Skip to content
Image

New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Mets
65-38
1-5
Final
Nationals
36-69
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
Team123456789R
NYM0000010001
WSH00010310X5

Who won: Nationals 5-1

The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Nationals Park. The Mets win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Mets 3-1 in the 6th inning. Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals. Francisco Lindor went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Mets.

Recap · Aug 3
DeGrom dazzles in return, bullpen costs Mets in loss to Nats

The nerves lasted longer than usual for Jacob deGrom. He was perfectly fine with that after waiting so long to get back on the mound.

What it means

  • Season series: NYM win series 2-1.
  • Mets 34-21 on the road; Nationals 17-39 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28
Mets exec David Stearns: No 'mulligans' on Pete Alonso exit
ESPN · Sep 27
Francisco Lindor hits 300th career home run in Mets' finale
Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series
ESPN · Sep 26
Juan Soto exits Mets' win after HBP; X-rays negative
Recap · Sep 26
Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing
Recap · Sep 25
High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals
Recap · Sep 25
Rangers finish home slate with 3-1 win over Mets to keep Texas tied for AL West lead

Injuries and inactives

Mets1st in NL East
  • Christian Scott SP
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    15-Day-IL
  • Jared Young 1B
    Concussion
    7-Day IL
  • Jonathan Pintaro RP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL
  • Reed Garrett RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tylor Megill SP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
Nationals1st in NL East
  • Drew Millas C
    Finger, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk RP
    Elbow, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Matt Waldron RP
    Chest, Inflammation
    60-Day-IL
  • Orlando Ribalta RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin RP
    Forearm, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Mets1st in NL East
Jacob deGrom SP
Probable starter · 5-4, 3.08 ERA, 102 K, 0.75 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brandon NimmoCF
  2. 2Starling MarteRF
  3. 3Francisco LindorSS
  4. 4Pete Alonso1B
  5. 5Daniel VogelbachDH
  6. 6Jeff McNeil2B
  7. 7Tyler NaquinLF
  8. 8Luis Guillorme3B
  9. 9Tomas NidoC
Nationals1st in NL East
Cory Abbott SP
Probable starter · 0-5, 5.25 ERA, 45 K, 1.44 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Victor RoblesCF
  2. 2Luis Garcia Jr.SS
  3. 3Yadiel HernandezLF
  4. 4Nelson CruzDH
  5. 5Keibert RuizC
  6. 6Joey Meneses1B
  7. 7Joshua PalaciosRF
  8. 8Cesar Hernandez2B
  9. 9Maikel Franco3B

The series

NYM win series 2-1
Last meeting: Mets 7, Nationals 3 (Aug 1)

Chirp's angle

Be the first to talk about this one.Open chat

Game info

Venue
Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 29,878
Officials
David Rackley (Home Plate Umpire), Sean Barber (First Base Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (Second Base Umpire), Larry Vanover (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesNYM win series 2-1

More MLB games on August 2