Mets vs. Nationals Game 40 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals tonight 9-1 to lose 2 out of 3 in the series. Their record is 22-18 and they have lost 9 out of their last 13 games. They are now 2.5 games out of first place in the National  League East. RHP Matt Harvey had his worst outing of the season. He gave up nine runs  in only 2 2/3 inning. 6 of those runs were earned. His record is now 3-6 and his ERA is 5.77 Something is very wrong with Harvey. His velocity and location hasn't been right since spring training. He doesn't look even close to the same pitcher we saw in Game 5 of the World Series last year. It might be best to put him on the DL. This would allow him to rest him arm and clear his head. The Mets offense struggled again tonight and managed only 6 hits. The only run they scored was on an RBI single by SS Asdrubal Cabrera.