Nationals draw 11 walks to back Gio, beat Colon and Mets 7-1 (Yahoo Sports)

Daniel Murphy drove in two runs against his former team to back Gio Gonzalez in his latest win at Citi Field, sending the patient Washington Nationals past the New York Mets 7-1 on Wednesday night. Anthony Rendon snapped a fifth-inning tie with a two-run single for the Nationals, who stopped a three-game skid and held onto first place in the NL East. Gonzalez (3-1) carried a two-hitter into the seventh before three singles loaded the bases with one out.