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The New York Mets, holding a 10-4 lead over the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday, had a reported 99.7% chance of winning. But in the world of the Mets, percentages often don't matter. The team surrendered 7 runs to lose 11-10 and fall five games out of the second wild card spot in the National League. Continue to Article

September 04, 2019 6:19:am EST

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Bad boy Medvedev too good for Wawrinka Daniil Medvedev may not win any popularity contests at Flushing Meadows but remained on course for a U.S. Open title on Tuesday, taming Stan Wawrinka 7-6(6) 6-3 3-6 6-1 to reach his first grand slam semi-final. The villain and hero roles for this match could not have been more clearly defined if the Russian bad boy and the even-keeled Swiss were wearing black and white cowboy hats. Continue to Article

September 04, 2019 3:55:am EST

A few cheering fans caught the attention of Nationals manager Dave Martinez as he finally began his nightly debrief with reporters. Kurt Suzuki capped the largest ninth-inning comeback in Nationals franchise history with a game-ending, three-run homer, helping Washington score seven runs in its final at-bat to stun the New York Mets 11-10 Tuesday night. "With the at bats everyone was putting on that inning, I didn't want to kill the rally," Suzuki said. Continue to Article

September 03, 2019 11:52:pm EST

Kurt Suzuki's three-run walk-off home run capped a seven-run ninth inning and lifted the host Washington Nationals to a stunning 11-10 win over the New York Mets. After the Mets scored five times in the top of the ninth to take a 10-4 lead, Trea Turner doubled home Victor Robles in the bottom of the inning to make it 10-5. Anthony Rendon's single made it 10-6 and, with the bases loaded, Ryan Zimmerman doubled to the wall in right center off Edwin Diaz (1-7) to pull Washington within 10-8 to bring up Suzuki, whose 16th homer of the year capped the improbable comeback. Continue to Article

September 03, 2019 11:08:pm EST

Kurt Suzuki's three-run walk-off home run capped a seven-run ninth inning and lifted the host Washington Nationals to a stunning 11-10 win over the New York Mets. After the Mets scored five times in the top of the ninth to take a 10-4 lead, Trea Turner doubled home Victor Robles in the bottom of the inning to make it 10-5. Anthony Rendon's single made it 10-6 and, with the bases loaded, Ryan Zimmerman doubled to the wall in right center off Edwin Diaz (1-7) to pull Washington within 10-8 to bring up Suzuki, whose 16th homer of the year capped the improbable comeback. Continue to Article

September 03, 2019 10:50:pm EST