The Washington Nationals scored their first run Sunday afternoon on a softly hit groundball off Juan Soto’s bat. New York Mets first baseman Jay Bruce corralled the chopper and considered throwing home to nab Trea Turner, but he didn’t have time. Giving the Nationals a lead en route to a 15-0 win didn’t spark Turner’s celebration. He was celebrating because the run snapped the Nationals’ latest perplexing development — a scoreless innings streak that had somehow reached 32. The Nationals believed the Mets (58-72) threw at Eaton on purpose, but Martinez insisted he would never instruct a pitcher to throw at someone.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2018 21:11 UTC