Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 6:05PM CST
The resilient New York Mets mounted a rally from a six-run deficit to defeat the Washington Nationals 8-7, sealed by Kirk Nieuwenhuis's tiebreaking pinch-hit home run off Jonathan Papelbon in the eighth inning.
Date: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 27,507
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NYM |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Werth (14, Goeddel)
Runs Batted In: Robinson (30), Desmond (51), Rendon (19), Taylor (61)
2-out Runs Batted In: Robinson, Desmond, Rendon
Sacrifice Hit: Desmond; Zimmermann
Ground Into Double Play: Escobar
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Escobar 0-1, Werth 0-1, Ramos 0-2, Taylor 1-1, Robinson 1-1, Rendon 1-2, Desmond 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ramos 1; Rendon 1; Desmond 1

Pitcher Notes: Rivero pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
Wild Pitches: Storen
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Zimmermann 13-20; Thornton 0-1; Treinen 1-5; Rivero 0-2; Storen 1-5; Papelbon 4-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Zimmermann 15-9-27-13; Thornton 0-0-0-1; Treinen 4-0-2-4; Rivero 0-0-2-0; Storen 3-0-2-2; Papelbon 4-2-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Zimmermann 6-5; Thornton 0-1; Treinen 0-2; Rivero 0-0; Storen 0-1; Papelbon 3-2
Game Scores: J Zimmermann 64

Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Desmond-Robinson)

Doubles: Céspedes (9, Storen)
Triples: Granderson (2, Zimmermann)
Home Runs: Wright (3, 2nd inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 0 Out); Nieuwenhuis (4, 8th inning off Papelbon 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Wright (7), Flores (59), Granderson (61), Céspedes 3 (34), Duda (57), Nieuwenhuis (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Flores, Granderson, Céspedes 3, Duda, Nieuwenhuis
Ground Into Double Play: Conforto
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Céspedes 1-2, Murphy 0-1, Flores 1-1, d'Arnaud 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Murphy 1; d'Arnaud 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Harvey 17-26; Goeddel 1-3; Reed 0-4; Clippard 3-3; Familia 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Harvey 11-12-13-17; Goeddel 5-1-1-1; Reed 3-4-1-2; Clippard 2-5-2-1; Familia 1-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Harvey 8-2; Goeddel 0-0; Reed 1-0; Clippard 0-1; Familia 3-0
Game Scores: M Harvey 28

Double Plays: 1 (Wright-Murphy-Duda)
Errors: Céspedes (2, bobble)
Assists: Conforto (Rendon at 2nd base)
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