Mets vs. Nationals Game 17 Recap

Mets LHP Steven Matz (Credits to NYDailyNews.com)

The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 16-4 tonight and dropped their record to 7-10. LHP Steven Matz started out well with a scoreless top of the first inning, but gave up a solo homer to former Met 1B Asdrubal Cabrera in the second inning. In the top of the third inning, it started to unravel for Matz after he gave a single to catcher Yan Gomes and then two batters later, a two-run homer to SS Trea Turner. He then struck out 2B Starlin Castro, but Castro made it to first after Matz threw a wild pitch. LF Juan Soto then broke the game open with a two-run homer. He threw a scoreless top of the fourth inning, but gave up two doubles and a single in the top of the fifth to bring in another run and was taken out. His final line was  8 hits, 8 runs, 8 earned runs, 0 walks and 5 strikeouts in 4.1 innings. RHP Paul Sewald cane in next with the based loaded and gave up 6 runs in the inning including a RBI single to 2B Howie Kendrick, a RBI double to Cabrera and singles to 3B Carter Kielboom and Gomes. Seawald then gave up a hit to CF Victor Robles and two walks before being taken out. LHP Chasen Shrieve came with the based loaded and gave up two more runs on a based loaded walk to Gomes and RBI single to Robles, but didn't allow any more runs in the top of the sixth. Schrieve stayed in for the top of the seventh and gave up a double  to RF Michael A. Taylor and a two-run homer to Cabrera.
RHP Drew Smith followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth inning.
Infielder Luis Guillorme made a relief appearance in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning.

The offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after 3B J.D. Davis walked and LF Jeff McNeil singled. Davis would later score on a throwing error by Nationals starter LHP Patrick Corbin. McNeil came around to score on an RBI single by RF Michael Conforto. In the bottom of the eighth, Davis was hit by a pitcher and McNeil and 1B Pete Alonso both singled to bring in Davis. CF Brandon Nimmo drove in the final run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night against the Nationals at 7:10 p.m.