Mets sweep 2 games from Nats but eliminated in NL East race

— New York was eliminated from the NL East race even as Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeill opened with three straight homers to spark the Mets to an 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals and a sweep of a doubleheader on Tuesday night.
Oct 5, 2022, 04:44 am - AP
WSH
NYM
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70000100-8120
S. Nogosek
win

S. Nogosek1-1

2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB
P. Espino
loss

P. Espino0-9

0.1 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

WSHNYM
1stNimmo homered to right center (397 feet).01
1stLindor homered to right center (410 feet).02
1stMcNeil homered to right (392 feet).03
1stCanha hit sacrifice fly to right, Alonso scored.04
1stGuillorme doubled to right, Vogelbach scored, Escobar to third.05
1stNimmo singled to left, Escobar scored and Guillorme scored.07
6thF. Álvarez homered to center (439 feet).08
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