NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jacob Young made a pair of sensational catches in center field Sunday afternoon as the Washington Nationals held on for a 3-2 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field.

The Nationals scored all three runs in the second inning off Mets starter Sean Manaea (2-4). Nasim Nuñez provided the key hit with a two-run homer. Jake Irvin (9-13) earned the win, allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings. Francisco Lindor homered for the Mets, who dropped into a tie for the final National League wild card. Mitchell Parker recorded the final out for his first save. The game took 2 hours, 43 minutes and was played before a crowd of 42,960.