Entering the game in relief of starter Megill, José Buttó allowed consecutive two-out hits, including an RBI single. Then, a three-run home run by Washington Nationals catcher Riley Adams, his first of the season, narrowed the Mets’ lead to 7-6.

CJ Abrams scored the winning run on Pete Alonso’s throwing error with one out in the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied from a six-run deficit to defeat the New York

No biggie, right, since the Mets were ahead by six runs at the time? Except the Nationals went on to score five runs in the inning and two more in the bottom of the ninth to shock the Mets for an 8-7 victory.

Washington erased a 7-1 deficit with five runs in the seventh and two in the ninth, with Luis García Jr.’s dribbler (and a Mets error) securing an 8-7 win.

Down six runs early, the Nationals rallied in dramatic fashion to stun the first-place Mets for an 8-7 victory on Sunday at Nationals Park after a Pete Alonso throwing error at first base. Luis García Jr.

CJ Abrams scored on Pete Alonso's throwing error in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied from a six-run deficit for an 8-7 win against the visiting New York Mets on Sunday. Alex Call doubled leading off the ninth against Ryne Stanek (0-2) and pinch runner Jacob Young went to third on a groundout.

Then, on his ninth pitch of the inning, a cutter that fell out of the strike zone for a ball, Minter pulled his elbow in, winching in pain. Mets trainers wasted no time in visiting Minter on the mound, and after a brief moment, the veteran reliever was headed back into the dugout, his head hanging as he left.

The lefty left Saturday's game after throwing his ninth pitch. He signed a two-year deal with the Mets for $22 million in January.

Minter, 31, is 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA and seven holds in his first season with the Mets. “I’m just glad it wasn’t my elbow,” he said Saturday.