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James Wood singled home the go-ahead run in his third major league game, Luis García Jr. hit two homers and the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-5 on Wednesday night. Wood, Washington's top prospect who made his debut this week, drove in Lane Thomas with a hit off Jake Diekman in the seventh, then stole his first career base moments later.
He also singled and scored in the sixth, part of the Nationals' comeback from a five-run deficit. Jacob Barnes (4-2) threw a perfect seventh in relief of Mitchell Parker to get the victory as the Nationals ended a three-game skid and won for just the second time in their last nine. The Mets fell back to .
500. The Mets' beleaguered, overtaxed bullpen finally cost them after doing enough to string together consecutive 10-inning wins. Diekman (2-3) allowed two runs on two hits, getting just one out.
That was enough to keep rookie starter Christian Scott from picking up his first major league win in his first appearance since May 30. Scott did not allow a hit until there were two outs in the fourth and exited after giving up Garcia's three-run homer in the sixth. Garcia also went deep off Ty Adcock in the eighth to add an insurance run.
It is his second multi-home run game and first since Aug. 4, 2021. Scott allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks and struck out two in 5 2/3 innings.
New York got two-run home runs from Mark Vientos and Francisco Lindor and a solo shot from Tyrone Taylor. TRAINER'S ROOM Mets:.
