The New York Mets were handily beaten 11-3 by the Washington Nationals today at First Data Field. The Mets trailed from the very first batter of this game and could not recover.
Steven Matz had the kind of performance that makes you glad these games don’t count, as he was taken deep four times and was charged with eight earned runs on seven hits in two innings. The hope was that, like Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard before him, Matz would pitch at least five innings, but those hopes were dashed early on.