Mets 6, Nationals 3

Lucas Duda belted a home run to spark a four-run rally in the sixth inning as the visiting New York Mets recorded a 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

The rally made of winner of reliever Ryota Igarashi (3-1), who pitched one-third of an inning in relief of starter Mike Pelfrey.

Duda's ninth homer of the season came against Livan Hernandez (8-13), who was lifted after allowing six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. It was the worst performance in six weeks for Hernandez, who had a 1.87 ERA in his last seven starts.

Bobby Parnell pitched the ninth inning to earn his fifth save of the season.

Final1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thRHE
New York MetsMets0020040006110
Washington NationalsNationals000300000370
WP:Ryota Igarashi (NYM)
LP:Livan Hernandez (WAS)
Season Series
WashingtonStatsNY Mets
10-8Vs8-10
.270Batting Average.255
3.9Runs / Game3.7
12Home Runs11
8Errors8