Jacob Young made two incredible catches in center field, Nasim Nunez hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run second inning and the Washington Nationals potentially made things more difficult for the New York Mets in the National League wild-card race with a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.

The Nationals (64-92) won the final two games of the three-game series over the Mets, whose lead for the third wild card is a half-game over the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds were hosting the Chicago Cubs in a game that started an hour late because of rain.

Young robbed Brett Baty of a hit to open the fifth and Francisco Alvarez of a tying homer for the first out of the ninth.

On Baty's would-be hit, Young took a bad route to the ball and made his initial catch as he raced back to the fence. The ball poppe

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