Mets win 7th in a row; Soto homers in possible Nats swansong

— Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor homered, Max Scherzer defeated his former team, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 Monday night for their seventh consecutive victory on the eve of ace Jacob deGrom’s season debut.
Aug 2, 2022, 05:03 am - AP
NYM
WSH
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M. Scherzer
win

M. Scherzer7-2

6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
P. Corbin
loss

P. Corbin4-15

4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

NYMWSH
1stBell doubled to right, Soto scored on throwing error by right fielder Marte, Bell to third.01
2ndMcNeil singled to right, Alonso scored, Canha to third.11
2ndNido singled to center, Canha scored, McNeil to second.21
2ndMarte singled to right, McNeil scored, Nimmo to second, Nido thrown out at home.31
3rdAlonso homered to left (390 feet).41
4thSoto homered to center (421 feet).42
4thGarcía singled to left, Y. Hernández scored, Cruz to second.43
6thLindor homered to left center (396 feet), Nimmo scored and Marte scored.73
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