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Cespedes’ Single Lifts Mets Over Nats In 12 For 3-Game Sweep

By HARVEY VALENTINE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Manager Mickey Callaway is making all the right moves for the sizzling New York Mets.

Yoenis Cespedes scored Juan Lagares with a broken-bat single in the 12th inning to help the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep and win their fifth straight overall.

“I think it’s sending a message not only to the guys across the locker room here, but all of baseball,” Mets starter Matt Harvey said. “We’re having a lot of fun and it’s been a good start.