Mets standing pat for now as they enter May in middle of prolonged crisis
The eighth inning of Thursday’s loss to the Washington Nationals summed up the stunning, collective disintegration of the 2026 New York Mets . On a day when enough had gone right that the Mets had a one-run lead and their three back-end relievers available to hold it, one of them faltered yet again. This time, it was Luke Weaver , who surrendered a two-run, go-ahead homer to Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams that put the Mets down a run.
Still, trailing by a run in the bottom of the eighth, the Mets received a gift: The Nationals once again decided to pitch to Juan Soto . He rewarded their generosity with a ringing double high off the center field wall that put the tying run in scoring position with no one out and the No. 3, 4, and 5 hitters in their lineup coming up.
The tide was turning. Then it went back out: Austin Slater grounded out. Mark Vientos lined out.
Tyrone Taylor lined out. The chance slid away and so did another game. The Mets lost another series.
They will have the worst record in baseball on the first of May. “Not good enough, obviously. Not a secret,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.
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