New York Mets @ Washington Nationals

73-87, 37-42 Away

7th,2 outs

76-84, 38-41 Home


NYM
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	4	-	-	4	7	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	1	3	0

J. Irvin

3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

R. Mauricio

1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

Mets Hitting

hitters
F. LindorDH
J. SotoLF
B. Bichette3B
C. BengeRF
M. Vientos1B
B. BatySS
F. AlvarezC
A.J. EwingCF
R. Mauricio2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.223	.305	.416
3	0	2	0	0	0	1	.279	.397	.523
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.261	.312	.392
3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.279	.343	.427
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.259	.397
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.313	.376
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.234	.312	.401
3	1	1	3	1	0	1	.254	.323	.379
3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.182	.211	.309
26	4	7	4	2	1	5

Batting
HRMauricio (2, 7th inning off Irvin 0 on, 2 Out); Ewing (11, 7th inning off Irvin 2 on, 2 Out)
RBIMauricio (4), Ewing 3 (43)
2Out RBIMauricio; Ewing 3.
Team LOB3
Team RISP1-5 (Vientos 0-1, Baty 0-2, Benge 0-1, Ewing 1-1)

Baserunning
Picked OffSoto (1st base, Irvin)

Nationals Hitting

hitters
J. WoodRF
A. OrtizDH
D. CrewsCF
C. Abrams2B
B. House3B
D. LileLF
Y. Morales1B
K. RuizC
N. NunezSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	2	0	0	1	.267	.390	.507
2	0	0	1	0	1	.189	.230	.346
2	0	0	0	1	2	.223	.290	.373
3	0	0	0	0	3	.261	.337	.497
3	0	1	0	0	1	.246	.311	.397
2	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.299	.433
2	0	0	0	0	2	.261	.261	.609
2	0	0	0	0	1	.281	.317	.444
1	1	0	0	0	1	.208	.292	.241
20	1	3	1	1	12

Batting
RBIOrtiz (14)
SFOrtiz
Team LOB4
Team RISP0-4 (Abrams 0-2, Crews 0-1, House 0-1)

Mets Pitching

pitchers
J. Tong
D. Nunez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	3	1	1	1	9	87-52	3.82
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	12-10	3.32
6.0	3	1	1	1	12	99-62

Pitching
WPTong
HBPNuñez (by Tong)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNúñez 3/3; Tong 10/20
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNúñez-1-6-3-0; Tong-14-19-10-7
Ground Balls-Fly BallsTong 1-5
Game ScoresJ Tong 65

Nationals Pitching

pitchers
C. Early
J. Irvin
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	34-21	3.33
3.2	6	4	4	1	4	2	77-53	5.55
6.2	7	4	4	1	5	2	111-74

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedIrvin 11/17; Early 6/10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesIrvin-12-12-17-12; Early-7-2-3-8
Ground Balls-Fly BallsIrvin 3-3; Early 3-5
Game ScoresC Early 58

Scoring Summary

		NYM	WSH
3rd	Ortiz hit sacrifice fly to right, Nuñez scored.	0	1
7th	Ewing homered to right center (396 feet), Benge scored and Alvarez scored.	3	1
7th	Mauricio homered to right (411 feet).	4	1

Mets
6
Nationals
7

Game 1

25/9

Mets
Nationals

Game 2

Mets
Nationals

Game 3

27/9

Nationals Park

5:35 PM, 26 September 2026

Current Weather

Washington, District of Columbia

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Austin Jones
First Base Umpire - Jen Pawol
Second Base Umpire - James Hoye
Third Base Umpire - Sean Barber

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Atlanta	93	67	.581	-	L2
Philadelphia	87	73	.544	6	L3
Miami	79	81	.494	14	W1
Washington	76	84	.475	17	W3
New York	73	87	.456	20	L2

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New York Mets @ Washington Nationals

J. Irvin

R. Mauricio

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