New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals

Sep 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYM	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	7	10	1	7
WSH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5

loss:

J. Irvin(2-10)win: New York Mets logo

D. Nunez(2-1)

Game Recap

New York Mets vs Washington Nationals game highlights

WASHINGTON -- In their penultimate game on Saturday, the Mets ran with an unorthodox defensive alignment, starting Brett Baty at shortstop for the first time in his career. The idea was to give Baty, who began the day with four career innings at short (all late in games this season)...

Scoring Summary

NYMWSH

3Abimelec Ortiz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Carson Benge. Nasim Nunez scores. [1 run] [1 out] 01
7A.J. Ewing homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Carson Benge scores. Francisco Alvarez scores. [3 runs] 31
7Ronny Mauricio homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 41
8Brett Baty singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nasim Nunez, deflected by pitcher Jake Irvin. Carson Benge scores. Fielding error by shortstop Nasim Nunez. [1 run] 51
9Ronny Mauricio homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. A.J. Ewing scores. [2 runs] 71

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Francisco LindorDH	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	.222
2Juan SotoLF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.278
Nick MorabitoPR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195
3Bo Bichette3B	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	.261
4Carson BengeRF	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	3	.280
5Mark Vientos1B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	.212
6Brett BatySS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.240
7Francisco AlvarezC	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.233
8A.J. EwingCF	1	3	2	3	1	1	1	0	.254
9Ronny Mauricio2B	2	4	2	3	0	0	2	0	.196

TOTAL	10	36	7	6	8	4	3	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jonah TongRHP	5.0	3	1	1	9	1	87	3.82
Dedniel NunezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	12	3.32
Nate LavenderLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1.66
Devin WilliamsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4.43
Tobias MyersRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	14	5.53
TOTAL	9.0	3	1	1	14	1	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	.267
2Abimelec OrtizDH	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	.188
3Dylan CrewsCF	0	3	0	0	3	1	1	.223
4CJ Abrams2B-SS	0	4	0	0	3	0	3	.261
5Brady House3B	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	.246
Jose TenaPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.222
6Daylen LileLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.247
7Yohandy Morales1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	.255
8Keibert RuizC	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.280
9Nasim NunezSS	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.208
Jorbit VivasPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238
TOTAL	3	30	1	1	14	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Connelly EarlyLHP	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	34	3.33
Jake IrvinRHP	5.0	8	5	4	6	2	2	101	5.48
Richard LoveladyLHP	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1	29	4.11


TOTAL	9.0	10	7	6	8	4	3	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYMWSH

TOP 1
POP OUT — Francisco Lindor pops out to shortstop Nasim Nunez. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Juan Soto singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood.
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GROUNDOUT — Bo Bichette grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nunez to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Juan Soto to 2nd. [2 outs]
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POP OUT — Carson Benge pops out to shortstop Nasim Nunez. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — James Wood singles on a ground ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing.
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STRIKEOUT — Abimelec Ortiz strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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WALK — Dylan Crews walks. James Wood to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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POP OUT — Brady House pops out to first baseman Mark Vientos in foul territory. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

NYM

WSH

7Runs1

10Hits3

1Errors1

.278Batting Avg.100

36At Bats30

4Extra-base Hits0

3Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts14

7Left on Base5

20Total Bases3

Game Details

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 12:35 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 27,284 (66.0%)

weather: 67 degrees, overcast

spread: WSH -111

over/under: 8.5