Monday’s 10-3 loss featured a handful of plays that hurt the Mets in the finale of a seven-game road trip. Early on, New York had a chance to get the offense rolling. With the bases loaded and two outs, Brandon Nimmo stood in as Francisco Alvarez was picked off of first base when Keibert Ruiz threw behind the runner to end the inning.

The bats never got much going after the squandered chance as Washington scored in every inning but the second. Alvarez discussed his angle of the play following the loss.

“After watching the video, I was pretty far,” Alvarez explained through a translator. “In the moment, I did not think I was that far. With the quick movement the catcher made, I was too far to get back.”

Alvarez added that he had an obstructed view of Ruiz throwing to first with a left-handed hitter in Nimmo shielding the catcher.

“Since Nimmo had a check swing there, I couldn’t see,” Alvarez said. “By the time he was making his move to throw to first, it was too late to get back.”

After watching the play from the batter’s box, Nimmo expressed his support of the rookie after his mistake.

“It’s obviously not ideal,” Nimmo said. “It’s something he’ll learn from. You have to put it away. He’s going to be just fine. He’s a young kid in MLB that just wants to help. I’d rather tame a lion, and he definitely is.”

Alvarez did find his way back on base later in the game with a hustle double in the loss.

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