Free-falling Mets to face skidding Nationals
The New York Mets will not lose another spot in the National League East standings during a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals that is scheduled to begin Tuesday night.
Now in third place, the Mets have a 6 1/2-game cushion on the fourth-place Nationals, but another ignoble feat - falling below .500 - is within reach for the free-falling club.
Carlos Carrasco (0-0, 3.24 ERA) will look to stop th