Thursday, April 5th, 2018 12:05PM CST
On Thursday, April 5th, 2018, the New York Mets secured an 8-2 win over Washington in the Nationals' home opener. Michael Conforto returned from the disabled list to deliver a tiebreaking, two-run home run off Stephen Strasburg, and Yoenis Cespedes likewise hit a homer against the Washington ace during the game.
Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2018
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 42,477
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NYM |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Eaton (3, deGrom); Rendon 2 (2, Robles, deGrom)
Runs Batted In: Rendon (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rendon
Ground Into Double Play: Zimmerman
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Turner 0-1, Rendon 1-1, Difo 0-1, Kendrick 0-1, Zimmerman 0-2, Harper 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Turner 2; Difo 1; Zimmerman 1; Harper 1

Balks: Strasburg
Hit By Pitch: Cabrera (By Strasburg)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Strasburg 16/25; Kintzler 4/7; Madson 1/3; Doolittle 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Strasburg 15-14-20-16; Kintzler 5-0-5-4; Madson 2-1-4-2; Doolittle 4-4-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Strasburg 9-3; Kintzler 0-2; Madson 1-1; Doolittle 1-0
Game Scores: S Strasburg 50

Double Plays: 1 (Kendrick-Rendon-Zimmerman)

Doubles: Bruce (2, Strasburg); Nimmo (1, Kintzler)
Home Runs: Céspedes (3, 4th inning off Strasburg 0 on, 0 Out); Conforto (1, 5th inning off Strasburg 1 on, 2 Out); Bruce (1, 7th inning off Kintzler 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Céspedes (7), Conforto 2 (2), Bruce 4 (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Conforto 2, Bruce 4
Ground Into Double Play: Conforto
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Conforto 1-1, Frazier 0-1, Bruce 1-1, Cabrera 0-1, González 0-1, Reyes 0-1, deGrom 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Reyes 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: deGrom 16/24; Blevins 0/2; Gsellman 0/1; Robles 1/4; Lugo 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: deGrom 16-15-11-16; Blevins 1-3-3-0; Gsellman 0-1-2-0; Robles 6-4-2-1; Lugo 4-1-7-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: deGrom 8-5; Blevins 0-0; Gsellman 0-0; Robles 0-0; Lugo 1-2
Game Scores: J deGrom 60

Double Plays: 1 (deGrom-Reyes-González)
Errors: Bruce (1, bobble)
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