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- Updated: May 24, 2016
WASHINGTON — In a reversal of a meeting between the same two pitchers last week, the Mets hammered left-hander Gio Gonzalez and the Nationals and rode a strong start from Bartolo Colon to a 7-1 victory at Nationals Park on Monday night. New York pulled to within a half-game of Washington in the National League East with the win.
The Mets unleashed a flurry of offense against Gonzalez that included seven runs on 10 hits, including three home runs. David Wright smashed a three-run homer as part of a five-run third inning and Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker hit back-to-back homers in the fifth.
Washington took two of three from the Mets when the two teams met in New York last week, but the Nats were kept off-balance by Colon in this game. The Nationals managed just one run on five hits against Colon, who struck out two and walked a pair in seven innings.
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