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- Updated: May 20, 2016
NEW YORK — It was supposed to be power vs. power between Stephen Strasburg and Matt Harvey, but it turned out to be a one-sided affair as the Nationals pounded the Mets, 9-1, at Citi Field on Thursday night. The Nationals ended up taking two out of three games in the series between National League East rivals and remain in first place in the division, one game ahead of the Phillies.
Strasburg improved to 7-0 with a solid outing, pitching six innings and allowing one run on six hits with 10 strikeouts. It was the fourth time this season he’s struck out 10 or more in a game. The Mets’ lone run came when Yoenis Cespedes scored on a single by Asdrubal Cabrera in the second inning, which made it a 2-1 game after former Met Daniel Murphy had hit a two-run homer in the first.
That would be the closest New York would come to catching the Nationals, who scored seven runs in the third inning off Harvey. Anthony Rendon (two-run double), Wilson Ramos (two-run single) and Ben Revere (two-run triple) highlighted the …
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