The New York Mets on the road on Tuesday night, taking on the Washington Nationals. Let’s just say that the Nats aren’t being gracious hosts.
NFL Preseason started already?! pic.twitter.com/Wm9DmeRTKZ
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 1, 2018
In fact, the Washington offense was so prolific on Tuesday that it did something we haven’t seen in seven years, nearly to the date.
The Nationals are the first team to have each starter record a hit within the first two innings of a game since the Yankees on July 30, 2011.
h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/fgWwSnp3yM
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 1, 2018
The Twitterverse is certainly having some fun with this one.
The #Nationals acquired the #Mets on their schedule. #deadlineboon
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 31, 2018
Anthony Rendon just made this a three-possession game! pic.twitter.com/KeuvZFuyLO
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 1, 2018
7 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 runs by inning by a Washington baseball team tonight #Nationals
the Washington football team did the same on November 21, 2010 pic.twitter.com/bNCGEqft2a
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) August 1, 2018
Oh, Mets! @OldTakesExposed pic.twitter.com/AjcbqWgUzj
— Jordan Ray-Hart (@jordanrayhart) August 1, 2018
The Mets might not win this one pic.twitter.com/ZOeGebJCTv
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) August 1, 2018
But by all means hold on to deGrom and Syndergaard rather than rebuild. Bold move Mets pic.twitter.com/cGt3IqlApr
— nyygirl333 (@nyygirl333) August 1, 2018
So who’s the #Mets designated position player pitcher?
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) August 1, 2018
the mets controller died pic.twitter.com/910qUDX5ds
— Tony X (@soIoucity) August 1, 2018
Wow the Mets have outMetsed themselves pic.twitter.com/xefV4GQ57i
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) August 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/1024462235698122754
UPDATE: The Nationals lead the Mets 19-0 after five innings 😳 pic.twitter.com/22bqN0YgYB
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 1, 2018
Unfortunately for New York, that is not an option.
Poor Mets. They just can’t seem to catch a break these days. The Nats, meanwhile, earned a great deal of criticism for their lack of trade deadline activity. But one game in, things are looking okay.