Entering the game in relief of starter Megill, José Buttó allowed consecutive two-out hits, including an RBI single. Then, a three-run home run by Washington Nationals catcher Riley Adams, his first of the season, narrowed the Mets’ lead to 7-6.

CJ Abrams scored the winning run on Pete Alonso’s throwing error with one out in the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied from a six-run deficit to defeat the New York

No biggie, right, since the Mets were ahead by six runs at the time? Except the Nationals went on to score five runs in the inning and two more in the bottom of the ninth to shock the Mets for an 8-7 victory.

Washington erased a 7-1 deficit with five runs in the seventh and two in the ninth, with Luis García Jr.’s dribbler (and a Mets error) securing an 8-7 win.

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. Luis García Jr.

The Mets are going to be without one of their left-handed relievers for at least the next few weeks, after A.J. Minter was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left lat strain on Sunday. Right-han

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.

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.