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WASHINGTON — Adrian Houser flopped as a starter, but given a new role he is fast becoming the Mets’ secret weapon.
The Mets have won only four times in their last 14 games, but in three of those victories Houser the reliever left an imprint.
The latest was Monday night when he replaced Tylor Megill to start the sixth and helped navigate the Mets to an 8-7 victory over the Nationals.
Houser’s 2 ¹/₃ scoreless innings were the pitching highlight on a night the Mets erupted offensively and rolled to snap a two-game skid.
Drew Smith, in his first appearance off the injured list, recorded the final out in the eighth before Adam Ottavino and Jake Diekman got the final three outs.
Ottavino allowed two runs in the ninth, but Diekman — a day after blowing the save in the ninth inning in a loss to the Diamondbacks — got the final two outs.
As a starter Houser has pitched to an 8.55 ERA in seven appearances this season.
In his five relief outings he’s been a completely different pitcher, owning a 1.42 ERA.
Houser also had multi-inning relief appearances against the Giants and Diamondbacks on the last homestand in which he pitched well and the Mets won.
Megill scuffled in his third start off the injured list, allowing five runs, one of which was unearned, on seven hits with three walks and four strikeouts over five innings.
Megill’s chances of working deeper evaporated during a fifth inning in which he faced seven batters but surrendered only one run.
Starling Marte and Mark Vientos walked in succession to begin the second, allowing the Mets to go ahead 1-0 on Harrison Bader’s sacrifice fly following a wild pitch.
The Mets loaded the bases in the inning, but Pete Alosno was retired on a deep fly to left to end the threat.
Bader dropped Nick Senzel’s fly ball to deep right-center leading off the second for a two-base error that led to the Nationals tying it 1-1 on Jesse Winker’s RBI single.
Vientos homered against MacKenzie Gore to lead off the fourth.
The blast, which put the Mets ahead 2-1, was Vientos’ fifth of the season — three of which have been hit against lefties.
Francisco Lindor delivered an RBI single in the inning after Jose Iglesias singled and stole second.
Joey Gallo blasted a three-run homer in the fourth that allowed the Nationals to regain the lead at 4-3.
Senzel and Winker each singled before the Nationals had a call overturned at first base, allowing Ildemaro Vargas to reach and extend the inning.
Vargas was initially ruled out on what would have been an inning-ending double-play grounder.
The Mets loaded the bases in the fifth before Bader’s second sacrifice fly of the night tied it 4-4.
Iglesias’ third hit of the game, an RBI single, put the Mets ahead before Luis Torrens extended the lead to 7-4 with a two-run double.
But Megill barely survived the fifth, allowing a run on two singles and two walks to pull the Nationals within 7-5.
Megill escaped with the bases loaded by retiring Vargas for the final out.
Jacob Barnes’ throwing error gifted the Mets a run in the sixth.
Starling Marte singled and J.D. Martinez raced to third, with the throw from right field hitting him.
Barnes grabbed the ball and attempted to nail Marte, who had taken a wide turn at first, and threw it away.
