Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 6:10PM CST
The New York Mets overcame the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Wednesday night, preventing a three-game sweep behind a pivotal nine-run surge in the eighth inning that featured a grand slam by Yoenis Cespedes.
Date: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Citi Field
Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 23,117
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYM |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - |
WSH |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Cabrera (6, Roark); Lagares (1, Madson)
Home Runs: Céspedes (4, 8th inning off Cole 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: González (10), Lobatón (1), Frazier 2 (13), Lagares 2 (3), Conforto (4), Céspedes 4 (17)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lagares 2, Conforto, Céspedes 4
Ground Into Double Play: Rosario
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (Lobatón 0-1, Matz 0-1, Flores 0-1, Frazier 1-1, Bruce 0-2, Rosario 0-1, Cabrera 1-1, González 1-1, Lagares 1-1, Céspedes 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Matz 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Matz 7/15; Sewald 5/10; Ramos 1/3; Lugo 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Matz 17-8-13-8; Sewald 6-12-6-5; Ramos 0-2-1-2; Lugo 2-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Matz 5-0; Sewald 1-3; Ramos 1-1; Lugo 2-1
Game Scores: S Matz 49

Triples: Zimmerman (2, Sewald)
Home Runs: Zimmerman 2 (3, 1st inning off Matz 2 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off Lugo 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Zimmerman 4 (10), Sierra (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Zimmerman
Sacrifice Flies: Sierra
Team Left On Base: 0
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-1 (Zimmerman 1-1)

Pitcher Notes: Solís pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
Intentional Walks: González (By Madson)
Hit By Pitch: Nimmo (By Roark)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Roark 18/27; Madson 6/8; Solís 1/2; Cole 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Roark 17-9-18-17; Madson 4-1-9-5; Solís 1-2-2-0; Cole 1-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Roark 9-6; Madson 0-1; Solís 0-0; Cole 1-0
Game Scores: T Roark 68

Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Kendrick-Zimmerman)
Errors: Zimmerman (1, throw)

Caught Stealing: Sierra (1, 2nd base by Matz)
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