The Mets were extra unlucky Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, seeing Washington Nationals center fielder Jacob Young rob both Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez of home runs. But they did themselves little favors in a 3-2 loss.

The Nats, the last-place team in the NL East, took the series, 2-1. The lead over the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Wild Card standings is down to a mere 0.5 games. Should the Reds finish off the Chicago Cubs for a win on Sunday, they’ll overtake the Mets (80-76) in the standings by virtue of owning the head-to-head tiebreaker.

The piggyback start with left-hander Sean Manaea and righty Clay Holmes was effective, though not quite as effective as the last time out. The Nats (64-92) took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, capitalizing on a wild throw by shortstop Fra

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