Elite Sports NY · Sep 4, 2019
New York Mets surrender 7 runs in 9th-inning meltdown (Highlights)
The New York Mets may have suffered a season-defining loss to the Washington Nationals as the team’s Wild Card dreams hang by a thread.
New York Mets 10 (70-68)
Washington Nationals 11 (78-59)
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
That’s all she wrote. Tuesday night feels like a backbreaker. The New York Mets took fans on an unexpected run during the second half, but the NL Wild Card dream is on life support.
In a game where the Washington Nationals handed the Mets the win on a silver platter, New York’s bullpen had a Chernobyl-level meltdown. Up 10-4 in the ninth inning, Paul Sewald allowed four runs while only managing to secure one out.