Seth Lugo lost a couple of impressive streaks, but picked up a huge win. He’ll take the trade-off.
The eighth-inning solo shot that Lugo gave up to Juan Soto snapped not only a 2-all deadlock, but a string of 26 straight retired by Lugo, tied with Bobby Parnell for the most ever by a Mets reliever. But after they took the lead in the home eighth, Lugo rebounded with a perfect ninth for a 4-3 win over Washington.
Lugo (5-2) helped the Mets earn their eighth straight victory and 15th in their last 16 to sit a half-game behind Washington and Milwaukee for the NL wild-card spots.