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Washington Nationals 3, New York Mets 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Citi FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 16, 4:20 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 30, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
3
3–4
FINAL
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 47
4
T-Score47
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMetsScott owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handNationalsWashington owns a .731 OPS vs RHP, 10th in MLB; New ranks 20th vs RHP.
BullpenMetsNew owns a 4.48 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Washington's 4.82.
Recent formMetsNew has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerNationalsWashington has 179 home runs this season, 28 more than New.

Starting pitchers

WSH
Jake Irvin RHP
Jake Irvin
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.79
187th
WHIP
1.32
154th
K/9
9.09
58th
BB/9
3.86
183rd
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.52
196th
OPS/R
–
IP
65.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.81
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
NYM
Christian Scott RHP
Christian Scott
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.45
86th
WHIP
1.30
97th
K/9
11.26
13th
BB/9
3.79
165th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.80
67th
OPS/R
–
IP
78.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.81
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Scott strikes out 2.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Scott enters with a 3.45 ERA compared with Irvin's 5.79.
·Scott allows the lower home-run rate: 0.80 vs 1.52 per nine.
·Scott 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.

Irvin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%93.2
Curveball23%77.7
Sinker19%92.1
Cutter11%89.4
Sweeper9%82.1
Changeup8%85.9
Scott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%95.5
Sweeper23%81.4
Cutter19%89.6
Curveball5%81.9
Splitter4%84.7
Sinker2%92.2
Slider0%82.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Nationals vs RHP (Christian Scott)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mets vs RHP (Jake Irvin)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scott (BvP)
1CJ AbramsLSS74.83333.8840-for-3Very small sample
2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.5725.586No MLB historyNo history
3Dylan CrewsRRF55.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
4Daylen LileLLF63.72522.7780-for-1Very small sample
5Brady HouseR3B59.71010.5861-for-2Very small sample
6Jorbit VivasL3B43.6533.6630-for-1Very small sample
7Andrés ChaparroR1B72.88513.880No MLB historyNo history
8Keibert RuizSC60.75910.7500-for-3Very small sample
9Jacob YoungRCF55.70810.6690-for-2Very small sample
1CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample74H-Score2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score3Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample63H-Score5Brady House 3B · R.247 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score6Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample43H-Score7Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263 / .885 · 13 HRvs hand .880 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score8Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score9Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs RHP Jake Irvin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Irvin (BvP)
1A.J. EwingLCF60.70011.7130-for-2Very small sample
2Francisco LindorSSS70.73221.7758-for-23Small sample
3Bo BichetteR3B61.70218.6701-for-3Very small sample
4Carson BengeLRF67.77620.7801-for-2Very small sample
5Jared YoungL1B67.7599.7930-for-2Very small sample
6Luis Robert Jr.RCF58.70711.695No MLB historyNo history
7Brett BatyL3B57.68011.7242-for-10Small sample
8Jorge PolancoSDH20.4312.492No MLB historyNo history
9Luis TorrensRC56.6919.6763-for-9Very small sample
1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · 8-for-23 · Small sample70H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .780 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score5Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .793 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score6Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Brett Baty 3B · L.236 / .680 · 11 HRvs hand .724 · 2-for-10 · Small sample57H-Score8Jorge Polanco DH · S.148 / .431 · 2 HRvs hand .492 · No MLB history · No history20H-Score9Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .676 · 3-for-9 · Very small sample56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseWSHWSH·NYMNYM
AVG.246 11th.239 22nd
OPS.744 4th.705 24th
Home runs210 6th204 7th
Runs821 3rd699 20th
OBP.321 8th.310 26th
SLG.423 3rd.395 23rd
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 ERA4.82vs4.48
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.44vs1.33
no league rank
Saves42vs31
WSHNYM
ResultsWSHWSH·NYMNYM
+3367th
Run differential
+22321st
77–85 Record74–88
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Washington Nationals (5–5)
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
New York Mets (7–3)
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Jake Irvin (5.79 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mets?+
Christian Scott (3.45 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 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?+
Jake Irvin is at 40; Christian Scott is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.