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New York Mets at Washington Nationals

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach Spring Training Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 7–4 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
New York Mets 4 74-88
at Washington Nationals 7 77-85

Line score

Team
New York Mets 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 0
Washington Nationals 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 7 12 0
  • W: Orlando Ribalta (1-0)
  • L: Anderson Severino (0-1)
  • S: Gus Varland

Home runs

  • New York Mets: Brett Baty (1)
  • Washington Nationals: José Tena (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st New York Mets Bo Bichette singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Robert Hassell III. Mike Tauchman scores. 1–0
Top 1st New York Mets Brett Baty homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Bo Bichette scores. 3–0
Bottom 2nd Washington Nationals José Tena homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Andrés Chaparro scores. 3–2
Bottom 4th Washington Nationals Christian Franklin singles on a line drive to center fielder Cristian Pache. José Tena scores. Robert Hassell III to 2nd. 3–3
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Trey Lipscomb doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Cristian Pache. José Tena scores. Robert Hassell III scores. 3–5
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Matt Mervis singles on a line drive to right fielder Jihwan Bae. Trey Lipscomb scores. 3–6
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Seaver King doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ryan Clifford. Matt Mervis scores. Joey Wiemer out at home on the throw, left fielder Ryan Clifford to shortstop Marco Vargas to catcher Kevin Parada. 3–7
Top 7th New York Mets Jose Rojas walks. Ryan Clifford scores. Corey Collins to 3rd. Jihwan Bae to 2nd. 4–7

Box score

New York Mets

Batter
Mike Tauchman LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .375
Ryan Clifford LF 0 1 0 0 2 0 .000
Jorge Polanco 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Jacob Reimer 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111
Bo Bichette 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .333
Corey Collins 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Brett Baty RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .200
Jihwan Bae CF 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
Ronny Mauricio SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Kevin Parada C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Jose Rojas DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 .000
Matt Rudick DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Cristian Pache CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .615
Diego Mosquera RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Jackson Cluff 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Kevin Villavicencio 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Ben Rortvedt C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Marco Vargas SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 5 4 10 8
Pitcher
Justin Hagenman 3.0 3 2 2 0 4 1 43 5.40
Austin Warren (BS, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 2.25
Matt Turner 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00
Anderson Severino (L, 0-1) 0.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 26 13.50
Aaron Rozek 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00
Tanner Witt 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00
Ofreidy Gómez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00

Washington Nationals

Batter
Joey Wiemer RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .067
Yeremy Cabrera RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Seaver King SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .385
Sergio Alcántara SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Keibert Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Tres Barrera C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andrés Chaparro 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .300
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
José Tena 2B 1 3 1 2 2 0 .100
Orelvis Martinez 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .444
Robert Hassell III CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .357
Andrew Pinckney CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077
Christian Franklin LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 .308
Elijah Nunez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Trey Lipscomb 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .357
Jorgelys Mota 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Caleb Lomavita DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222
Matt Mervis DH 2 1 1 1 0 1 .333
Totals 34 7 12 7 2 8
Pitcher
Miles Mikolas 3.0 3 3 3 1 3 1 57 5.40
Luis Perales 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 0.00
Andre Granillo 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00
Orlando Ribalta (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00
Jackson Rutledge 0.2 0 1 1 3 2 0 31 2.45
Owen Puk (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00
Griff McGarry (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.38
Gus Varland (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 16.88

Game info

Weather
84 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
13 mph, R To L
First pitch
1:05 PM
Time of game
2:46
Attendance
4,106
Umpires
Home Plate: Mitch Trzeciak, First Base: CB Bucknor, Second Base: Carlos Torres, Third Base: Tom Hanahan

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Nationals 3 at New York Mets 2 Final Spring training Game page
New York Mets 4 at Washington Nationals 7 Final Spring training Game page
New York Mets 8 at Washington Nationals 3 Final Spring training Game page
Washington Nationals 12 at New York Mets 6 Final Spring training Game page
New York Mets 1 at Washington Nationals 3 Final Spring training Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 5

Matchup Status Details
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Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 Final Spring training Game page
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Baltimore Orioles 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Spring training Game page
Houston Astros 0 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Spring training Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 13 at Cincinnati Reds 14 Final Spring training Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 1 at Chicago Cubs 8 Final Spring training Game page
San Diego Padres 27 at Seattle Mariners 6 Final Spring training Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 10 at Colorado Rockies 8 Final Spring training Game page
Athletics 16 at Los Angeles Angels 11 Final Spring training Game page
Texas Rangers 15 at Kansas City Royals 9 Final Spring training Game page
Cleveland Guardians 12 at Chicago White Sox 3 Final Spring training Game page

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