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Washington Nationals 1, New York Mets 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 14, 9:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 28, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
1
1–4
FINAL
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 47
4
T-Score47
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherNationalsAlvarez owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handNationalsWashington has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenMetsNew has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formMetsStock has a 1.80 ERA over his last five starts, while Alvarez is at 4.15.
PowerNationalsWashington has 177 home runs this season, 29 more than New.

Starting pitchers

WSH
Andrew Alvarez LHP
Andrew Alvarez
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.76
48th
WHIP
1.40
109th
K/9
8.44
61st
BB/9
4.15
186th
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.26
10th
OPS/R
–
IP
69.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.15
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYM
Robert Stock RHP
Robert Stock
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
10.13
202nd
WHIP
2.13
219th
K/9
9.00
87th
BB/9
5.63
200th
P-Score36i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
12th
OPS/R
–
IP
8.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.80
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 2)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Alvarez allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.40 WHIP compared with 2.13.
·Alvarez enters with a 3.76 ERA compared with Stock's 10.13.
·Alvarez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.26 vs 1.13 per nine.
·Alvarez has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Alvarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball32%82.9
Four-seam28%92.3
Slider21%84.2
Sinker14%91.8
Changeup5%86.4
Stock arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter31%91.1
Four-seam24%95.8
Sinker22%94.1
Sweeper12%80.9
Changeup9%80.9
Knuckle Curve2%79.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Nationals vs RHP (Robert Stock)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mets vs LHP (Andrew Alvarez)
23rd
in MLB
0.687OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Robert Stock
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Stock (BvP)
1CJ AbramsLSS74.83333.884No MLB historyNo history
2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.5725.586No MLB historyNo history
3Brady HouseR3B59.71010.586No MLB historyNo history
4Daylen LileLLF63.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
5Keibert RuizSC60.75910.750No MLB historyNo history
6José TenaLDH51.6727.652No MLB historyNo history
7Nasim NuñezS2B31.5351.511No MLB historyNo history
8Jorbit VivasL3B42.6533.663No MLB historyNo history
9Jacob YoungRCF55.70810.669No MLB historyNo history
1CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score3Brady House 3B · R.247 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score4Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6José Tena DH · L.222 / .672 · 7 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score7Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score8Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Alvarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Alvarez (BvP)
1A.J. EwingLCF60.70011.716No MLB historyNo history
2Francisco LindorSSS73.73221.623No MLB historyNo history
3Bo BichetteR3B64.70218.773No MLB historyNo history
4Luis Robert Jr.RCF58.70711.753No MLB historyNo history
5Carson BengeLRF70.77620.724No MLB historyNo history
6Francisco AlvarezRC62.71016.606No MLB historyNo history
7Marcus SemienR2B47.62015.661No MLB historyNo history
8Jared YoungL1B63.7599.595No MLB historyNo history
9Luis TorrensRC55.6919.748No MLB historyNo history
1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .623 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score4Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score5Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .724 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .606 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .595 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score9Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseWSHWSH·NYMNYM
AVG.246 10th.239 20th
OPS.744 2nd.705 22nd
Home runs210 6th204 7th
Runs821 3rd699 18th
OBP.321 7th.310 23rd
SLG.423 2nd.395 21st
PitchingWSHWSH·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.67vs4.15
WSHNYM
WHIP1.39vs1.29
WSHNYM
K/98.0vs9.1
WSHNYM
HR Allowed218vs184
WSHNYM
BullpenWSHWSH·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.98vs4.36
no league rank
Saves42vs31
WSHNYM
ResultsWSHWSH·NYMNYM
+3274th
Run differential
+21919th
77–85 Record74–88
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Washington Nationals (5–5)
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
New York Mets (6–4)
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Andrew Alvarez (3.76 ERA, 2–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mets?+
Robert Stock (10.13 ERA, 0–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Citi Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Nationals and Mets performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mets 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Andrew Alvarez is at 63; Robert Stock is at 36. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.