Matz wins 7th straight, Mets beat Nats 2-0 to take series (Yahoo Sports)

Steven Matz pitched a career-high eight innings to win his seventh consecutive start and help the New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday. Matz (7-1) has a 1.13 ERA over his winning streak, not allowing a run in four of those starts. David Wright hit his sixth homer of the season in the first and Rene Rivera singled in a run in the seventh to help New York take the decider of a three-game set.