Mets Game 107: Loss to Nationals

Nationals 3 Mets 0

After scoring 8 or more runs in four straight games, the Mets get blanked by a replacement pitcher who was manhandled by the Buffalo Bisons less than a week ago. Go figure … baseball is a funny game.

Mets Game Notes

Jason Marquis was supposed to start this ballgame, but was traded hours before game time and replaced by Yuniesky Maya — who the Mets put a hurtin’ on twice last September. In fact, everyone Maya faced has put a hurtin’ on him. So it was baffling to see Maya baffling the Mets hitters in this ballgame — he held them scoreless through 5 1/3 innings, allowing 5 hits and walking none.

R.A. Dickey did not have the good knuckler, but he still managed to pitch a decent ballgame, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out only one. All three runs scored on a Jayson Werth opposite-field homer with two out in the initial inning.

The Mets’ leadoff hitter did not reach base until Jason Bay singled to start the seventh. The only other leadoff hitter to reach base was David Wright, who walked to begin the ninth.

Wright continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-3.

Josh Thole reached base four times — twice by singles and twice by HBP.

D.J. Carrasco allowed four hits in an inning and a third yet didn’t allow a run. He employed voo-doo or mirrors, I imagine.

Wilson Ramos continued his destruction of Mets pitching, collecting three hits. He’s hitting over .500 against the Mets this year, about .240 against everyone else. Go figure.

The Mets snap their five-game winning streak.

Next Mets Game

The rubber match begins at 1:35 PM. Jonathon Niese goes to the hill against Jordan Zimmerman.