Brandon Nimmo hit a grand slam and matched a franchise record with nine RBIs, helping the New York Mets pound Washington Nationals 19-5

Absences were keenly felt by hosts whose aggressive approach was disrupted by visiting side’s physical pressure Reasons to be cheerful. Hmm. Let’s see. Well, it’s only 1-0 . There’s that. And this is a significant achievement given Arsenal were basically suffocated in the opening 20 minutes of this semi-final first leg, unable to breathe in their own stadium, stretched thin, starved of air and li…