The New York Mets continue to lose at home to the Washington Nationals

The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-2.  Bartolo Colon pitched well, David Wright, Travis d'arnaud and Matthew den Dekker each had two hits. 

Colon pitched seven innings giving up six hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out eight and lost his 10th game of the season.  Jeurys Familia pitched an inning giving up a hit, a run and a walk and Vic Black pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two. 

Jordan Zimmerman pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up five hits and an unearned run.  He walked none and struck out four and earned his eighth win of the season.  Drew Storen pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one, Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Rafael Soriano saved his 27th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and a run. 

Curtis Granderson had a hit, Wright had two hits and Lucas Duda had a hit.  d'Arnaud had two hits and an RBI, den Dekker had two hits and Wilmer Flores had a hit.  d'arnaud hit a homerun and the Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base and Lagares committed an error. 

Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and an RBI, Anthony Rendon had a hit and Adam LaRoche had a hit and drew two walks.  Ian Desmond had a hit, Bryce Harper had a hit and an RBI and Wilson Ramos had two hits.  Kevin Frandsen had a hit and an RBI, Ramos and LaRoche each had a double and Cabrera hit a homerun.  The Nationals were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.   LaRoche had a stolen base and committed an error.  Frandsen and Ramos each committed an error and Frandsen had an outfield assist. 

D'Arnaud reached on a fielding error and a run scored to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.  In the seventh Harper had a sacrifice fly to tie the game at one and Frandsen hit a sacrifice fly to give the Nats a 2-1 lead.  Cabrera hit a solo homerun in the eighth to make it a 3-1 game.  d'Arnaud hit a solo homerun in the ninth to cut the lead to 3-2 and that would be the final score.  The Mets have lost two straight to the Nationals and will look to avoid the sweep on Thursday night.  They have lost 10 straight at home to the Washington Nationals.