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. Thornton(0-1)win: Washington Nationals logo

Z. Littell(3-4)save: Washington Nationals logo

A. Alvarez(1)

Game Recap

New York Mets vs Washington Nationals game highlights

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

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