Anthony Rendon was on fire all game as the Washington Nationals embarrassed the New York Mets, 23-5, on Sunday afternoon.
Anthony Rendon batted in twice as many runs as the Mets in 18-run Nationals win
This game got UGLY.
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Rendon came into the game with no home runs, five RBI, and a .226 batting average on the season.
That’s not how he left it.
He blasted the Mets with the second three-home run, six-hit, 10-RBI game in MLB history since 1920. His six hits came on as many at-bats.
The game got THIS bad:
But Rendon didn’t stop, crushing his third homer in the bottom of the eighth to score the Nats’ 23rd run.
The Mets are a frightening mess, and the team sits dead last in the NL East. They started the season without Steven Matz and David Wright, and through a disastrous April saw Lucas Duda, Travis d’Arnaud, Asdrubal Cabrera, Wilmer Flores, and Yoenis Cespedes catch the injury bug.
Noah Syndergaard wasn’t immune, either, and left the game before it got brutal on Sunday in the second inning to a “possible lat strain.” This comes a few days after he refused an MRI.
The Mets are in trouble, and behind the bat of Rendon, the Nationals showed them no mercy.
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