Overview

• Brandon Nimmo exited Wednesday with neck stiffness tied to a chronic issue, showed no improvement Thursday, and is considered day-to-day after treatment.
• Jeff McNeil sat with a sore right shoulder that limits throwing, then pinch-hit and finished in left field late Thursday as the Mets ran short on options.
• Catcher Francisco Álvarez has a sprained ligament in his right thumb that will require surgery, though he hopes to return after an injured-list stint.
• New York dropped the Washington series with a 9-3 loss after leading 3-0, has lost 16 of 21, and now holds the final NL wild-card spot by a half-game over the Reds.
• Rotation instability worsened as Kodai Senga posted a 6.00 ERA over his last six starts and Sean Manaea again failed to reach six innings, with late-inning relief lapses compounding the damage.