WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — Injuries have been more of a Yankee problem in the early months of 2019, but on Thursday, the “injury bug” struck the Mets in a big way. Now the team may be forced to compete in the fierce NL East without two of their biggest offensive weapons for a short time.
Both Michael Conforto, and Jeff McNeil were forced out of New York’s series finale with Washington due to injury.
Gerardo Parra hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the fifth and Sean Doolittle stopped the Mets’ ninth-inning rally by striking out Keon Broxton with the bases loaded, giving the Nationals a 7-6 win.