The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 8-4 on May 20, 2026 at Nationals Park.
Final · Nationals Park
Top performers
- Juan Soto went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Mets.
- Zac Thornton pitched 4.1 innings for the Mets, allowing 4 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
- CJ Abrams went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals.
- Zack Littell pitched 5.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 2 earned runs with 3 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Vientos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Soto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Bichette | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carson Benge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Ewing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Baty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Morabito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 31 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Thornton | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Austin Warren | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Mead | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Lile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Andres Chaparro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Littell | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Before and after
- Mets · 2026 season · Previous May 19, 2026: NYM 6, WSH 9 · Next May 21, 2026: NYM 2, WSH 1
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