Ian Desmond took two games off for the birth of his son and returned with a gift for his Washington Nationals teammates. Desmond homered and tripled in his first game back from paternity leave to lead Washington past the New York Mets 4-3 on Thursday night. "Watching the games the last two days, it seemed like the team needed a little spark," Desmond said. "I came in here today hoping to be able to do that, and I did." Desmond's home run in the fifth was his third of the season. He had missed the Nationals' past two games after his wife, Chelsey, gave birth Tuesday to the couple's first son, Grayson Wesley Desmond. "I just thought he was very loose tonight," Washington manager Jim Riggleman said. "Fatherhood exceeds anything that we do out here anyway. I know it's a special time in his life and I'm very happy for him." Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310428120&teams=new-york-mets-vs-washington-nationals
