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Washington Nationals at New York Mets

Clover Park, Port St. Lucie Spring Training Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 12–6 on Monday, March 16, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 12 77-85
at New York Mets 6 74-88

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 6 12 14 2
New York Mets 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 0
  • W: Jackson Rutledge
  • L: Christian Scott (0-1)

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: James Wood (1)
  • New York Mets: Christian Arroyo (1), Cristian Pache (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Washington Nationals Daylen Lile doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. James Wood scores. Jacob Young scores. Andrés Chaparro to 3rd. 2–0
Bottom 1st New York Mets Francisco Alvarez doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews. Carson Benge scores. 2–1
Bottom 1st New York Mets Ronny Mauricio doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Daylen Lile. Francisco Alvarez scores. 2–2
Bottom 2nd New York Mets Cristian Pache homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. 2–3
Bottom 3rd New York Mets Ronny Mauricio singles on a line drive to right fielder Daylen Lile. Jared Young scores. 2–4
Top 4th Washington Nationals Riley Adams singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Rojas. CJ Abrams scores. Luis García Jr. scores. 4–4
Top 6th Washington Nationals José Tena lines out to left fielder Jose Rojas. 5–4
Top 7th Washington Nationals James Wood homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 6–4
Bottom 8th New York Mets Christian Arroyo homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Trace Willhoite scores. 6–6
Top 9th Washington Nationals Joey Wiemer doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kevin Villavicencio. Luis Arias scores. 7–6
Top 9th Washington Nationals Elijah Nunez called out on strikes. 8–6
Top 9th Washington Nationals Viandel Pena singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Rojas. Brenner Cox scores. Marcus Brown scores. 10–6
Top 9th Washington Nationals Murphy Stehly singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Rojas. Viandel Pena scores. Murphy Stehly to 2nd. 11–6
Top 9th Washington Nationals Harry Ford singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Rojas. Murphy Stehly scores. 12–6

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 .156
Luis Arias DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jacob Young CF 1 1 0 0 2 0 .000
Joey Wiemer CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .138
Dylan Crews RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .107
Brenner Cox RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .192
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .136
Daylen Lile LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .176
Elijah Nunez LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
CJ Abrams SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 .226
Marcus Brown SS 1 1 1 0 1 0 .500
Luis García Jr. 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .167
Viandel Pena 2B 2 1 1 2 0 1 .500
José Tena 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Murphy Stehly 3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 .333
Riley Adams C 3 0 1 2 0 2 .214
Harry Ford C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .214
Totals 41 12 14 10 4 8
Pitcher
Zach Penrod 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 24 3.60
Griff McGarry 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 23 3.18
Ken Waldichuk 2.0 3 1 0 2 0 0 32 1.04
Cionel Pérez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00
Clayton Beeter (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00
Julian Fernández (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 9.00
Jackson Rutledge (W, 1-0)(BS, 1) 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 1 19 2.84
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.42

New York Mets

Batter
Carson Benge RF 2 1 2 0 2 0 .406
Colin Houck 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Mark Vientos 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .040
Kevin Villavicencio CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300
Francisco Alvarez C 3 1 1 1 1 1 .381
AJ Salgado RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jared Young DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Trace Willhoite DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ronny Mauricio SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 .313
Yonny Hernández SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Christian Arroyo 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .222
Jose Rojas LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .069
Vidal Bruján 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Hayden Senger C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Cristian Pache CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .464
JT Schwartz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 10
Pitcher
David Peterson 4.0 5 4 4 2 2 0 69 5.63
Devin Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 1.80
Christian Scott (L, 0-1) 3.0 5 3 3 0 4 1 56 4.50
Douglas Orellana 0.2 3 5 5 1 1 0 25 13.50
Gregori Louis 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00

Game info

Weather
84 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
18 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:12 PM
Time of game
2:52
Attendance
6,052
Umpires
Home Plate: Edwin Moscoso, First Base: Carlos Torres, Second Base: Emil Jimenez, 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

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Matchup Status Details
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