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Brian Erni: Well, that was disappointing, to say the least. It had all the makings of a listless 2-0 loss until Jordany Valdespin golfed a 1-2 change up over the right centerfield wall to dramatically give the Mets a 3-2 lead. And when the Mets showed resiliency after Parnell blew the save and fought back to take a 4-3 advantage in the tenth, their joy was short-lived after Harper's triple resulted in the second coughed up lead of the game. This is the second gut-wrenching, extra inning loss in Washington this season, and it couldn't have come at a worse time.
Speaking of Parnell, it looked like he may bounce back from his blown save in Atlanta, but Mike Morse singled with one out. Morse was lifted for pinch runner Ian Desmond, who was set in motion and got to third on a hit-and-run single by Adam LaRoche. Parnell struck out Moore, but then after throwing eight straight curveballs, Parnell tried to get a 99 MPH fastball by Espinosa on 2-2. Espinosa lined it up the middle to tie the game.
The Nats may not have had the opportunity for all the dramatics had the situational hitting not failed the Mets earlier in the night. In the seventh, Wright's extra-base hit gave them three chances to score. And the task got just a little easier when he moved up to third on a wild pitch. But Hairston struck out, chasing two fastballs well off the outside part of the plate in the process. Then Jason Bay took, what looked like, two hittable fastballs before reaching for a 1-2 offspeed pitch. He lifted a fly ball to center that was too shallow for Wright, and brought Ike Davis to the plate with two outs. Davis hit the ball hard, but right at Steve Lombardozzi to end the inning.
Niese deserves a ton of credit. Coming off a series where the Mets' starting pitching was abysmal, the young lefty was the stopper New York needed him to be. He was touched up only by Tyler Moore's fifth inning, opposite field home run, but otherwise was brilliant. The drama of the ninth inning took Niese off the hook, and that was certainly poetic justice. It's a shame the Mets couldn't get a win in their best game from a starter in a week.
Four losses in a row and six in their last seven. It may not be time to panic, but things are getting dicey. The Mets need a win in the worst possible way on Wednesday.
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