Mets GM: Harvey could pitch vs Yanks, Nats down the stretch

Yoenis Cespedes celebrates with Curtis Granderson after hitting the go-ahead two-run home run to give the Mets a 4-2 lead in the eighth inning of Wednesday night’s sweep of the Nationals.

“They came out today, in the biggest game I think of our entire season thus far, fall behind and then came back and held on”, Mets manager Terry Collins said. “Considering the Dodgers” success against left-handed pitching (they lead the NL in OPS against lefties) and Niese’s second-half scuffles, he seems an obvious candidate. “Just huge comebacks, big hits, inspirational play by every guy that was out there”.

“Everything is a little bit fluid, not just with respect to Matt but to everybody”, said Alderson, who also indicated a preference to skip Jacob deGrom, though the righthander has no innings limits. The Nationals weren’t exactly slumping entering this series offensively and they did score their share of runs.

“It is fun to be on this team right now”, deGrom said. New York is 11/2 games behind American League East-leading Toronto, which opens a four-game series at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night. He struck out nine and walked two.

“We’re playing like we don’t have anything to lose, and that’s what we need to do”, Nieuwenhuis said. “It’s been a lot of fun”.

NEW YORK – Steve Pearce broke a tie with a one-out solo home run in the top of the eighth inning as Baltimore rallied past New York. But if the Mets start at home (again, provided they get there), it’s Syndergaard. Alderson said those discussions have yet to take place.

Vidal Nuno allowed just a single hit in seven innings on the mound for Seattle, while Mark Trumbo and Kyle Seager were flawless offensively, going 4-for-4 at the plate. “So we learn from the bad, appreciate the good, take nothing for granted and come with a fresh attitude tomorrow and go to work”.

Storen was right in the middle of a meltdown by the Nationals’ bullpen Tuesday night, when Washington squandered a six-run lead in an 8-7 defeat.

Harper also hit a homer off Tyler Clippard in the eighth that sliced the lead to 4-3.

Jeurys Familia pitched the ninth for the Mets and got his 39th save as he retired all three batters and got his third save in as many days.

Wilmer Flores had an RBI single to make it 7 to 2.

PHILADELPHIA – Julio Teheran pitched seven strong innings and Michael Bourn went 4-for-5 with a two-run triple as Atlanta won its first series in three weeks.

“I’m ready whenever they decide”. He hit a liner to Yoenis Cespedes and he missed played it. By ripping up this clause and granting Cespedes free agency at the same time as any other player, the Mets will now have a chance to bid for his services.

Washington star Bryce Harper wasn’t happy with some Nationals fans who exited early.

Mets: Bartolo Colon (13-11, 4.18 ERA) tries to extend his scoreless streak of 25 innings in Thursday’s series opener against the Braves.

Nationals: Gio Gonzalez (10-7, 3.96) has fared well against the Marlins, going 6-3 with a 2.44 ERA in his career.