The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 16-7 on May 18, 2026 at Nationals Park.
Final · Nationals Park
Top performers
- Bo Bichette went 3-for-6 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Mets.
- Christian Scott pitched 4.0 innings for the Mets, allowing 3 earned runs with 5 strikeouts.
- James Wood went 3-for-6 with 1 RBI for the Nationals.
- Jake Irvin pitched 4.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 2 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
New York Mets box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Bichette | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Baty | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Carson Benge | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Ewing | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Juan Soto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcus Semien | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Vientos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Torrens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Melendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 49 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Scott | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Austin Warren | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Huascar Brazoban | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tobias Myers | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Weaver | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brooks Raley | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12.0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
Washington Nationals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Abrams | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| James Wood | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jose Tena | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Daylen Lile | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Millas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady House | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Mead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 44 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Irvin | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Mitchell Parker | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gus Varland | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Poulin | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paxton Schultz | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11.1 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Before and after
- Mets · 2026 season · Previous May 17, 2026: NYY 6, NYM 7 · Next May 19, 2026: NYM 6, WSH 9
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous May 17, 2026: BAL 7, WSH 3 · Next May 19, 2026: NYM 6, WSH 9