MLB

New York Mets at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
New York Mets
73-87, 37-42 Away
Final
6 - 7
Washington Nationals
76-84, 38-41 Home

High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals

A.J. Ewing irate with umpire, gets his first career ejection

Dylan Crews homered for the Nationals (76-84), who have won nine of 12 and are guaranteed fourth in the NL East. They have been fourth or fifth for seven straight seasons since winning the 2019 World Series.

New York (73-87), which began the season with a major league record $358.4 million payroll, will finish last for the first time since it was 66-95 in 2002.

Bo Bichette and Carson Benge homered for the Mets. Benge became the first Mets rookie with 20 homers and 20 steals in a season.

Gray worked around Juan Soto’s two-out walk in the ninth, getting Bichette to hit a soft grounder to the mound to cap his first outing at Nationals Park since April 4, 2024. An All-Star in 2023, Gray underwent Tommy John surgery the following year and did not return to the major leagues until last week.

Gus Varland (2-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Jonathan Pintaro (2-3) was the loser.

Up next New York RHP Jonah Tong (2-2, 4.21 ERA) starts as the series continues Saturday in a game moved up to 12:35 p.m. because of rain forecast later in the day. LHP Connelly Early (7-5, 3.44), acquired from Boston for Curtis Mead on July 26, will come off the injured list to make his first start for the Nationals.

See AP’s full MLB coverage here

How can I watch New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals?
  • TV Channel: Mets at Nationals 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.TV.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo.

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Bichette grounded out to pitcher.
9th Inning Soto walked.
9th Inning Lindor struck out swinging.
9th Inning Morel flied out to shortstop.
9th Inning Gray relieved Sinclair
9th Inning Nuñez at shortstop.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nym.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNYM https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH
1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
12 Ground Balls 12
12 Strikeouts 4
6 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
9 Hits 11
0 Stolen Bases 2
4 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
6 Runs 7
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
2 Sacrifice Flies 1
33 At Bats 32
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 16
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
11 Fly Balls 17
0 Caught Stealing 1
158 Pitches 160
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 2
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
17 Total Bases 15
39 Plate Appearances 38
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 2
5.7 Runs Created 6.4
.273 Batting Average .344
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.515 Slugging Percentage .469
.364 Secondary Average .313
.333 On Base Percentage .421
.848 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .890
1.1 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
5.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.2
43.0 Batter Rating 42.0
16.5 At Bats Per Home Run 32.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.67
4.05 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.21
.242 Isolated Power .125
0.33 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.25
.103 Walks Per Plate Appearance .132
.091 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.031
12.0 Runs Produced 12.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.7
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.4
89.5 MLB Rating 92.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 28,639 | Capacity:

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 68 L1 0.5802469 94
Philadelphia 6 74 W1 0.54320985 88
Miami 14 82 W1 0.49382716 80
Washington 17 85 W1 0.47530866 77
New York 20 88 L1 0.45679012 74
Full Standings