Mets vs. Nationals Game 77 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 4-2 for their fifth consecutive loss and drop their record to 40-37. They are now 6 games behind the Nationals for first place in the National League East. RHP Logan Verrett gave up 2 runs in 5 innings in a spot start. He allowed 4 hits and 4 walks. He picked up his fifth loss of the season. LHP Sean Gilmartin gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, on a 2 run homer by former Met 2B Daniel Murphy, which was his second of the game. The Mets offense was shutout until the ninth inning. The only two runs they scored was on a 2 run homer by first baseman James Loney. They continue to look lifeless at the plate and are in a need of spark. Hopefully Jose Reyes and Juan Lagares are called up from Binghamton in the next couple of days. They need to have speed at the top of the order. Reyes and Lagares are the kind of players that they can give the team the life and energy that they've been searching for all season.