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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals have had trouble winning games since the All-Star Break. When they have come out on top, its been dramatic. Ryan Zimmerman homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, lifting the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets for a doubleheader split. "Just worked into a good count and finally didnt try to do too much," Zimmerman said. "Good win. I mean obviously with Harvey starting its tough to get any runs, but (Ross) Ohlendorf stuck there right with him, and after the way that first game went, that was a huge win." After Washingtons second walk-off win in two days, struggling setup man Drew Storen was sent down to Triple-A Syracuse. The Nationals improved to 2-7 since the break. In the opener, Jenrry Mejia pitched seven scoreless innings in his season debut and Daniel Murphy homered twice and tied a career high with five RBIs as Mets won 11-0. Murphy had two hits for New York in the nightcap and went 6 for 9 in the day-night doubleheader. After Anthony Rendon grounded out, Zimmerman hit a 3-1 fastball from reliever LaTroy Hawkins (3-2) over the fence in right centre for his 12th homer of the year. The Mets wasted another impressive outing by Matt Harvey, who gave up five hits and an unearned run in eight innings. Rafael Soriano (2-2) pitched the ninth, surviving a first and third jam with one out. Jayson Werth added three hits for Washington. Manager Davey Johnson announced Storens demotion. "Theres (been) a lot of discussion about it, even before now, that maybe, hes never had failure, hes never had to deal with failure, and this is kind of a sharp lesson in dealing with failure," Johnson said of Storen. "I mean, we couldve done different things with different players, but I think its going to be best served for him to get it right and get it back." Storen is 3-2 with two saves and a 5.95 ERA. The Nationals activated reliever Ryan Mattheus from the disabled list Friday as the 26th man for the doubleheader. Storen entered the ninth inning of Game Five of the NL Divisional Playoff series in October with a two-run lead and gave up four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals ended Washingtons season. In the off-season, the Nationals singed free-agent closer Rafael Soriano. "I think theres a lot of things that led to this that couldve been prevented," reliever Tyler Clippard, Storens close friend, said. "You know, you basically send a guy a message this off-season for having one bad game that hes not the guy for the job. Hes only human. Its going to get to anybody." Storen was unavailable after the game. "Its one of those things that I think was handled very poorly by the organization, but at the same time, thats the decision that was made, and we have to move forward as a team," Clippard said. "We have great guys in this locker room that are going to get it done, were going to make a playoff push at the end of the season. I have no doubt about that, but you know, this is a tough day." Pitching on the one-year anniversary his major league debut, Harvey struck out seven and walked one. He left after throwing 99 pitches. "I was locating everything pretty well," Harvey said. "The fastball command was right on point. I was keeping everything down." Washington starter Ross Ohlendorf, making his second start of the season, went seven innings. He allowed one run on six hits while striking out eight and walking two. With one out in the fourth New Yorks Josh Satin doubled. Ohlendorf fanned Justin Turner, but John Buck doubled to the wall in left to make it 1-0. The Nationals tied it in the fifth. Werth led off with a single and Ian Desmond walked. After Harvey fanned Steve Lombardozzi, Wilson Ramos hit a grounder up the middle. Turner fielded the ball behind second and shovelled it with his glove to Murphy. Murphy barehanded it for the force and turned and threw to first, but his throw was wide and hit Ramos, allowing Werth to score on the error as the ball rolled into the infield. "I misplayed the only ball that really mattered all night," Murphy said. In the opener, Murphy went 4 for 5 with two homers and a pair of RBI singles. Juan Lagares had three hits and Ike Davis added a three-run homer for New York. Mejia (1-0), who had been on the disabled list since March with shoulder inflammation, allowed seven hits. He struck out seven with no walks. Mejia, 23, was 0-4 for the Mets in 2010. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2011 and spent most of 2012 at Triple-A Buffalo. He was 1-2 with a 6.33 ERA in three September starts for the Mets. Prior to being recalled for Fridays start, the right-hander went 2-0 in a pair of rehab starts at Double-A Binghamton. Jordan Zimmermann (12-6) needed 118 pitches to go 6 2-3 innings. He allowed five earned runs and six hits in picking up his third straight loss. With one out in the first, Murphy hit a 1-1 slider off the second deck facade in right-centre to make it 1-0. In the third, after Lagares doubled with two outs, Murphy put New York up 3-0 when he lined a pitch into the Nationals bullpen for his eighth homer. Murphy has hit safely in 16 of his past 17 games. After Washingtons Bryce Harper singled in the eighth, he was removed for pinch-runner Scott Hairston and was not in the lineup for the second game. Johnson said Harper aggravated his left knee diving for a ball. Harper pinch hit in the second game and grounded out. NOTES: Mets LF Andrew Brown and SS Justin Turner collided and appeared to bump heads while chasing a popup in the first inning of Game 2. Turner made the catch and remained down as the Mets trainer came out. Turner and Brown remained in the game, but Turner left in the seventh with a sore right shoulder. . LF Eric Young Jr. was scratched from the Mets game one lineup after a pregame workout to test his right knee. He injured the knee Wednesday on the play in which Tim Hudson fractured his right ankle and left Thursdays game against Atlanta in the fourth inning. ... New Yorks Dillon Gee (7-7, 4.07) opposes Dan Haren (4-11, 5.79) Saturday. Balenciaga Triple S Wholesale . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. 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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers receiver Jordy Nelson sounds as if hes running out of superlatives to describe quarterback Aaron Rodgers.Nothing surprises Nelson anymore about Rodgers, not even when the two-time NFL MVP is playing with two sore legs.Rodgers threw for 246 yards and three scores, including two to Nelson , and dissected Seattles top-ranked defense in a 38-10 win on Sunday over the Seahawks.Already playing with a sore left hamstring, Rodgers said he hurt his right calf while throwing a tone-setting, 66-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams on the games opening drive.Rodgers trademark mobility might be limited, but his arm is working just fine. He finished 18 of 23.I mean theres nothing that he cant do, Nelson said. Weve seen it for years now, in practice, in games. So as hard as it is -- in a good way he cant impress us because he does it all the time.The Packers (7-6) won their third straight following a four-game losing streak to keep their playoff hopes alive . They stayed two games back of first-place Detroit in the NFC North, with their final three regular-season games coming against divisional opponents.Dont think for one minute that Rodgers plans to miss any time.Thats football. You deal with injuries, you know. Id like to talk about the win -- youre talking about my injuries, Rodgers told reporters. Im not missing games, so ... weve won three in a row.Seattles defense looked terrible in its first game without former All-Pro safety Earl Thomas, who has a broken leg.But Russell Wilsons career-high five interceptions might have been the most startling disappointment for the Seahawks (8-4-1). Wilson was 22 of 39 for 240 yards and one touchdown.There were just too many in there and we dont have to talk about each play, Wilson said. Obviously, we cant turn the ball over and I put that on me.Well, not entirely.Three interceptions deflected off his receivers hands, including one that also caromed off Doug Baldwins helmet to cornerback Damarious Randall. Seattle coughed up six turnovers overall.It was a stunning turn for Seattle a week after blowing out Carolina 40-7. The Seahawks missed out on a chance to clinch the NFC West following Arizonas loss to Miami earlier Sunday.This is such a rare occurrence for our team, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.ddddddddddddIts just something at this time we have to push behind us and get going.Other notes and takeaways from Sundays game:MISSING THOMAS: Green Bay gained 330 yards in Seattles first game without Thomas. Replacement Steven Terrell had three tackles.We just didnt have his hustle out there, safety Kam Chancellor said. Earl has a hustle about him, we just didnt have him.DEFENSE RESTS: Most of the focus about defense going into the game was about Seattles league-best unit, but the Seahawks gave up a season high in points. The Packers dominated, mixing in a few blitzes and getting effective pressure on Wilson most of the game against a shaky offensive line. It was an impressive showing without starting linebackers Nick Perry (hand) and Blake Martinez (knee). Outside linebacker Clay Matthews (shoulder) was limited mainly to passing downs.OUT IN FRONT: Green Bay had a 21-3 lead at halftime, reminiscent of the way the Packers built big leads on opponents in recent dominant seasons. Theyve scored first each time in their three-game win streak. The Packers look nothing like the team that suffered back-to-back blowout losses at Tennessee and Washington a few weeks ago.DYNAMIC DUO: With two more touchdown passes, Rodgers and Nelson have connected on 57 TD passes overall, tying Hall of Famer Brett Favre and Antonio Freeman for the most touchdown passes from a quarterback to a receiver in franchise history.Its a reminder, honestly, to me, (of) the time and the work that we both put in, individually and together on the practice field, in the meeting rooms, on the sideline and just reaping the benefits for it, Nelson said.INJURIES: Besides Rodgers, tight end Jared Cook left the game with a chest injury following an incompletion deep down the left sideline with 1:55 left in the second quarter. Receiver Randall Cobb left briefly in the second quarter with a left ankle injury.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL .---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ' ' '