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New York Mets at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 8–4 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
New York Mets 4 74-88
at Washington Nationals 8 77-85

Line score

Team
New York Mets 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 1
Washington Nationals 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 10 0
  • W: Zack Littell (3-4)
  • L: Zac Thornton (0-1)
  • S: Andrew Alvarez

Home runs

  • New York Mets: Juan Soto 2 (9)
  • Washington Nationals: CJ Abrams (10), Jacob Young (6)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Washington Nationals CJ Abrams homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. Curtis Mead scores. Andrés Chaparro scores. 0–3
Top 2nd New York Mets Brett Baty singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Mark Vientos scores. 1–3
Bottom 2nd Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Nasim Nuñez scores. 1–4
Top 3rd New York Mets Juan Soto homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. 2–4
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Juan Soto. CJ Abrams scores. 2–5
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Nasim Nuñez out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Mark Vientos. Dylan Crews scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. 2–6
Top 8th New York Mets Juan Soto homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Bo Bichette scores. 4–6
Bottom 8th Washington Nationals Jacob Young homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Daylen Lile scores. 4–8

Box score

New York Mets

Batter
Carson Benge RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264
Bo Bichette SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .225
Juan Soto LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .299
Mark Vientos 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .240
MJ Melendez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226
Nick Morabito PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Brett Baty 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .233
Tyrone Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189
Marcus Semien 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A.J. Ewing CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .296
Hayden Senger C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125
Luis Torrens C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 8
Pitcher
Zac Thornton (L, 0-1) 4.1 4 4 4 2 3 1 80 8.31
Austin Warren 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 22 1.72
Craig Kimbrel 2.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 32 6.00

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Curtis Mead 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .235
Andrés Chaparro 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Luis García Jr. 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .262
CJ Abrams SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 .300
Dylan Crews RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250
Daylen Lile LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .264
Jacob Young CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .231
Nasim Nuñez 2B 2 1 0 1 1 1 .193
Keibert Ruiz C 3 0 2 1 0 0 .250
Totals 31 8 10 8 2 5
Pitcher
Zack Littell (W, 3-4) 5.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 60 5.83
Andrew Alvarez (S, 1) 4.0 2 2 2 1 5 1 56 3.18

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
3 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
6:46 PM
Time of game
2:16
Attendance
18,642
Umpires
Home Plate: John Bacon, First Base: Chris Segal, Second Base: Todd Tichenor, Third Base: Clint Vondrak

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Nationals 0 at New York Mets 8 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 14 at New York Mets 2 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 5 at New York Mets 4 Final Game page
New York Mets 16 at Washington Nationals 7 Final (12) Game page
New York Mets 6 at Washington Nationals 9 Final Game page
New York Mets 4 at Washington Nationals 8 Final Game page
New York Mets 2 at Washington Nationals 1 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 1 at New York Mets 4 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 4 at New York Mets 5 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at New York Mets 4 Final Game page
New York Mets 6 at Washington Nationals 7 Final Game page
New York Mets 7 at Washington Nationals 1 Final Game page
New York Mets 4 at Washington Nationals 6 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 20

Matchup Status Details
Cincinnati Reds 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 3 at Tampa Bay Rays 5 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 5 at Colorado Rockies 4 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 3 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 9 at Miami Marlins 1 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final (10) Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 2 at New York Yankees 1 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Chicago Cubs 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Diego Padres 0 Final Game page
Athletics 6 at Los Angeles Angels 5 Final (10) Game page

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