Nationals rewrite record books with 11-10 comeback winner

A lot of records were set when the Nationals scored seven runs in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night. The 11-10 win over the Mets was the largest come from behind win in the bottom of the ninth in Nationals history (2005-present).

Kurt Suzuki hit a three-run shot to win it, his third walk-off winner of his career, and first since Aug. 15, 2018, against the White Sox.

Ryan Zimmerman was a major part of the rally. He hit a bases loaded double to right-center field to score two runs to cut the Mets' lead to 10-8.

"Let's be honest, I don't think we thought it was going to happen either," Zimmerman said. "A lot of us have been around baseball for a long time. Once it starts going, the pressure shifts obviously squarely on their shoulders. Stuff like that is not supposed to happen. It's a crazy sport. Crazy things happen.

"You just have to keep going. Once you get a few runs, guys on base, some good at-bats, it kind of becomes contagious. And then obviously on the other side you start thinking, 'We got to get some outs.'"

The Mets recorded just one out in the bottom of the ninth. The Nats tallied seven runs on seven hits in the frame. In the first eight innings, the Nats scored four runs on eight hits.

Nationals manager Davey Martinez likened the comeback win to when he was with the Rays and they came back from a 7-0 deficit to stun the Yankees 8-7 on a walk-off winner from Evan Longoria on the last days of the regular season in 2011.

"If I had to put it up against anything, this was Game 162 that we were in Tampa, that kind of comeback," said Martinez. "The boys are still in there jacked up and I had to remind them we've got a day game tomorrow, go home."

The Nats' comeback was better than their previous mark of trailing by four runs on June 21, 2011 vs. Seattle. Down 5-1, they came back to win 6-5 . The Nats have won seven walk-off games this season, two coming the last five days.

ESPN's Eddie Matz tweeted teams are now 5-1,321 when trailing by six or more runs heading into the bottom of the ninth.

The Nats are now 3-48 when trailing after eight innings and 30-33 in comeback wins. They are 20-44 when they allow five or more runs.

* Martinez said they need left-handed reliever Roenis Elías to mix all of his pitches to get lefties out. Elías allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits in the ninth inning. He surrendered homers to Jeff McNeil and Bandon Nimmo as the Mets built a 10-4 lead in the ninth.

"We got to get him to get lefties out," Martinez said. "He understands that. We talked about it when he got here. He threw a lot of fastballs. He's got a good breaking ball, really good changeup. He can throw it both to lefties and righties. We want to see him throw more to lefties.

"That's something we'll talk to him about here in the near future. But he's got to use all his pitches cause he's got really good stuff. Really good stuff. I'm not down on him at all. He came off the IL, and we got to get him out there and he's got to get lefties out."

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