They took their victory lap, and they saluted their fans, and it was a fine mingling of joy and hope. The Mets had just scratched out a 1-0 win over the Nationals to snap a five-game losing streak, to reach 90 victories for only the 11th time in the team’s 54-year history.
“We wanted to soak it in,” David Wright said, “and we wanted to share it with them.”
He would also leave them with what will surely be their rallying cry next week, when the NL Division Series arrives at Citi Field, barking into a microphone: “Let’s go beat L.