New York Mets pitchers Huascar Brazoban and Ryne Stanek were no match for the scoring surge that the Nationals had created to seal the game and get the win over the New York Mets. During his postgame interview with the media, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, who looked visibly displeased, had this to say about the Mets’ collapse:

The Mets gave up two runs in the ninth inning and saw their seven-game win streak halted in a 5-4 loss on Friday against the Nationals.

Washington erased a 7-1 deficit with five runs in the seventh and two in the ninth, with Luis García Jr.’s dribbler (and a Mets error) securing an 8-7 win.

Down six runs early, the Nationals rallied in dramatic fashion to stun the first-place Mets for an 8-7 victory on Sunday at Nationals Park after a Pete Alonso throwing error at first base. Luis García Jr.

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Then, on his ninth pitch of the inning, a cutter that fell out of the strike zone for a ball, Minter pulled his elbow in, winching in pain. Mets trainers wasted no time in visiting Minter on the mound, and after a brief moment, the veteran reliever was headed back into the dugout, his head hanging as he left.

New York Mets reliever A.J. Minter was put on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a left lat strain, a day after leaving a 2-0 win against the Washington Nationals. The 31-year-old left-hander was facing James Wood with one out in the eighth inning when he appeared to wince after a 3-1 pitch and walked to the back of the mound.

A.J. Minter was removed from his appearance in the Mets' Saturday game against the Nationals after throwing nine pitches.