New york mets

• and Danny Espinosa hit consecutive homers and the Washington Nationals completed a sweep of the free-falling New York Mets on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory.
(FOX News)
• At the All-Star break, the New York Mets were just 4.5 games out of first place in the tough NL East. Now, the Mets are 11.5 games out of first place and obviously falling apart.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• NEW YORK — Stephen Strasburg gave a sneaky grin and a confident yeah when asked whether he was being more aggressive on the mound. He knew what the question was in reference to, and he appeared to have been waiting five days to answer it.
(Patriot-News Blogs)
• Danny Espinosa hit back-to-back homers in the second inning to spark the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the New York Mets. The Wednesday win gave the Nationals a three-game sweep at Citi Field in front of 35,517 fans.
(YAHOO!)
• NEW YORK — Terry Collins was fed up. David Wright, embarrassed. Reliever Tim Byrdak and catcher Josh Thole let it all out in an argument in the dugout.
(Morris County Daily Record)
• NEW YORK—Terry Collins was fed up. David Wright, embarrassed. Reliever Tim Byrdak and catcher Josh Thole let it all out in an argument in the dugout.
(Sporting News)
• The Mets reached the end of their rope with Lucas Duda on Tuesday, optioning the scuffling outfielder to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for pitcher Matt Harvey.
(TeamReport - Chicago Tribune)
• Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 over seven solid innings to lead the Washington Nationals past the New York Mets, 5-2, and complete a three-game sweep at Citi Field.
(USA Today)
• NEW YORK — Terry Collins was fed up. David Wright, embarrassed. Reliever Tim Byrdak and catcher Josh Thole let it all out in an argument in the dugout.
(LoHud.com)