NEW YORK (AP) -- Juan Lagares hit a go-ahead double and the New York Mets made it stand up, ending a 12-game home skid against Washington by holding off the NL East-leading Nationals 4-3 Friday night.

New York Mets' Juan Lagares, Eric Young Jr. and Dilson Herrera, from left in front, celebrate with teammates after the Mets' 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals
New York Mets' Juan Lagares, Eric Young Jr. and Dilson Herrera, from left in front, celebrate with teammates after the Mets' 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
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The Mets' losing streak at Citi Field versus Washington dated to last season, and was their longest in team history against a visiting club.

Washington came close in the ninth inning. Denard Span led off with a single against Jenrry Mejia, and Asdrubal Cabrera flied out to the wall. After Span stole his 30th base, Mejia struck out Anthony Rendon, walked Adam LaRoche and then fanned Ian Desmond for his 26th save in 28 chances.

Rendon got three hits, including his 20th homer - which came after a replay reversal. Washington has outhomered the Mets 32-6 over their last 13 meetings in New York.

Dillon Gee (7-7) and a trio of Mets relievers ended the drought, helped when Lagares drove in Eric Young Jr. for a 4-3 lead in the fifth.

Travis d'Arnaud put New York ahead with a bases-loaded double in the first off Gio Gonzalez (8-10). Three runs scored on the hit, with Lucas Duda kicking the ball out of catcher Wilson Ramos' glove for an error.

In his last eight games, d'Arnaud has five doubles and seven RBIs.

LaRoche and Ramos hit RBI singles in the third, and Rendon hit a solo homer in the fifth that made it 3-all.

Gee gave up nine hits and two walks in 5 1-3 innings. Carlos Torres threw a double-play ball to end the sixth and worked the seventh, Jeurys Familia pitched the eighth and Mejia closed.

Lagares also singled, was hit by a pitch and stole a base.

Mets rookie second baseman Dilson Herrera boxed around several grounders. But he also went back for a tricky catch on Cabrera's soft liner with the bases loaded to end the second.

A day after Bartolo Colon was ejected for hitting two Washington batters with pitches following home runs and a Mets batter got nicked, Nationals manager Matt Williams predicted there wouldn't be any carry-over from the "shenanigans."

There were a couple of early HBPs, but no hostility. Lagares was plunked by Washington for the third straight series, and Span was hit by Gee on a pitch that bounced.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Nationals: RF Jayson Werth didn't start, a day after he was hit above the left elbow by a pitch from Colon. Williams said Werth wasn't out because of the plunking, rather it was a day of rest for "dead legs."

Mets: 2B Daniel Murphy was out of the lineup, a day after he was hit in the left wrist by a pitch from Nationals reliever Matt Thornton. Manager Terry Collins said the wrist was swollen, but that Murphy said he thought he'd miss only one day.

UP NEXT

Nationals: RHP Doug Fister (13-6, 2.53 ERA) starts Saturday night. He beat Atlanta in his last outing, ending a four-start winless string.

Mets: RHP Zack Wheeler (10-9, 3.38) gets the ball Saturday night. He won at Washington on Aug. 5 and is 2-4 against the Nationals overall.

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