The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Aug 16, 2026 at Citi Field.
Final · Citi Field
Top performers
- Abimelec Ortiz went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals.
- Jake Irvin pitched 6.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 4 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
- Luis Torrens went 1-for-3 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Mets.
- Christian Scott pitched 6.1 innings for the Mets, allowing 3 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abimelec Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CJ Abrams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady House | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andres Chaparro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylen Lile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Tena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
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 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Jake Bird | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Baty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Benge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Francisco Lindor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Torrens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Bichette | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Ewing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 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 | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Daniel Duarte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kodai Senga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Lavender | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Before and after
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous Aug 15, 2026: WSH 4, NYM 5 · Next Aug 18, 2026: WSH 0, TEX 5
- Mets · 2026 season · Previous Aug 15, 2026: WSH 4, NYM 5 · Next Aug 17, 2026: SD 1, NYM 2