Josh Bell homered and drove in two runs, rookie reliever Cole Henry pitched out of a jam in the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals held on to beat the Mets 5-4, ending New York’s three-game winning streak.

The Mets kept their push for a Wild Card spot rolling Tuesday night, blasting the Nationals 8-1 behind a dominant David Peterson and another long ball from Mark

Brandon Nimmo was pulled from a game at Nationals Park before the bottom of the second inning, with Starling Marte taking his spot in left field.

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For the Mets to qualify for the postseason, they need better from Kodai Senga and an offense that slumbers against middle relievers.

The Mets (67-59) fought back from a four-run deficit that Kodai Senga dug — but not all the way back in a game that did not include Nimmo past the second inning. The scare arriv

New York Mets left fielder Brandon Nimmo was removed in the second inning against Washington with a stiff neck on Wednesday night. There was no obvious play where Nimmo was hurt. He grounded into a double play to end the first inning and did not have a chance in the field.

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The Mets are in crime-free D.C. on Wednesday. Kodai Senga has allowed three runs in his past 10 innings but went 0-1 in those two games. That’s a crime. Fact is Kodai hasn’t won since June 12 against (wait for it) the Nationals.

David Peterson dominated the Nationals again, Mark Vientos homered for the second consecutive game and the New York Mets pounded Washington 8-1 for their third straight victory.

It’s even rarer that he gets two. Given a second chance, Dylan Crews did not waste it in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s game at Nationals Park. New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga started the Nationals’ prized rookie with a fastball over ...