The Least You Should Know:
Matt Harvey started for the Mets and pitched well for five innings before being removed in the sixth with the bases loaded and nobody out ' he ultimately allowed a run on five hits with three walks and ten strikeouts.
Harvey now has 63 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings in the big leagues.
Robert Carson pitched out of a bases loaded, nobody out jam in the sixth to bail Harvey out.
Jon Rauch allowed a home run to Ian Desmond in the eighth inning.
The Mets had four opportunities with runners in scoring position through the first two innings, and they failed to score in each ' they went 1-for-8 on the night in such situations.
David Wright had two hits and two stolen bases.
The Mets have been shutout ten times in 2012, and six times since the All-Star break.
The Mets went 0-6 on their homestand against the Braves and Nationals. It was their second 0-6 homestand in the second half (Dodgers and Nationals in July).
Both the Nationals (6) and the Braves (5) have more wins than the Mets (4) at Citi Field since the All-Star break ' the Rockies also have four wins at Citi Field in the second half.
For a full recap and box score, check out SNY's In-Game Live.
Michael Baron, MetsBlog.com
The Mets offense is pathetic. It's really as simple as that. They are a singles hitting team when they do hit, and it's impossible to string together runs when it takes three hits to score once. Besides, the Mets can't even string together three consecutive hits right now, anyway. Instead, the Mets scattered eight singles against John Lannan and the Nationals bullpen, four of which came from David Wright and Lucas Duda.Matt Harvey was great, but threw a lot of pitches and seemed to tire out in the sixth inning. He walked three batters in five-plus which didn't help his pitch count, considering he racked up ten strikeouts on the night. He has one more start and then his season will be over, but he is a definite bright spot as the off-season draws closer.
The fact Washington and Atlanta have more wins than the Mets at Citi Field since the All-Star break is absolutely stunning. I don't even know what to say about that. I mean, it's not as if the Mets are blowing up the scoreboard on the road, either. But they are absolutely lifeless at home in particular, and it's the second consecutive season they have played badly at home at that. In general, this quality of play feels like a routine, and that's a sickening feeling altogether'
W.B. Mason Post Game Extra
The Mets are off tomorrow, but open a three-game series against the Brewers at Miller Park on Friday night. Jon Niese will face Mike Fiers at 8:10 pm.
