WASHINGTON — The ship be sinking.
With apologies to Micheal Ray Richardson, the S.S. Metropolitan is taking on water faster than Captain Collins and crew can handle, and the next stop might be the bottom of Flushing Bay.
In another putrid performance, the Mets hibernated until the ninth inning Wednesday and lost their fourth straight, 4-2 to the Nationals to fall six games behind their hated NL East rival.
The worst part for the Mets? Up next is the Cubs, who will bring the best record in the major leagues to Citi Field for a four-game series beginning Thursday.