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New York Mets
21 - 28 .429
4
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May 20, 2026, 6:45 PM
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003-1507
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Washington Nationals
25 - 25 .500
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NEW 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 1
WAS 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 10 0
W: Zack Littell (W, 3-4)
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
L: Zach Thornton (L, 0-1)
4.1 IP, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
S: Andrew Alvarez (S, 1)
4.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, BB
Top Performers
Juan Soto
Soto, J
2-4 | 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
CJ Abrams
Abrams
2-4 | HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Jacob Young
Young
2-4 | HR, 2B, K
New York Mets Batting
# Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B SB BB K AVG
1 Carson Benge RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
2 Bo Bichette SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
3 Juan Soto LF 4 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299
4 Mark Vientos 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
5 MJ Melendez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
c- Nick Morabito PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
6 Brett Baty 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .233
b- Tyrone Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189
7 Marcus Semien 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
8 A.J. Ewing CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
9 Hayden Senger C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
a- Luis Torrens PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Totals 33 4 7 2 4 1 0 0 1 8 .232
a-Grounded out for Senger in the 8th.
b-Struck out for Melendez, M in the 9th.
c-Struck out for Baty in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Vientos (8, Littell).
HR Soto, J 2 (9, 3rd inning off Littell, 0 on, 2 out, 8th inning off Alvarez, 1 on, 2 out).
TB Baty Benge Bichette Ewing Soto, J 8 Vientos 2.
RBI Baty (21) Soto, J 3 (20).
2-out RBI Soto, J 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Senger.
GIDP Semien.
Team RISP 1-for-3.
Team LOB 3.
FIELDING
E Senger (1, throw).
Outfield assists Benge (Ruiz, K at home).
New York Mets Pitching
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PC S B ERA
Zach Thornton(L, 0-1) 4.1 4 4 4 2 3 1 80 53 27 8.31
Austin Warren 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 22 14 8 1.72
Craig Kimbrel 2.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 32 22 10 6.00
Totals 8.0 10 8 8 2 5 2 134 89 45 3.91
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Nuñez, N 2 (Strike-Overturned to Ball, Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Thornton 80-53 Warren, A 22-14 Kimbrel 32-22 Littell 60-41 Alvarez 56-38.
Groundouts-flyouts Thornton 5-3 Warren, A 1-1 Kimbrel 2-2 Littell 0-8 Alvarez 3-1.
Batters faced Thornton 19 Warren, A 6 Kimbrel 10 Littell 20 Alvarez 14.
Inherited runners-scored Warren, A 1-0 Kimbrel 2-1.
Umpires HP: John Bacon. 1B: Chris Segal. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: Clint Vondrak.
Weather 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 3 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch 6:46 PM.
T 2:16.
Att 18,642.
Venue Nationals Park.
May 20, 2026