WASHINGTON -- Well, at least the New York Mets did not lose any ground in the wild-card race.
Fernando Salas surrendered an seventh-inning homer to Wilson Ramos and the Washington Nationals beat the Mets, 1-0, in Wednesday's rubber game. It was the first run Salas had allowed in seven appearances since being acquired from the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 31 for minor-league right-hander Erik Manoah.
The Mets went 7-12 against the first-place Nationals this season and depart D.C. trailing by 10 games in the division.