The Mets held a six-run lead for the seventh inning stretch, but a bullpen meltdown and second blown save of the series saw New York fall 8-7 to the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

That was when Díaz signaled to his bench after winding up to throw a pitch at Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto in his second inning of work. After a brief consultation with Mendoza and trainers, the right-hander was removed from the game.