WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 7-6 on Friday at Nationals Park, using a four-run second inning and a late bullpen stand to secure the victory. Washington collected 11 hits, while the Mets had nine. Bo Bichette led the Mets with two hits, including a home run, and two RBIs. Carson Benge also homered and drove in a run, and Mark Vientos added two RBIs. Dylan Crews homered for Washington, and CJ Abrams drove in two runs. Justin Hagenman started for the Mets and allowed one earned run on five hits over four innings with one walk and two strikeouts. Jonathan Pintaro took the loss. Gus Varland earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Josiah Gray recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. The Mets used two sacrifice flies. Attendance at Nationals Park was 28,639, and the game took 3 hours. The Nationals improved to 76-84, while the Mets fell to 74-91.