The New York Mets (20-21) fell to the Washington Nationals (17-25) by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday night at Nationals Park. (Box Score)
Pitching
Wilmer Font (1-1 7.08 ERA) made his second start in a Mets uniform and did not fare well. The 28-year-old lasted a mere 2 1/3 innings while giving up six hits, two walks, one home run, and five runs.
Drew Gagnon was called upon early to replace Font. He went 2 2/3 shutout innings and held the Nats to three hits and no walks, while striking out one.
Tyler Bashlor came into the game in the sixth inning and picked up where Gagnon left off. He pitched two perfect innings and picked up a strikeout along the way.
Jeurys Familia played in his first game since returning from the injured list and continued the dominance from the Mets bullpen. He also pitched a perfect inning and recorded one strikeout to round out a performance from the pen that included 5 2/3 shutout innings of three-hit ball.
Offense
The Mets bats were quiet against Patrick Corbin (4-1, 2.91 ERA) who began his day by striking out the side in the first and ended his day by recording two more strikeouts in the eighth inning.
The Mets did their most damage in the third inning. Juan Lagares and Jeff McNeil got on base via a single and walk, respectively. J.D. Davis then hit a two-out, RBI double to drive in Lagares and cut the Nats’ lead to 3-1 at the time. However, the Mets threat ended a batter later as Robinson Cano grounded out to end the inning.
The only other hits of the game for the Mets were a fifth-inning single from Gagnon and an eighth-inning single from McNeil.
On Deck
Zack Wheeler (3-2, 4.35 ERA) will look to steer the Mets towards a series victory against Anibal Sanchez (0-6, 5.27 ERA) and the Nats on Thursday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. EDT, with game coverage on SNY, WCBS 880 and ESPN 1050.
