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Even-steven: Mets, Nats expect long battle
- Updated: May 25, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Mets rode a dominant outing from left-hander Steven Matz to a 2-0 victory Wednesday afternoon to take two out of three games from the Nationals at Nationals Park. They leave Washington a half-game behind the Nats for first place in the National League East and with a measure of revenge after Washington came to New York last week and won two out of three games at Citi Field.
Although the Phillies are off to a surprising start and the Marlins are above .500, the Nationals and Mets are the two teams who began the season expected to compete for the NL East crown. If the first six meetings between the two teams are any indication, this division looks poised to be a season-long battle.
“It’s just two good teams,” Mets third baseman David Wright said. “Hopefully we can beat these guys on a consistent basis, but I don’t foresee this being a one-sided affair this year. I think that we’re evenly balanced. I think we both have …
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