Michael Taylor gives some dap to Daniel Murphy after Taylor scored on Adrian Sanchez’s eighth-inning single Saturday in a 9-4 win over the Mets. The 27-year-old infielder had squared to bunt in the eighth inning of the Washington Nationals’ 9-4 win over the New York Mets, hoping to push an insurance run into scoring position. [Barry Svrluga: Jayson Werth wants one more run in Washington]On Saturday, Difo and Howie Kendrick played in their place. “I feel great that the team has been able to fill in,” Difo said through team interpreter Octavio Martinez. Relying on Gonzalez, Difo, Kendrick, Sanchez and others, the Nationals spent much of this summer trying to survive, to maintain, to keep up appearances until their intended roster reconvened.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2017 23:53 UTC