Mets 2-1 Nationals (May 21, 2026) Final Score

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New York MetsNYM

2–1

Final

Washington NationalsWSH

Nationals Park

Team Season Averages

New York MetsLeads 8 of 18

Washington NationalsLeads 10 of 18

Batting

4.12Runs per game5.58
0.232Batting average0.246
0.297On-base percentage0.326
0.361Slugging percentage0.418
0.658OPS0.745
0.92Home runs per game1.22
7.84Hits per game8.46
45Home runs61
26Stolen bases48

Pitching

3.91ERA5.04
1.29WHIP1.42
9.37Strikeouts per nine7.81
3.67Walks per nine3.68
3.92Runs allowed per game5.06
0.234Opponent batting average0.259
460Pitching strikeouts392
13Quality starts7
7Saves14

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (WSH)	Total	NYM ML	WSH ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	7.5	-112	-107
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-110	-106
BBetMGM	+1.5	8	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1.5	8	-115	-105
BBetOnline	+1.5	8	-107	-103
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	-117	-106
BBetus	+1.5	8	-107	-103
BBovada	+1.5	8	-114	-106
FFanatics	+1.5	7.5	-115	-105
LLowVig	+1.5	8	-107	-103
MMyBookie	+1.5	8	-107	-109

Game Information

Nationals Park

Stadium

May 21, 2026

4:05 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

NYM

Starters

WSH

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
NYM	21st	14th
WSH	1st	30th

Matchup

NYMWSH

21-28Record25-25
42.9%Win %50.0%
11-13Home record10-15
10-15Road record15-10
6-4Last 106-4
-2Streak2
-14Run diff-15
2-4Division7-9
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
NYM	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
WSH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Team Stats

NYMStatWSH

2Runs1
6Hits5
1Errors2
0Home runs0
2RBI1
1Stolen bases0
12K (bat)7
7K (pit)12
4BB (pit)2

Player Stats

NYM — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Carson BengeRF	5	0	1	0	0
Brett Baty3B	4	0	2	0	0
Bo Bichette3B	4	0	1	2	0
Luis TorrensC	4	1	1	0	0
Mark Vientos1B	4	0	0	0	0
Marcus Semien2B	4	0	1	0	0
Juan SotoLF	3	0	0	0	1
A.J. EwingCF	2	0	0	0	1
MJ MelendezDH	2	1	0	0	0

NYM — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
David PetersonSP	5.0	4	1	1	3	3
Luke WeaverRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Brooks RaleyRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Devin WilliamsRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Huascar BrazobanRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

WSH — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
James WoodRF	4	0	1	0	0
Curtis Mead1B	4	0	0	0	0
Daylen LileLF	4	0	2	0	0
Keibert RuizC	4	1	2	0	0
Dylan CrewsCF	3	0	0	0	1
Jacob YoungCF	3	0	0	0	0
Nasim Nunez2B	3	0	0	0	0
CJ AbramsSS	2	0	0	0	2
Andres Chaparro1B	2	0	0	1	1
Jose TenaDH	1	0	0	0	0
Jorbit Vivas3B	1	0	0	0	0
Luis Garcia Jr.1B	1	0	0	0	0

WSH — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cade CavalliSP	7.0	4	2	2	1	9
Clayton BeeterRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
Orlando RibaltaRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

88 events · 2 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Benge struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Bichette grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Soto grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wood grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Mead grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Chaparro walked.
0-0
Bottom
Abrams walked, Chaparro to second.
0-0
Bottom
Crews walked, Abrams to second, Chaparro to third.
0-0
Bottom
Lile struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Vientos struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Baty lined out to left.
0-0
Top
Semien flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Young safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Bichette.
0-0
Bottom
Nuñez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Young out at second.
0-0
Bottom
Ruiz singled to left, Nuñez to second.
0-0
Bottom
Wood struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Ruiz caught stealing second, catcher to second.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Ewing struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Melendez hit by pitch.
0-0
Top
Torrens reached on infield single to third, Melendez to second.
0-0
Top
Benge singled to left, Torrens to second, Melendez to third.
0-0
Top
Bichette singled to center, Melendez scored and Torrens scored, Benge to second.
2-0
Top
Soto struck out looking.
2-0
Top
Vientos grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bichette out at second.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Mead lined out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Chaparro popped out to second.
2-0
Bottom
Abrams flied out to left.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Baty singled to right, Baty safe at second on fielding error by right fielder Crews.
2-0
Top
Semien struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Ewing struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Melendez flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Crews flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Lile reached on infield single to second.
2-0
Bottom
Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Young grounds into a force out, third baseman Brett Baty to second baseman Marcus Semien. Daylen Lile out at 2nd. Jacob Youn
2-0
Bottom
Nuñez flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Torrens fouled out to first.
2-0
Top
Benge struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Bo Bichette challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bo Bichette called out on strikes.
2-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Ruiz singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Wood doubled to center, Ruiz to third.
2-0
Bottom
Mead struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Chaparro grounded out to third, Ruiz scored, Wood to third.
2-1
Bottom
Abrams grounded out to first.
2-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Soto flied out to center.
2-1
Top
Vientos lined out to right.
2-1
Top
Baty grounded out to first.
2-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Brazobán relieved Peterson
2-1
Bottom
Crews grounded out to shortstop.
2-1
Bottom
Lile lined out to first.
2-1
Bottom
Young grounded out to third.
2-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Semien struck out looking.
2-1
Top
Ewing walked.
2-1
Top
Ewing caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
2-1
Top
Melendez hit by pitch.
2-1
Top
Torrens grounded out to shortstop.
2-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Raley relieved Brazobán
2-1
Bottom
Nuñez struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Ruiz grounded out to shortstop.
2-1
Bottom
Wood struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Beeter relieved Cavalli
2-1
Top
Benge lined out to center.
2-1
Top
Bichette struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Soto walked.
2-1
Top
Soto stole second.
2-1
Top
Soto to third on wild pitch by Beeter.
2-1
Top
Vientos struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Weaver relieved Raley
2-1
Bottom
Mead flied out to right.
2-1
Bottom
Vivas hit for Chaparro
2-1
Bottom
Vivas struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Abrams walked.
2-1
Bottom
Crews grounded out to shortstop.
2-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Mead at first base.
2-1
Top
Vivas at third base.
2-1
Top
Ribalta relieved Beeter
2-1
Top
Baty singled to right.
2-1
Top
Semien reached on infield single to third, Baty to second.
2-1
Top
Ewing hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Ewing to first on error by second baseman Nuñez, Semien to second, Baty to third.
2-1
Top
Melendez struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Torrens lined out to second.
2-1
Top
Benge flied out to center.
2-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Williams relieved Weaver
2-1
Bottom
Lile doubled to center.
2-1
Bottom
García Jr. hit for Young
2-1
Bottom
García Jr. grounded out to shortstop, Lile to third.
2-1
Bottom
Tena hit for Nuñez
2-1
Bottom
Tena struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Ruiz grounded out to second.
2-1

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