With a man on and one out in the first, Robinson Cano hit a simple little grounder, destined to end the inning. Well, it probably would have a week ago, when the New York Mets were losing four games in a row and nothing was going their way. "Right off the bat," Washington Nationals starter Jeremy Hellicksonwould say later, "I'm thinking, `double play." So was everyone else in the ballpark. Except here's the thing: Backup shortstop Wilmer Difo's relay throw went awry, fourth-string first baseman Gerardo Parra stretched but couldn't hold onto the ball and the inning went on. Eventually, former Washington catcher Wilson Ramos hit a grand slam that helped the surging Mets beat the slumping Nationals 6-2 Tuesday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401075353
