WASHINGTON — On Monday and Tuesday, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson was reduced to a fan, watching the team he had constructed make two scintillating comebacks to beat the Washington Nationals in two of its biggest games of the season. A lawyer and a former member of the Marine Corps, Alderson flashed a rare wide smile Wednesday afternoon before the Mets completed their sweep of the Nationals with a 5-3 win.
“Kind of unbelievable, really,” he said.
The wins not only provided more buffer for the Mets from the Nationals in the National League East race, they also gave the Mets added flexibility in how they could handle Matt Harvey, their ace pitcher who was approaching his recommended innings limit in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery.