Mets Crushed By Nationals 25-4 For Worst Loss In Team History; Announcers Read Media Guide During Game

The New York Mets suffered a historically devastating 25-4 loss to the Nationals in Washington on Tuesday night, and even the announcers seemed confused about how to handle it.

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The crushing defeat marked the Mets’ worst in the franchise’s 57-year history, while the Nats set a new record for runs scored. New York even ended up using shortstop Jose Reyes as a relief pitcher, although this didn’t help the team, as Reyes gave up six runs in the eighth inning. Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman faked charging at Reyes at one point after he was hit by a slow pitch.

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The Mets’ (44-60) broadcasting team, led by Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez, decided to deal with the blowout by reading (seemingly word for word) from the organization’s media guide. The pair decided to play some “media guide music,” something they called a “collaborative effort.” The theme song to Masterpiece Theatre then started playing as background music. Hernandez and Cohen started on page 420 of the media guide, which was the post-season section. The duo then went on to recall several instances in which the Mets either suffered major losses or earned big victories in the playoffs, dating all the way back to the 1960s. Only occasionally did they comment on the current game during that segment.

Washington’s 25 runs were the most scored by any team in MLB since the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3 in August 2007.

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“Tough loss,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. “It’s embarrassing. We’ve got to do better. … We made way too many mistakes tonight, and they weren’t missing.

“Nobody wants to lose like that. We all want to win games. It’s a bad loss.”

The Nationals (53-53) are third in the NL East and eight games ahead of the fourth-place Mets, whose bullpen continues to be marked by several injuries, among the latest of which is Noah Syndergaard.