Washington Nationals vs New York Mets, May 20, 2026

MetsNYM
4-8
Final
NationalsWSH

May 20, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

New York Mets

3-2

Last 5
W 6-3
vs NYY
W 7-6
vs NYY
W 16-7
@ WSH
L 6-9
@ WSH
L 4-8
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5
W 13-3
vs BAL
L 3-7
vs BAL
L 7-16
vs NYM
W 9-6
vs NYM
W 8-4
vs NYM

Starting Pitchers

New York Mets

Zac Thornton headshot
Zac Thornton
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 20, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
New York Mets21-28.429#5#1012.5
Washington Nationals25-25.500#3#89.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
New York MetsWashington Nationals
.706
OPS
.744
204
HR
210
699
Runs
821
4.15
ERA
4.67
1.29
WHIP
1.39
1450
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

New York Mets

Hitters

Bo Bichette headshot
Bo Bichette

7 H, 3 HR, 7 RBI

Juan Soto headshot
Juan Soto

9 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Carson Benge headshot
Carson Benge

11 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Luke Weaver headshot
Luke Weaver

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Huascar Brazobán headshot
Huascar Brazobán

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

David Peterson headshot
David Peterson

4.0 IP, 8 SO, 4.50 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Jacob Young headshot
Jacob Young

5 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

8 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

James Wood headshot
James Wood

9 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin

4.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.25 ERA

Brad Lord headshot
Brad Lord

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.25 ERA

Mitchell Parker headshot
Mitchell Parker

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Juan Soto headshot
Juan Soto
New York Mets, MLBDB pick
CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Jacob Young headshot
Jacob Young
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 8, New York Mets 4: NYM 7 hits, WSH 10 hits; NYM 1 error, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
New York Mets011000020471
Washington Nationals31000202x8100

Box Score

Batting

Juan Soto led New York Mets with 2 hits and 2 home runs and 3 RBI.

New York Mets batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Carson BengeRF4010000
Bo BichetteSS4110010
Juan SotoLF4223002
Mark Vientos1B4110010
MJ MelendezDH3000010
Nick MorabitoPH1000010
Brett Baty3B2011100
Tyrone TaylorPH1000010
Marcus Semien2B4000000
A.J. EwingCF3010010
Hayden SengerC2000020
Luis TorrensPH/C1000000
Totals33474182

3 players led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodDH4000000
Curtis Mead3B4110010
Andrés Chaparro1B1100100
Luis García Jr.PH/1B2010000
CJ AbramsSS4223001
Dylan CrewsRF4110020
Daylen LileLF3111000
Jacob YoungCF4122011
Nasim Nuñez2B2101110
Keibert RuizC3021000
Totals318108252

Pitching

Zac Thornton went 4.1 innings for New York Mets (3 SO, 4 ER); Zack Littell went 5.0 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
New York Mets
Zac Thornton4.1444231
Austin Warren1.0422000
Craig Kimbrel2.2222021
Washington Nationals
Zack Littell5.0522031
Andrew Alvarez4.0222151
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run CJ Abrams homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. Curtis Mead scores. Andrés Chaparro scores. NYM 0, WSH 3

  • T2

    Single Brett Baty singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Mark Vientos scores. NYM 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Nasim Nuñez scores. NYM 1, WSH 4

  • T3

    Home Run Juan Soto homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B6

    Sac Fly Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Juan Soto. CJ Abrams scores. NYM 2, WSH 5

  • B6

    Sac Bunt Nasim Nuñez out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Mark Vientos. Dylan Crews scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • T8

    Home Run Juan Soto homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 4, WSH 6

  • B8

    Home Run Jacob Young homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Daylen Lile scores. NYM 4, WSH 8

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Lineout Marcus Semien lines out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. NYM 4, WSH 8

  • T9

    Strikeout Tyrone Taylor strikes out swinging. NYM 4, WSH 8

  • T9

    Strikeout Nick Morabito strikes out swinging. NYM 4, WSH 8

  • B8

    Strikeout Nasim Nuñez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nasim Nuñez called out on strikes. NYM 4, WSH 8

  • B8

    Home Run Jacob Young homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Daylen Lile scores. NYM 4, WSH 8

  • B8

    Double Daylen Lile doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. NYM 4, WSH 6

  • B8

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. NYM 4, WSH 6

  • B8

    Lineout CJ Abrams lines out sharply to second baseman Marcus Semien. NYM 4, WSH 6

  • T8

    Strikeout Mark Vientos strikes out swinging. NYM 4, WSH 6

  • T8

    Home Run Juan Soto homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 4, WSH 6

  • T8

    Single Bo Bichette singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • T8

    Flyout Carson Benge flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • T8

    Groundout Luis Torrens grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • B7

    Lineout Luis García Jr. lines out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • B7

    Groundout Curtis Mead grounds out softly, catcher Hayden Senger to first baseman Mark Vientos. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • B7

    Flyout James Wood flies out sharply to left fielder Juan Soto. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • T7

    Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • T7

    Grounded Into DP Marcus Semien grounds into a double play, first baseman Luis García Jr. to second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Brett Baty out at 2nd. Marcus Semien out at 1st. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • T7

    Walk Brett Baty walks. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • B6

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • B6

    Sac Bunt Nasim Nuñez out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Mark Vientos. Dylan Crews scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. NYM 2, WSH 6

  • B6

    Double Jacob Young doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Dylan Crews to 3rd. NYM 2, WSH 5

  • B6

    Sac Fly Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Juan Soto. CJ Abrams scores. NYM 2, WSH 5

  • B6

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. CJ Abrams to 3rd. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B6

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T6

    Strikeout MJ Melendez called out on strikes. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T6

    Groundout Mark Vientos grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T6

    Pop Out Juan Soto pops out to third baseman Curtis Mead in foul territory. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B5

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Keibert Ruiz out at home on the throw, right fielder Carson Benge to catcher Hayden Senger. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B5

    Groundout Curtis Mead grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Mark Vientos. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B5

    Flyout James Wood flies out to left fielder Juan Soto. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B5

    Double Keibert Ruiz doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Juan Soto. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T5

    Lineout Bo Bichette lines out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T5

    Single Carson Benge singles on a fly ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T5

    Strikeout Hayden Senger called out on strikes. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T5

    Flyout A.J. Ewing flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B4

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Mark Vientos. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B4

    Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B4

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Flyout Marcus Semien flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Flyout Brett Baty flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Flyout MJ Melendez flies out sharply to right fielder Dylan Crews. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Lineout Dylan Crews lines out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out softly, pitcher Zac Thornton to first baseman Mark Vientos. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Groundout Andrés Chaparro grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Mark Vientos. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T3

    Pop Out Mark Vientos pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T3

    Home Run Juan Soto homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. NYM 2, WSH 4

  • T3

    Flyout Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. NYM 1, WSH 4

  • T3

    Lineout Carson Benge lines out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. NYM 1, WSH 4

  • B2

    Strikeout Curtis Mead called out on strikes. NYM 1, WSH 4

  • B2

    Flyout James Wood flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. NYM 1, WSH 4

  • B2

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Nasim Nuñez scores. NYM 1, WSH 4

  • B2

    Walk Nasim Nuñez walks. NYM 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Lineout Jacob Young lines out sharply to right fielder Carson Benge. NYM 1, WSH 3

  • T2

    Strikeout Hayden Senger strikes out swinging. NYM 1, WSH 3

  • T2

    Single A.J. Ewing singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Brett Baty to 3rd. NYM 1, WSH 3

  • T2

    Pop Out Marcus Semien pops out to third baseman Curtis Mead. NYM 1, WSH 3

  • T2

    Single Brett Baty singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Mark Vientos scores. NYM 1, WSH 3

  • T2

    Flyout MJ Melendez flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. Mark Vientos to 3rd. NYM 0, WSH 3

  • T2

    Double Mark Vientos doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. NYM 0, WSH 3

  • B1

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Mark Vientos. NYM 0, WSH 3

  • B1

    Strikeout Dylan Crews called out on strikes. NYM 0, WSH 3

  • B1

    Home Run CJ Abrams homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. Curtis Mead scores. Andrés Chaparro scores. NYM 0, WSH 3

  • B1

    Walk Andrés Chaparro walks. Curtis Mead to 2nd. NYM 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Single Curtis Mead singles on a fly ball to right fielder Carson Benge. NYM 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Groundout James Wood grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Mark Vientos. NYM 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Flyout Juan Soto flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. NYM 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Bo Bichette strikes out on a foul tip. NYM 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Flyout Carson Benge flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. NYM 0, WSH 0