"The piggyback start with left-hander Sean Manaea and righty Clay Holmes was effective, though not quite as effective as the last time out. The Nats (64-92) took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, capitalizing on a wild throw by shortstop Francisco Lindor. With one out and one on, Manaea (2-4) had Jorge Alfaro on an 0-2 count before the catcher lined a sweeper to left field."
"Playing it off the wall, Brandon Nimmo hit the cutoff man, Lindor, but his throw to second to get the lead runner, Daylen Lile, went well past second baseman Jeff McNeil. Lile scored, and the Mets gave Washington an extra out to work with. Nasim Nuñez, a Bronx native, made it count when he took Manaea deep for a two-run homer two batters later."
"The Mets were extra unlucky Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, seeing Washington Nationals center fielder Jacob Young rob both Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez of home runs. But they did themselves little favors in a 3-2 loss. The Nats, the last-place team in the NL East, took the series, 2-1. The lead over the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Wild Card standings is down to a mere 0.5 games."
The Mets fell 3-2 at Citi Field after Nationals center fielder Jacob Young robbed two would-be homers. Washington won the series 2-1 and narrowed New York's NL Wild Card cushion to 0.5 games. Sean Manaea started and left after a second-inning sequence that included a wild throw by Francisco Lindor and a two-run homer by Nasim Nuñez. Clay Holmes followed with 3 2/3 scoreless innings to keep the Mets within reach. A third-inning run came amid an injury to Daylen Lile, and a base-running hesitation by Cedric Mullins hurt the Mets' rally chances.
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