After a four-game split against the NL East-leading Nationals, the Mets will face the last-place team in the NL Central as they head to Cincinnati to play the Reds.
New York will send Chris Flexen to the mound against Sal Romano in Tuesday night’s opener.
The Mets (57-73) lost the second game of the doubleheader at Nationals Park on Sunday night, 5-4. Hansel Robles and Chasen Bradford issued back-to-back bases-loaded walks in the sixth inning, turning a one-runWashington deficit into a 4-3 lead.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Mets have allowed 18 walks with the bases filled this season, the most in the major leagues.