After their comeback win Saturday, Met after Met repeated they are never out of a game, regardless of the situation.
The Nationals’ horrific bullpen did its best to make that the case again Sunday.
But when Zack Wheeler sponsors a walkathon that reliever Tim Peterson generously donates to — 12 bases on balls in total — and Max Scherzer is the opposing starter, the climb becomes all the more difficult.
Wheeler struggled with his control all day and the bullpen doubled down on the clunker as the Mets lost their first series of the year, falling to the Nationals, 12-9, Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.