Mets Lose to Nationals 1-0 and waste a stellar outing from Joey Lucchesi

Mets LHP Joey Lucchesi (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 1-0 tonight in Washington D.Cn, for their second consecutive loss and dropped their record to 35-27. LHP Joey Luchessi worked his way out of a based loaded jam with one out in the bottom of the third inning after he got SS Trea Turner to ground into a double play to end the inning. Luchessi was able to get out of the bottom of the fourth after he was induce another double this time by catcher Yan Gomes. Lucchesi had a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth inning, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth with a one-out single to Turner and then walked RF Juan Soto and was then taken out. Lucchesi had another strong start and his final line was 5.1 scorless innings allowing four hits and two walks with four strikeots. He has pitched much better in his last few starts and his ERA is down to 4.46 RHP Miguel Castro came in next and retired first baseman Ryan Zimmermann on a double play to end the inning. Castro stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning. LHP Aaron Loup came in next and retired the first two hitters he faced, but then gave up a single to LF Kyle Schwarber and was then taken out. RHP Seth Lugo came on and struck out Turner to end the inning. RHP Edwin Diaz came in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a lead-off walk to RF Juan Soto and a single to Zimmermann to right field which advanced Soto to third. Diaz then gave up a walk-off RBI single to Gomes to score Soto. The offense was non-existent all night and managed only two hits and left four runners on base. The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at the Nationals at 1:05 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader.