Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitch- Run line: Nationals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (15 runs).
Recap
The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 9-6 at Nationals Park in Washington on May 19, 2026 to move to 24-25.
The Nationals came back from 5 runs down, trailing 5-0 in the Top 2. They scored 4 runs in the second inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| WSH | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 9 |
W: Griffin (5-2) · L: McLean (2-3) · S: Lovelady (2-2)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- NYMHome runBichette homered to center (406 feet), Benge scored.2-0
- NYMSacrifice flySemien hit sacrifice fly to left, Soto scored.3-0
Top 2
- NYMHome runBichette homered to left (400 feet), Benge scored.5-0
Bottom 2
- WSHHome runWood homered to left center (379 feet), Vivas scored, Millas scored and Nuñez scored.5-4
Bottom 3
- WSHHome runTena homered to left center (389 feet).5-5
- WSHPassed BallAbrams scored on a passed ball by Torrens, Lile to second on passed ball by Torrens.5-6
- WSHSacrifice flyVivas hit sacrifice fly to left, Lile scored.5-7
Bottom 4
- WSHFielder's choiceAbrams grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Wood scored on error by catcher Torrens and Tena scored on error, Abrams second.5-9
Top 7
- NYMHome runSoto homered to center (434 feet).6-9
Team stats
- Hits
- 10
- 9
- Home Runs
- 3
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 6
- 6
- Walks
- 0
- 2
- Strikeouts
- 9
- 6
- Runners Left On Base
- 8
- 12
- Errors
- 2
- 0
Player stats
Mets · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Benge RF | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .265 | .321 | .368 |
| Bo Bichette SS | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .224 | .277 | .332 |
| Juan Soto DH | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .293 | .389 | .512 |
| Mark Vientos 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .239 | .278 | .415 |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .230 | .283 | .322 |
| Tyrone Taylor CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .191 | .209 | .326 |
| A.J. Ewing CF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .292 | .452 | .500 |
| Nick Morabito LF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Brett Baty 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .229 | .298 | .354 |
| Luis Torrens C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .209 | .264 | .299 |
Mets · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan McLean P | 5.2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 100-61 | 3.57 | 100 |
| Daniel Duarte P | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-21 | 0.00 | 28 |
Nationals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .259 | .399 | .534 |
| Jacob Young CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .280 | .353 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. 1B | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .259 | .286 | .408 |
| Jose Tena DH | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .247 | .307 | .441 |
| CJ Abrams SS | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .295 | .386 | .523 |
| Daylen Lile LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .263 | .322 | .433 |
| Dylan Crews RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .242 | .330 | .308 |
| Drew Millas C | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .171 | .259 | .250 |
| Nasim Nunez 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .196 | .304 | .217 |
Nationals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin P | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 97-67 | 4.02 | 97 |
| Brad Lord P | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40-33 | 3.09 | 40 |
| Richard Lovelady P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.61 | 10 |
Game info
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