10 Runs in the 12th. Washington Is Still Trying to Figure Out What Just Hit Them.

Holy Moly, can you even believe what went down in Washington last night? This game was absolutely wild, folks. You think you've seen it all in baseball, and then the New York Mets decide to drop a full-blown offensive supernova on the Nationals. We're talking TEN. FREAKING. RUNS. in the 12th inning! They went from a tight 6-6 slugfest to an absolute rout, blasting the Nats 16-7. Seriously, if you blinked, you missed one of the most bonkers finishes of the early season.

Holy Moly, That 12th Inning Was a Bomb!

Imagine being tied 6-6 in the 12th, and then the bottom just falls out. That's exactly what happened to the Nationals. The Mets had automatic runner Tyrone Taylor on second, and Carson Benge immediately singled him home off a struggling Paxton Schultz, who took the loss. But they were just getting started! Bo Bichette singled, and then, in a move that screams "uh oh," Juan Soto was intentionally walked to load the bases. Next up, Vidal Brujan laid down a bunt single to make it 8-6. It was a classic death-by-a-thousand-cuts moment, except the cuts were more like cannon blasts. Brett Baty kept the party going, grounding a two-run single to left, pushing the score to 10-6. Semien then singled home another run, making it 11-6. At this point, the Nats threw in position player Jorbit Vivas to pitch, but the Mets were like a runaway train. They piled on five more runs, including a two-run double by Bichette that pushed it to a mind-blowing 16-6. Mets manager Buck Showalter had to be grinning from ear to ear watching Huascar Brazoban, who had pitched two innings, pick up the win. What an eruption!

So Many Missed Shots and Early Trouble for the Nats

You know what's almost as wild as scoring 10 runs in an inning? Leaving NINETEEN runners on base over the course of the game, including five in the ninth and tenth innings alone. That's just soul-crushing for Nationals fans. This game wasn't always a blowout. Each team scored in the 11th to get to 6-6. Washington had even tied it 5-5 in the eighth when James Wood singled and then scored on a Curtis Mead double. Wood, who actually had three hits on the night, also doubled leading off the seventh and eventually scored on a CJ Abrams flyout to make it 5-4. The Nationals also had some early drama, losing center fielder Jacob Young in the second inning after he got drilled in the ribcage by a fastball from Mets starter Christian Scott. Despite that, they managed to grab an early lead. Taylor singled in the second, and a fielding error and then a throwing error by Wood let Taylor motor to third before scoring on Luis Torrens' double. Weimer, who ran for Young, scored on a double by Tena, and then Drew Millas singled to score Tena, making it 2-1 Nats. In the third, Brady House singled and Daylen Lile walked, setting up Wiemer to double home House, giving the Nats a 3-1 lead. But the Mets chipped away, with Baty homering in the fourth to make it 3-2, Soto's two-run single in the fifth putting them up 4-3, and Bichette's homer in the seventh stretching it to 5-3. It was a back-and-forth battle until, well, that insane 12th inning. What a statement game from the Mets. Three straight wins, and now this? That's the kind of momentum that can truly get a team rolling in the early days of the season. They just sent a loud message: you can't count them out, not for a single second.

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