Jake Irvin, Jesse Winker get Nationals past Mets 1-0

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Jake Irvin gave up one hit over eight scoreless innings and Jesse Winker delivered a pinch-hit home run the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals pulled out a 1-0 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday in a tidy 1 hour, 58 minutes.

Winker belted his 10th home run of the season to make his mark on a pitchers' duel. Nationals right-hander Derek Law pitched a perfect ni