Bryce Harper singled in Jesus Flores in the bottom of the 12th inning Tuesday to give the Nationals a 7-6 win over the Mets.
The Mets took a 6-5 lead on Scott Hairston’s homer in the top of the 12th, but the Nats came back to tie it on an Ian Desmond double before Harper ended it.
It was Harper’s second RBI single of the game. He started the scoring with his hit in the third.
Going into the day, Harper hadn’t driven in anyone except himself in the last two weeks. He did have three solo homers since his last hit to drive in a baserunner on May 22. Overall, he has 14 RBI to go along with his five homers and .288 average in 33 games.
Harper’s hit made a winner of Ross Detwiler out of the pen. Rule 5 pick Elvin Ramirez walked three in 1 2/3 innings and took the loss.