WASHINGTON — Taijuan Walker contributed by far his best start of the year — seven innings, no runs, three hits — to help the Mets nab a 4-1 win against the Nationals on Thursday afternoon.
That pushed the Mets’ series record to 9-0-1. They are the only team in the majors that has not lost a series.
For Walker, who was on the injured list last month for a shoulder issue and struggled in his previous outing against the Phillies, this marked a huge rebound. He struck out one and walked one, pitched to contact and got a lot of quick outs, needing only 85 pitches. Had he been fully built up, he might have pitched longer. But this was his first time pitching past the fifth inning this season.
