The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on May 21, 2026 at Nationals Park.
Final · Nationals Park
Top performers
- Bo Bichette went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Mets.
- David Peterson pitched 5.0 innings for the Mets, allowing 1 earned run with 3 strikeouts.
- Cade Cavalli pitched 7.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 2 earned runs with 9 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Benge | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Semien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Baty | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Bichette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Torrens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Vientos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juan Soto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MJ Melendez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Peterson | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Devin Williams | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Weaver | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Huascar Brazoban | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Mead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylen Lile | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andres Chaparro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Abrams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Tena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cavalli | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Before and after
- Mets · 2026 season · Previous May 20, 2026: NYM 4, WSH 8 · Next May 22, 2026: NYM 1, MIA 2
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous May 20, 2026: NYM 4, WSH 8 · Next May 22, 2026: WSH 4, ATL 5