New York’s Mets, coming off a dispiriting 3-7 homestand, took three straight games from Washington’s Nationals in the nation’s capital this week, capping things off with a 9-1 win Wednesday afternoon, in the rain-delayed series finale.
Davey Martinez’s ballclub fell behind early in each game, and dropped all three at home, coming off a 4-3 road trip to Atlanta and Cleveland.
“Rough series, right?” Martinez said late on Wednesday.
“We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We’ve got another tough team [the Braves] coming in,” for four in Nationals Park. “We’ve got to be ready to play tomorrow.