 Meanwhile, Mackenzie Gore, over his first three innings, allowed just one base runner on a walk. Then in the fourth inning, gave up a J.D. Martinez double, but pitched around that. So Gore was keeping the Mets off the board, although his pitch count was climbing a bit. He was at 70 pitches through four scoreless innings. So nothing, nothing to the fifth, when the Nationals had another chance with two outs. C.J. Abrams hit by a pitch, and Lane Thomas singled him to second. But James Wood grounded a short, and the Nationals unable to deliver a run against Peterson.