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Rookie Jacob Young's single concludes Nationals' rally for win over Mets

WASHINGTON — Jacob Young's 11th major league game ended with his Washington Nationals teammates mobbing him after he rounded first base, ripping his jersey and pouring a bucket of icy Gatorade onto his head.

Young grounded a game-ending single through a drawn-in infield, and the Nationals rallied past the New York Mets 3-2 on Wednesday night to end a six-game skid.

"Right when I hit it, I kind of saw where I hit it, and it was a good spot," Young said. "It felt great to kind of look in the dugout and everyone was already coming out.