The ball zoomed over center fielder Cedric Mullins’ head quickly, and it ricocheted past him off the wall in the other direction toward right field.

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A late comeback from a three-run deficit went for naught Saturday when Nationals speedster Daylen Lile zipped around the bases for an inside-the-park home run off reliever Tyler Rogers to account for the final two runs to send the Mets to a costly 5-3 loss in 11 innings Saturday at Citi Field .

“My first thought was to make a play on the ball,” Mullins said. “We were playing a little shifted over because Rogers is a unique pitcher, so the defensive ali

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