More from last night's win over the Mets

Last night's game looked awfully familiar for the Nationals. Stephen Strasburg dominated. Matt Harvey did not. The end result was a lopsided victory, something we saw only five days earlier when the same two pitchers matched up in New York.

Here are some other notable things that happened that perhaps didn't draw the big headlines...

* The Nationals bullpen delivered big again in a big spot. Though this turned into a lopsided affair, the outcome still was very much in doubt in the top of the seventh, after the Mets trimmed the lead to 5-2 with two men on base.

Manager Dusty Baker pulled Strasburg at that point with a pitch count of 108 - "We took him about as far as we thought we could take him," the manager said - and summoned Felipe Rivero to face pinch-hitter Juan Lagares. Lagares represented the tying run, but Rivero went right to work, striking him out on a changeup and dancing off the mound having successfully preserved his team's lead.

This was nothing new for Rivero, who has successfully stranded 12-of-15 inherited runners this season. And it continued a mighty impressive run by the Nationals bullpen as a whole.

Over the last 14 games, Nats relievers have a collective 0.93 ERA and have stranded all 22 runners they've inherited.

For a unit that often struggled in that department last season, this has been a welcome change of pace.

* It wasn't a perfect night for the bullpen, though. Shawn Kelley served up a two-run homer to Eric Campbell in the top of the ninth. The homer had no effect on the outcome of the game, which was squarely in the Nationals' control at that point, but it did put an end to Kelley's dominant start to the season.

Those were the first runs the veteran right-hander has allowed in 2016, and they didn't come until his 20th appearance and his 16th inning of work. Only San Diego's Fernando Rodney (18 scoreless appearances) had also pitched in at least 10 games this season without surrendering a run entering play last night.

* As for Strasburg ... well, the performance continues to be exceptional. He's now 8-0 with a 2.79 ERA in 10 starts this season. The only other 8-0 pitcher in the majors right now? Jake Arrieta.

Let's go farther back, though, because this is merely a continuation of Strasburg's excellent conclusion to last season. Over his last 23 starts, which coincides with his return from a neck injury, he's now 16-2 with a 2.22 ERA, 196 strikeouts and 30 walks.

Among all starters in baseball since that day Strasburg returned from the DL (June 26, 2015), only Arrieta (1.03) and Clayton Kershaw (1.32) boast a better ERA.

* Finally, some offensive numbers to consider. Check out these batting averages, on-base percentages and slugging percentages over the last seven games...

Anthony Rendon: .417/.533/.750
Ben Revere: .360/.407/.600
Daniel Murphy: .357/.387/.607
Jayson Werth: .333/.429/.417
Wilson Ramos: .318/.400/.545
Ryan Zimmerman: .273/.407/.545

Now, just imagine how this lineup might perform one Bryce Harper (.190/.367/.238 during that same seven-game stretch) gets back on track.