WASHINGTON — The Mets had tasted prosperity for the first time in a long while, and so that was probably why the 5-1 loss the Nationals slapped on them Wednesday night was so frustrating. They had dragged themselves back to .500 from three below on the strength of weakness: two teams that entered Wednesday night a combined 29 games under .500.
(And, yes, one of those teams has “Nationals” stenciled across the chest of their jerseys, but that name also presently sits in fourth place in the NL East and was begging to be buried.)
Patrick Corbin was brilliant for the home team, and that’s going to happen.