NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez met with star Bryce Harper on Saturday a day after the outfielder failed to run out a ground ball in the fifth inning of Washington's 4-2 loss to the New York Mets."I've spoken to Bryce and that's a conversation that will stay between Bryce and I," Martinez said.Harper came up to the plate in the fifth against hard-throwing Noah Syndergaard with one out and two runners on after singles by Adam Eaton and Anthony Rendon. Syndergaard threw the 25-year old slugger a 96 mph slider and Harper hit the ball sharply, but right at Mets shortstop Amed Rosario for an inning-ending double play.Martinez dismissed the notion that there would be any lingering issues from having a talk with his star player."I forgot about it, I really have," the first-year manager said. "We have a ballgame to win today and he's been a big part of that."Although Harper is tied for second in the National League with 23 home runs, he's hitting a career-low .214 and ranks among the NL leaders with 100 strikeouts. The six-time All-Star is 8 for 45 in July and has just three hits in his past 22 at-bats entering Saturday. Harper is set to be a free agent at the end of the season."He wants to win, that's all he cares about," Martinez said. "Regardless of his average, he has 23 home runs and 53 RBI. I believe that he's going to hit 40 and drive in 100. I'm a big fan of Bryce. I love the kid because of what he brings every day. He's a good kid, that's all I can say."Harper will participate in Monday's Home Run Derby and was elected to start in Tuesday's All-Star Game, set to be played at Nationals Park in Washington.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball