Nationals starter Paolo Espino collects seven strikeouts over five strong innings of work in his outing against the Mets

Josh Bell extends the Nationals' lead to 2-0 with an RBI single into left field in the 3rd inning

Kyle Finnegan earns his sixth save of the season as he gets the final three outs in a 2-1 win over the Mets

Martinez on Paolo Espino's start, how important matchups were when going to the bullpen and how the team played well in all areas

Paolo Espino and the Nationals' pitching staff silenced the Mets' bats in a 2-1 win over New York

Juan Soto drives in the first run of the game with a groundout to first base as the Nationals take a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning

Kyle Finnegan gets Javier Báez to ground into a double play for the final two outs in a 2-1 win for the Nationals

Statcast measures the projected distance, exit velocity and launch angle of Juan Soto's 433-foot home run at 114.1 mph against the Marlins

Josh Bell finds the vacated hole to poke an RBI single to right-center, cutting the Nationals' deficit to 7-4 in the top of the 9th inning

Yadiel Hernandez grounds a fielder's choice and plates Juan Soto, cutting the Marlins' lead to 7-5 in the top of the 9th inning