New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals

May 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

Z. Thorntonwin: Washington Nationals logo

Z. Littellsave: Washington Nationals logo

A. Alvarez

Game Recap

WASHINGTON – CJ Abrams has a way of welcoming pitchers to the big leagues. Over his five-year career, Abrams has faced 10 starting pitchers making their Major League debut. Unfortunately for those opposing arms, Abrams has homered off of four of them....

Scoring Summary

NYMWSH

1
CJ Abrams homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. Curtis Mead scores. Andres Chaparro scores. [3 runs]
03
2
Brett Baty singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Mark Vientos scores. [1 run]
13
2
Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Nasim Nunez scores. [1 run]
14
3
Juan Soto homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
24
6
Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Juan Soto. CJ Abrams scores. [1 run] [1 out]
25
6
Nasim Nunez out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Mark Vientos. Dylan Crews scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
26
8
Juan Soto homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Bo Bichette scores. [2 runs]
46
8
Jacob Young homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Daylen Lile scores. [2 runs]
48

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carson BengeRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264
2Bo BichetteSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.225
3Juan SotoLF	2	4	2	3	0	0	2	0	.299
4Mark Vientos1B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.240
5MJ MelendezDH	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.226
Nick MorabitoPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
6Brett Baty3B	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.233
Tyrone TaylorPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.189
7Marcus Semien2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.225
8A.J. EwingCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.296
9Hayden SengerC	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.125
Luis TorrensPH-C	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206
TOTAL	7	33	4	4	8	1	2	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zach ThorntonLHP	4.1	4	4	4	3	2	1	80	8.31
Austin WarrenRHP	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	22	1.72
Craig KimbrelRHP	2.2	2	2	2	2	0	1	32	6.00
TOTAL	8.0	10	8	8	5	2	2	134	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.254
2Curtis Mead3B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.235
3Andres Chaparro1B	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200
Luis Garcia Jr.PH-1B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
4CJ AbramsSS	2	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	.300
5Dylan CrewsRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.250
6Daylen LileLF	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.264
7Jacob YoungCF	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.231
8Nasim Nunez2B	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.193
9Keibert RuizC	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250


TOTAL	10	31	8	8	5	2	2	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack LittellRHP	5.0	5	2	2	3	0	1	60	5.83
Andrew AlvarezLHP	4.0	2	2	2	5	1	1	56	3.18

TOTAL	9.0	7	4	4	8	1	2	116	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYMWSH

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Carson Benge flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Bo Bichette strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Juan Soto flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — James Wood grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Mark Vientos. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Curtis Mead singles on a fly ball to right fielder Carson Benge.
00
WALK — Andres Chaparro walks. Curtis Mead to 2nd.
00
HOME RUN — CJ Abrams homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. Curtis Mead scores. Andres Chaparro scores. [3 runs]
03
STRIKEOUT — Dylan Crews called out on strikes. [2 outs]
03
GROUNDOUT — Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Mark Vientos. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

NYM

WSH

4Runs8

7Hits10

1Errors0

.212Batting Avg.323

33At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits5

2Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In8

1Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts5

3Left on Base3

14Total Bases19

Game Details

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · 6:45 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 18,642 (45.1%)

weather: 79 degrees, cloudy

spread: NYM -126

over/under: 9.5