After putting an end to their six-game losing streak with two straight wins in Washington, the last-place Mets took a shellacking from the first-place Nationals on Sunday afternoon, allowing 23 hits in a 23-5 loss.
The only other time in club history the Mets gave up 20 or more runs and hits in a single game was on June 11, 1985, in a 26-7 thumping by the Phillies at Veterans Stadium. The 26 runs and 27 hits allowed that night remain the most ever given up by Mets pitching.
Meanwhile, the seven home runs allowed Sunday in Washington matched a Mets record.