Steven Matz struggled for a second straight start as the Mets fell to the Nationals 5-3 in a game that included a lengthy rain delay in the late innings. Matz surrendered five runs in three innings and dug the Mets a hole too deep to climb out of. Paul Sewald, Jeurys Familia, Dellin Betances, and Edwin Diaz combined to hold the Nationals at five runs, but Michael Conforto’s two-run shot in the fourth and an RBI single from Pete Alonso in the fifth represented the only runs for the Mets.
Mets Morning News: Criminal Matz-erminds
