The Mets rolled through everyone last year, at least in the regular season, so to take a game against them with such a bad team is a minor accomplishment. And misery loves company as the Royals now sit with the Nationals with a MLB worst 3-9 record. Yeah, I’m a half glass full kind of guy
And it could have been a sweep if the Nats had put together a couple of more runs on Friday. As it was, a solid start by John Patterson went to waste in the 3-2 loss. He gave up two runs on just two hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Chris Snelling had two hits and an RBI.
Then on Saturday, the Nationals got the bats going. Snelling hit a three run homer and Ryan Church and Dmitri Young also went yard in the 6-2 win. Shawn Hill had a nice outing and he picked up his first win of the season. He gave up just two runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Next up is a two game series against the first place Braves. Maybe we can rain on their parade with a win or two. The again, maybe not.