Bryce Harper swung at the 91 mph pitch in the bottom of the 13th inning and could tell right away the ball would end up over the fence. "I knew it was gone. I mean, I felt it," the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year said. "I haven't felt like that in a while. I haven't got extension on a ball in a pretty long time." Harper's fourth homer of an injury-interrupted, trying season was a game-ending, two-run shot to the opposite field off righty reliever Carlos Torres, lifting Washington past the New York Mets 5-3 Thursday and giving the Nationals a season-high 4 1/2-game lead in the NL East. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340807120&teams=new-york-mets-vs-washington-nationals
