Murphy homers in 10th to lift Nationals over Mets
(WorldNews Sport)

NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Murphy keeps raking against the New York Mets. Murphy homered in the 10th inning and the Nationals bullpen followed Stephen Strasburg with five scoreless innings, lifting Washington over the Mets 4-3 Saturday night after Noah Syndergaard`s return. Murphy led off the 10th with his 23rd home run this season, taking reliever Jacob Rhame (0-1) deep with a shot that clanked off the home-run apple in center field. It was Murphy`s ninth homer against the Mets, and he is hitting .393 (53 for 135) with 35 RBIs in 37 games versus his former team. Five of those home runs have given the Nationals the lead. `I wanted to take one just to get an idea of what the ball is going to do....