Nationals 3 Mets 2 - the last game before All-Star Break

The Washington Nationals signed Daniel Murphy for $37.5 million over 3 years.  Why couldn't the Mets sign him for that amount?  I am sorry to say that Sandy Alderson really dropped the ball here.  Murphy hit a 2 run homer in the first inning today to lead the Nationals to a 3-2 victory over the Mets.  The Mets must beat them regularly to have any chance of winning the National League East.  Murphy has now hit 7 home runs in 13 games against the Mets.  Again the Mets could not mount much of an offense as their only scoring was by two solo home runs by Jose Reyes.

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