New York Mets vs Washington Nationals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Mets 2-1
The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Nationals Park. The series is tied 2-2. The Mets outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 3rd inning.
Recap · May 21
Bo Bichette drives in 2, Mets earn series split with a 2-1 win over the Nationals
Bo Bichette hit a two-run single, David Peterson earned his first victory as a starter this season, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Thursday to earn a four-game...
What it means
- Season series: Series tied 2-2.
- Mets 11-15 on the road; Nationals 10-16 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
Mets5th in NL East- 15-Day-ILChristian Scott SPKnee, Inflammation, left
- 7-Day ILJared Young 1BConcussion
- 15-Day-ILJonathan Pintaro RPIllness
- 60-Day-ILReed Garrett RPElbow, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILTylor Megill SPElbow, Surgery, right
Nationals4th in NL East- 60-Day-ILDrew Millas CFinger, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk RPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILMatt Waldron RPChest, Inflammation
- 15-Day-ILOrlando Ribalta RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILPJ Poulin RPForearm, Strain, left
Probable starters
Mets5th in NL East
David Peterson SP
Probable starter · 9-8, 4.79 ERA, 137 K, 1.50 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Carson BengeRF
- 2Bo BichetteSS
- 3Juan SotoLF
- 4Mark Vientos1B
- 5Brett Baty3B
- 6Marcus Semien2B
- 7A.J. EwingCF
- 8MJ MelendezDH
- 9Luis TorrensC
Nationals4th in NL East
Cade Cavalli SP
Probable starter · 13-5, 3.02 ERA, 200 K, 1.16 WHIP
Lineup
- 1James WoodLF
- 2Curtis Mead1B
- 3Andres Chaparro1B
- 4CJ AbramsSS
- 5Dylan CrewsRF
- 6Daylen LileDH
- 7Jacob YoungCF
- 8Nasim Nunez2B
- 9Keibert RuizC
The series
Series tied 2-2
Last meeting: Nationals 8, Mets 4 (May 20)
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Game info
- Venue
- Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 17,291
- Officials
- Chris Segal (Home Plate Umpire), Todd Tichenor (First Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Second Base Umpire), John Bacon (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
