For the first time in 2020, the Washington Nationals played as a road team at a road ballpark. The New York Mets lay in wait in what appeared to be an intriguing NL East showdown.
Following a 16-run offensive outburst in the first game, the Nationals’ bats that don’t belong to Juan Soto seemed to disappear.
They did at least scrape out a hard-fought win in the second game, but were just put to the sword by the Mets in the next two games.
Here are the main takeaways from the four games in Queens.