In the second inning, the Nationals got a run back on a solo home run by center fielder Dylan Crews that landed just out of Nimmo’s reach in left field. Crews’s home run ended a streak of 14 games in which Mets starting pitchers didn’t surrender a home run.

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.

Jesse Winker hit into what was ruled as a triple play in the top of the fourth inning, but replays showed that first-base umpire Alfonso Marquez made the wrong call. Mark Vientos hit a three-run triple to erase a deficit and put the Mets on top in the eighth,

A flurry of transactions ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Washington Nationals will see a veteran pitcher added to the New York Mets' bullpen. Ten-year vetera

Mets reliever A.J. Minter has been placed on the 15-day injured list after straining his left triceps during a 2-0 win against the Nationals. New York replaced him on the roster by selecting the contract of right-hander José Ureña from Triple-A Syracuse.

The lefty left Saturday's game after throwing his ninth pitch. He signed a two-year deal with the Mets for $22 million in January.

Minter, 31, is 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA and seven holds in his first season with the Mets. “I’m just glad it wasn’t my elbow,” he said Saturday.

The New York Mets activated catcher Francisco Alvarez and second baseman Jeff McNeil from the injured list Friday, and both were in the lineup to make their season debut in the opener of a four-game series against the Washington Nationals.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza finally got to fill out a batting order Friday that included everybody from the projected Opening Day lineup.