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This laugher wasn’t exactly what they had in mind.In the highest-scoring game in Nationals franchise history Gerardo Parra Jersey , Daniel Murphy hit two early home runs and Washington kept pouring it on against emergency reliever Jose Reyes and the Mets in a 25-4 rout Tuesday night.”Even to throw Jose Reyes out there and the guys hit them like they did, you don’t even see that in BP,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. ”Those guys were locked in, they came out tonight and they beat us up pretty bad.”The Nationals set the team scoring mark dating to their days when they started as the Montreal Expos in 1969. It was the Mets’ most-lopsided loss in their 57-season history, worse than a 26-7 pounding by Philadelphia in 1985.It got so out of hand, Mets television announcers Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling and Gary Cohen took turns reading verbatim from the team’s media guide in the late innings – the SNY network played the theme from ”Masterpiece Theatre” in the background.Reyes made the first pitching appearance of his career, and the 35-year-old infielder got tagged for home runs by Matt Adams and Mark Reynolds in a six-run eighth. Throwing a fastball in the mid-80s mph and a curve in the upper 40s, Reyes gave up five hits, walked two and threw 48 pitches.Reyes retired Ryan Zimmerman on a flyball to begin the inning. The Nationals went batty after that, and Zimmerman came up again with two outs.This time, Reyes floated in a pitch that hit Zimmerman in the leg. Zimmerman did a little shake in the batter’s box, then playfully faked a charge toward the mound, drawing a laugh from Reyes.”I didn’t want to make two outs against him. I’ve played against Jose for a long time. He’s one of my favorite players to play against,” Zimmerman said. ”He always has a smile on his face. That was pretty funny and surreal to hit against him after all that we’ve been through against each other.”Reyes said he had wanted to pitch in one game before he retires.”When you are on the mound before you throw a pitch, it’s fun,” he said. ”But when you start to see people hit a homer and stuff … I don’t want to see that.”Asked if he was available for Wednesday’s game, Reyes kidded: ”Not for pitch.”Reyes wore one of ace Jacob deGrom’s gloves on the hill. DeGrom was among many players on both sides chuckling at the spectacle.Trea Turner, who apologized before the game to his teammates for homophobic and racially insensitive tweets he sent several years ago, had four of Washington’s 26 hits. Pitcher Tanner Roark hit a three-run double during a seven-run first inning.Murphy drove in six runs, Anthony Rendon had four RBIs and Zimmerman also homered.Ahead 7-0, the Nationals then scored exactly three runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings.Hours after general manager Mike Rizzo capped a relatively uneventful trade deadline day by expressing his confidence in the Nationals as currently constituted, Washington broke loose in evening its record at 53-53.Bryce Harper, who had been mentioned in trade speculation, hit a pair of RBI doubles and scored three times.”It’s been an emotional day and it was a good way to end it,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said.Leading 25-1 in the ninth, the Nationals still hit a little speed bump at the end. Reliever Shawn Kelley gave up a home run to Austin Jackson http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-todd-helton-jersey , wound up and flung his glove to the ground.The homer came after Kelley, working quickly, had been told to slow down by the plate umpire.”I was just trying to get through the inning and get the game over with,” Kelley said. ”I thought everybody had seen enough baseball for one evening.”Kelley said he was sorry for his tantrum.”You should never throw your glove. We should act like adults,” he said.Jeff McNeil hit his first career home run. As he headed from the plate back the Mets dugout, he already had the souvenir. The ball came back on the field and was flipped to him before he reached the bench.Roark (5-12) went seven innings. Steven Matz (5-9) got only two outs and allowed seven runs in the shortest start of his career.Murphy had an RBI single in the first, a two-run homer in the second and a three-run drive in the third. The ex-Met is hitting .391 (59 for 151) with 11 homers and 43 RBIs against New York.MOVESMets: Claimed INF Jack Reinheimer, 26, off waivers from Arizona and optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Reinheimer, designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on July 27, was batting .237 with three homers and 21 RBIs at Triple-A Reno. To make room on the 40-man roster, OF Yoenis Cespedes was transferred to the 60-day DL.Nationals: Sent reliever Brandon Kintzler to the Cubs for RHP Jhon Romero, who was 1-2 with nine saves and a 3.27 ERA at Class A Myrtle Beach. . Activated Rendon from the family medical leave list. . Recalled RHP Wander Suero from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned INF Matt Reynolds to Syracuse.HIT MACHINEWith two hits, Zimmerman became the all-time hit leader in Nationals/Expos franchise history with 1,696, surpassing Tim Wallach (1,694).TRAINER’S ROOMMets: 1B Wilmer Flores left the game in the first inning with dehydration and dizziness. … INF Todd Frazier (left rib cage muscle strain) is scheduled to play nine innings in a rehab assignment in Brooklyn on Wednesday. … Callaway said OF Jay Bruce (sore right hip) will start hitting on Wednesday.Nationals: RHP Sean Doolittle (left foot stress reaction) had an MRI on Monday, which was virtually unchanged from last week. Doolittle was hoping for improvement, but said the trainers were pleased there was no change.UP NEXTMets RHP Noah Syndergaard (6-1, 2.89) returns from the disabled list to oppose LHP Tommy Milone (0-0, 5.40) in the series finale.— The Cleveland Indians obtained Detroit Tigers center fielder Leonys Martin on Tuesday.He should form a platoon with Rajai Davis: Martin (.782 OPS vs. right-handers) should start most of the time, while Davis should take the field vs. southpaws.Davis has struggled this year vs. left-handers (.580 OPS), but his .700 OPS against southpaws from 2015 to 2017 is a bit better than what Martin has done in that time span (.654 OPS).But the Indians still could have used an upgrade in right field, and Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Curtis Granderson would have fit.The 37-year-old has 10 home runs and a .786 OPS against right-handers this year. Combined with Indians right fielder Brandon Guyer (.953 OPS vs. left-handers), the duo could have created an excellent hitting option in right field.Furthermore, it likely would not have cost the Indians much to obtain Granderson, who is on the back end of his career and a free agent after this season. Perhaps Cleveland didn't want to give up anyone for what might be a two- to three-month rental, but he still would have fit well with the club as it gears up for the playoffs.As is, Cleveland will likely have Melky Cabrera in right field in a platoon with Guyer. In his past 84 games dating back to last year Nolan Arenado Jersey , Cabrera has hit just five home runs (only one this year in 26 contests).The 33-year-old Cabrera has shown some pop and hitting prowess in the past (132 lifetime dingers, .286 batting average), but the lack of power is concerning. He also has a negative defensive WAR this year (-0.5).It's conceivable Cleveland could add another outfielder past the non-waiver trade deadline in August, however, so keep an eye out for a potential move.Colorado Rockies: John Axford, Brad Ziegler or Jake Diekman4 of 6Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesOnly one MLB team has a worse bullpen ERA than the Colorado Rockies, and that's the Kansas City Royals, who are 32-73 and have the second-worst record in baseball.Colorado's 5.14 mark is far worse than the National League average of 3.99.The team did make a solid pickup when it acquired Seunghwan Oh from the Toronto Blue Jays (2.55 ERA, 56 strikeouts in 49.1 innings), but Colorado didn't add to the pen after the Oh move, and that could be a big issue down the stretch.Numerous relievers changed teams in the moments leading up to the deadline, including Toronto Blue Jays right-hander John Axford to the Los Angeles Dodgersand Miami Marlins right-hander Brad Ziegler and Texas Rangers left-hander Jake Diekman to the Arizona Diamondbacks.It would have been ideal for Colorado to obtain one of those arms, especially considering that the rich just got richer within their own division now: L.A. and Arizona have the 11th- and second-best reliever ERA in baseball, respectively.Colorado is facing those two teams a combined 17 more times, and if any of those games becomes a battle of the bullpens, then it's advantage L.A. or Arizona.However, the Rockies stood pat, which is a risk as the team shoots for the postseason.Seattle Mariners: Baltimore Orioles SP Kevin Gausman5 of 6Lindsey Wasson/Getty ImagesThe Seattle Mariners are chasing the Houston Astros for the American League West crown. Houston has lost five consecutive games, and the time is now for the M's to make a run at it.However, one area of need (the starting rotation) went unaddressed at the deadline. Arguably, it needs more depth outsideMariners aceJames Paxton (2.94 SIERA and 32.3 percent strikeout rate) and Marco Gonzales (3.47 xFIP, 21.9 percent strikeout rate).Felix Hernandez is a six-time All-Star and has enjoyed a fantastic career in Seattle, but he's struggling through the worst season of his career (5.58 ERA). Mike Leake strikes out just 14.3 percent of hitters and allows a37.2 percent hard-hit contact rate. Wade LeBlanc has been decent, but a .264 BABIP suggests that some regression may be on the way.One option could have been Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kevin Gausman, who was traded to the Atlanta Braves. The 27-year-old Gausman was a highly touted prospect in 2012 when he was drafted fourth overall by the Baltimore Orioles. His career has been a bit up and down to this point, but his overall numbers (21.4 percent strikeout rate, 3.93 xFIP) are decent.It didn't help Gausman that he (a) pitched in a hitter's ballpark half the time and (b) had to face the powerful Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees an inordinate number of times due to the league's unbalanced schedule. A change of scenery could boost his career, and Seattle would have been a great location, especially given that Safeco Field is one of the most pitcher-friendly parks in the game.In addition Charlie Blackmon Jersey , Gausman has been on the wrong side of BABIP luck, as his career mark there is .314 (including a ridiculous .336 in 2017). So he could be the beneficiary of positive regression as well.Ultimately, Gausman could have been a solid third starter for the M's.Philadelphia Phillies or Boston Red Sox: Toronto Blue Jays SP J.A. Happ6 of 6Mike Stobe/Getty ImagesThe New York Yankees won the J.A. Happ sweepstakes, and that could be an issue for two other teams.The Philadelphia Phillies' starting rotation is solid (eighth in starter ERA), but it is also entirely composed of right-handers. It would have been ideal for the Phils to grab a southpaw, especially considering that Happ has been excellent against left-handers this year (.638 OPS).That could have been a boost in the playoffs, as three teams vying for the postseason (the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers) have the 17th-, 19th- and 21st-ranked OPS against left-handers in baseball.However, Happ would have been a boost to the rotation as is. His strikeout rate (26.2 percent),xFIP (3.74) and SIERA (3.59) would allrank third among Phils' starters. Of note, he was just diagnosed with a mild case of hand, foot and mouth disease, asYankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters, although he hasn't been ruled out of making his next start on Saturday against Boston.As for the Boston Red Sox, a Happ trade would have prevented one notable thing, and that's another solid performance against them from the left-hander. Happ is 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA against Boston since 2015.Current Boston hitters have managed just a .214 batting average against and .687 OPS. If not for Steve Pearce's phenomenal numbers versus the lefty (five home runs, 1.405 OPS), those figures would be far lower.The issue is that the Red Sox face the Yankees 10 times in three series down the stretch, so Happ could pitch against Boston three times. Wins there could be the difference for the American League East crown.Happ could have also solidified the back end of the Boston rotation. Southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez, who is on the disabled list, has not thrown off a mound as of Monday, per Peter Abraham of theBoston Globe. Another option (Drew Pomeranz) has a 6.91 ERA in nine starts.As is, a team can't have enough starting pitchers:Red Sox ace Chris Salejust landed on the 10-day disabled list due to shoulder inflammation. Thankfully, it's possible he only misses one start (the DL stint is retroactive to July 28), but Happ could have helped fill a void for Sale or any other starter potentially forced to miss time.The Sox did get former Tampa Bay Rays starter Nathan Eovaldi, who started his Boston career with seven shutout innings, but the addition of Happ as well could have given the Red Sox the deepest rotation in the game.