Mets pounded 25-4 for worst loss in franchise history

WASHINGTON -- This is the vaunted pitching on which the Mets' 2019 fortunes rest? Only hours after assistant general manager John Ricco stood pat at the non-waiver trade deadline, expressing a desire to contend next season with strong pitching, Steven Matz orchestrated an abomination against the Nationals that screamed "sell, sell, sell." In a historic...