At 3:12 p.m. on Sunday, there was hope of shaving another game off the lead. The bottom-feeding Boston Red Sox remained in a tussle with the New York Mets. Boston outfielder Mookie Betts tripled to tie the game at four in the seventh inning in New York. Along the water at Nationals Park, Bryce Harper flipped a pitch to left for a single. His hit scored Jayson Werth, drawing the Washington Nationals even with the Miami Marlins.
Trouble is, the Mets found one more hit, one more run, just enough in what seems to be a never-ending surge.