Late surge falls flat after Fedde fumbles

Robles' 2-run triple WASHINGTON -- It has been three years since Nationals Park was the venue for a game like Sunday, a late September matchup between two teams already eliminated from postseason contention. The Nationals were officially eliminated the day prior, an unceremonious ending to an underachieving 2018 season that ensures they will watch October from the sidelines for the first time since '15.

The Nats decided to keep a few of their starters off a wet field during Sunday's 8-6 loss to the Mets, which began after a 25-minute delay due to inclement weather and was played through spells of rain the entire afternoon. The loss drops Washington back to .500, the place its record has…