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Washington Nationals at New York Mets

Citi Field, Flushing Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 4–3 on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 3 77-85
at New York Mets 4 74-88

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
New York Mets 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
  • W: Christian Scott (4-3)
  • L: Jake Irvin (2-7)
  • S: Kodai Senga

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Abimelec Ortiz (5)
  • New York Mets: Luis Torrens (6)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Daylen Lile scores. Brady House out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Carson Benge to shortstop Francisco Lindor to third baseman Bo Bichette to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. 1–0
Top 3rd Washington Nationals Abimelec Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. 2–0
Bottom 4th New York Mets Jorge Polanco grounds out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Jared Young scores. Brett Baty to 3rd. 2–1
Bottom 4th New York Mets Luis Torrens homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Brett Baty scores. 2–3
Bottom 5th New York Mets Jared Young doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Francisco Lindor scores. 2–4
Top 7th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Jorbit Vivas scores. 3–4

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .300
Dylan Crews RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211
Daylen Lile LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Brady House 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Jorbit Vivas 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .244
Andrés Chaparro DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225
José Tena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Keibert Ruiz C 3 0 2 2 0 1 .275
Harry Ford C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208
Jacob Young CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .251
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 11
Pitcher
Jake Irvin (L, 2-7) 6.0 8 4 4 3 6 1 98 5.80
Max Kranick 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 6.94
Jake Bird 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 5.97

New York Mets

Batter
A.J. Ewing CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .249
Francisco Lindor SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .245
Bo Bichette 3B 3 0 3 0 1 0 .266
Carson Benge RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272
Jared Young 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271
Luis Robert Jr. LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .217
Brett Baty 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .213
Jorge Polanco DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .144
Luis Torrens C 3 1 1 2 0 0 .236
Totals 32 4 10 4 3 9
Pitcher
Christian Scott (W, 4-3) 6.1 5 3 3 2 7 1 90 3.51
Nate Lavender (H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00
Daniel Duarte (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.93
Kodai Senga (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7.79

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
13 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:40 PM
Time of game
2:26
Attendance
28,624
Umpires
Home Plate: Willie Traynor, First Base: Chris Guccione, Second Base: Charlie Ramos, Third Base: Nestor Ceja

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 Aug 16

Matchup Status Details
Baltimore Orioles 10 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 Final Game page
New York Yankees 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 Final (10) Game page
Chicago White Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 5 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 5 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Chicago Cubs 4 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 13 at San Francisco Giants 7 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 2 at Athletics 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Los Angeles Angels 0 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 3 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page

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