{"id":444355,"date":"2023-07-28T03:19:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=444355"},"modified":"2023-07-28T03:19:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:19:18","slug":"mets-overpower-nationals-2-1-after-rain-delay","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mets-overpower-nationals-2-1-after-rain-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets overpower Nationals 2-1 after rain delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets edged out the Washington Nationals 2-1 after a 97 minutes rain delay on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starting the series with a win. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetsWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MetsWin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LGM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b4Zh1TCgA3\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/b4Zh1TCgA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1684769685210800128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The critical moment came right after the game was resumed, when in the 8th inning Mark Canha had a sacrifice fly, which put New York in front and kept them there until the end.<\/p>\n<p>It was the National, who dictated the pace early on, grabbing the lead, but the Mets struck back, tying the score with three consecutive one-out singles. Daniel Vogelbach had an RBI single, before D.J. Stewart was plunked by a pitch to load the bases.<\/p>\n<p>After play resumed, Canha hit Finnegan\u2019s fifth pitch to deep right field and Pete Alonso beat the throw home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was watching Mark during the rain delay \u2014 he was down the runway, we have a little place to stay loose in the cage,\u201d Mets manager Buck Showalter said. \u201cSpent the whole time in there. 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