# Torrens homer lifts Mets to sweep of Nationals 2026-08-16T22:45:24+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Christian Scott pitched into the seventh inning for the first time since Tommy John surgery and Luis Torrens hit a go-ahead two-run homer, lifting the New York Mets to a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals and a three-game series sweep on Sunday. Torrens' 407-foot homer to center field off Jake Irvin put the Mets ahead in the fourth inning. Scott allowed three runs and struck out seven over 6 1/3 innings for the win. Kodai Senga earned his third save with a perfect ninth. The Mets have won nine of 12 since the trade deadline and swept their second series in four tries in August. Keibert Ruiz had two RBI singles and Abimelec Ortiz homered for the Nationals, who have lost 13 of 18. Jake Irvin took the loss, allowing four runs over six innings. The Mets host the San Diego Padres on Monday, while the Nationals begin a series at Texas on Tuesday. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Tags: Christian Scott, Luis Torrens, New York Mets, Washington Nationals Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/torrens-homer-lifts-mets-to-sweep-of-nationals/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/torrens-homer-lifts-mets-to-sweep-of-nationals/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/