The Washington Nationals staged a remarkable comeback, defeating the New York Mets 8-7 in a walk-off victory. Trailing 7-1 after the sixth inning, the Nationals turned the game around with a five-run seventh, highlighted by Riley Adamsâs three-run homer. In the ninth, timely hits from players like Luis GarcÃa Jr. allowed them to tie the game and ultimately win, showcasing the resilience and heart of the team. Manager Dave Martinez praised the team's ability to learn from their past struggles in close games.
For a team trying to climb back into relevance, everything had to go right. For a team with World Series aspirations, everything had to go wrong.
Sometimes there are days where you get whacked - and sometimes days where you do the whacking. It looked like it was going to be one of those days early.
This team has a lot of heart. We talked about that last year. Some of those one-run games, two-run games ... we'll learn how to win those games.
Riley Adams's three-run homer powered a five-run seventh to get the Nationals - down 7-1 to start the inning - within one.
Collection
[
|
...
]