Nothing worked. Bad location, bad pitches, everything."</p>
<p>The Mets wasted no time jumping out in front in their first at-bat. <span class="sbn-auto-link">Jose Reyes</span> beat out an infield single to begin the game and <span class="sbn-auto-link">Justin Turner</span> slapped a single over the head of <span class="sbn-auto-link">Ian Desmond</span> at shortstop and into left field to put runners on first and second with no outs. Following a Duda strikeout, Wright blasted a 1-1 sinker from Detwiler into the seats in left field for a 3-0 lead.</p>
<p>"When you get on a little hot streak you have to try to ride it out as long as you can," Wright said. "Right around the corner there is an 0-for-10 or 0- for-15 waiting for you so you have to take advantage of it while you can."</p>
<p>Washington picked up a two-out RBI single from Morse in the home half of the inning to make it 3-1, but the Mets got the run right back the next inning courtesy of a solo-shot to left from Evans.</p>
<p>The Nats had an opportunity to score in the second inning when <span class="sbn-auto-link">Chris Marrero</span> and <span class="sbn-auto-link">Wilson Ramos</span> slapped back-to-back singles to start the frame and moved up to second and third on a sacrifice bunt by Detwiler. Washington was unable to cash in however, as Desmond flied out to deep center to end the inning.</p>
<p>The Mets added two more runs in the third to make it 6-1. Duda ripped a one- out single and Wright followed with a double to left to put men on second and third. Pagan then blooped a two-run single into right-center.</p>
<p>"This hasn't happened very often, we were down after two or three innings pretty badly," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "The bullpen has been pretty consistent."</p>
<p>Desmond smoked a one-out triple into the right field corner in the fifth and Ankiel muscled a 3-1 pitch from Dickey over the wall in left to bring Washington within three.</p>
<p>The Mets added a run for good measure in the seventh on a moon-shot to right by Duda that hugged the foul pole and landed in the upper deck to make it a 7-3 Mets advantage.</p>
<p>Washington threatened in the seventh when pinch-hitter <span class="sbn-auto-link">Brian Bixler</span> and <span class="sbn-auto-link">Ryan Zimmerman</span> singled to put two runners on base with two down, but Morse struck out to end the threat. </p>
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<td class="td-name"><span class="win"> <a href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">New York Mets</a> </span></td>
<td>3</td>
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<td>1</td>
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<td class="td-name"><span class="loss"> <a href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> </span></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
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<td class="highlight">12</td>
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<td colspan="13">WP: R.A. Dickey (7 - 11) <br> LP: Ross Detwiler (2 - 5)</td>
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