New York Mets at Washington Nationals
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Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing
New York left fielder Juan Soto left the game in the ninth inning after he was hit on the right hand by a 91.7 mph sinker from Richard Lovelady. Mets manager Andy Green said X-rays were negative.
Mets rookie Carson Benge had three hits for his 44th multihit game and 13th with three hits or more. Benge also made a sprawling, backhand catch in right field with two on in the third on Abimelec Ortiz’s sacrifice fly, a grab reminiscent of Ron Swoboda's against Baltimore's Brooks Robinson in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series.
Ortiz's fly gave Washington a lead that stood until Ewing homered in the seventh on an 0-2 curveball from Jake Irvin (2-10), ending an 0-of-10 slide and putting the Mets ahead 3-1.
Mauricio connected on a fastball three pitches later for his first home run since May 1. Mets Nos. 8 and 9 hitters hit consecutive home runs for the third time this year. Mauricio added a two-run homer in the ninth.
Washington has allowed 22 home runs in the seventh inning or later that tied games or put opponents ahead, the most in the major leagues.
Dedniel Nuñez (2-1) struck out the side in the sixth.
New York clinched its sixth straight season series against Washington at 7-5.
Starter Connelly Early made his Nationals debut, retiring nine of 10 batters while allowing one hit in three innings. The left-hander was acquired July 26 from Boston for Curtis Mead and activated from the injured list Saturday after recovering from left elbow inflammation.
Mets starter Jonah Tong struck out a career high nine, allowing three hits in five innings. The rookie finished 2-2 with a 3.82 ERA in four starts and three relief appearances.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Lile flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Tena struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Tena hit for House |
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9th Inning | Abrams safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Baty. |
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9th Inning | Crews struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Myers relieved Williams |
Statistics
 NYM |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 14 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 36 | At Bats | 30 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 164 | Pitches | 144 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 20 | Total Bases | 3 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 7.4 | Runs Created | -0.6 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .100 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .556 | Slugging Percentage | .100 |
| .389 | Secondary Average | .033 |
| .366 | On Base Percentage | .152 |
| .921 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .252 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 7.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.6 |
| 47.0 | Batter Rating | 7.0 |
| 12.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.36 |
| .278 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.07 |
| .098 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .030 |
| .111 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.067 |
| 13.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 94.8 | MLB Rating | 57.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 27,284 | 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 |