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May 18, 2026 · NL East

New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

May 18, 2026Nationals ParkClear 94°F · 8 mph, Out To CF
AWAY
New York Mets
21-26
16
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
23-25
7

Game Highlights

Published May 19, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T2 Luis Torrens Luis Torrens doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Tyrone Taylor scores. NYM 1, WSH 0
B2 José Tena José Tena doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Joey Wiemer scores. NYM 1, WSH 1
B2 Drew Millas Drew Millas singles on a line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. José Tena scores. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. NYM 1, WSH 2
B3 Joey Wiemer Joey Wiemer doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Brady House scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd. NYM 1, WSH 3
T4 Brett Baty Brett Baty homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. NYM 2, WSH 3
T5 Juan Soto Juan Soto singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Luis Torrens scores. Carson Benge scores. NYM 4, WSH 3
T7 Bo Bichette Bo Bichette homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. NYM 5, WSH 3
B7 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder A.J. Ewing. James Wood scores. Curtis Mead to 3rd. NYM 5, WSH 4
B8 Curtis Mead Curtis Mead doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. James Wood scores. NYM 5, WSH 5
T11 Marcus Semien Marcus Semien out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Vidal Bruján scores. NYM 6, WSH 5
B11 Joey Wiemer Joey Wiemer reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Bo Bichette. CJ Abrams scores. NYM 6, WSH 6
T12 Carson Benge Carson Benge singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nuñez, deflected by pitcher Paxton Schultz. Tyrone Taylor scores. NYM 7, WSH 6
T12 Vidal Bruján Vidal Bruján singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Paxton Schultz. Carson Benge scores. Bo Bichette to 3rd. Juan Soto to 2nd. NYM 8, WSH 6
T12 Brett Baty Brett Baty singles on a ground ball to center fielder Joey Wiemer. Bo Bichette scores. Juan Soto scores. Vidal Bruján to 3rd. Brett Baty to 2nd. NYM 10, WSH 6
T12 Marcus Semien Marcus Semien singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Vidal Bruján scores. Brett Baty to 3rd. NYM 11, WSH 6
T12 A.J. Ewing Umpire reviewed (rules check), call on the field was upheld: A.J. Ewing singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Brett Baty scores. Marcus Semien to 2nd. NYM 12, WSH 6
T12 Carson Benge Carson Benge doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Joey Wiemer. Marcus Semien scores. A.J. Ewing scores. Hayden Senger to 3rd. NYM 14, WSH 6
T12 Bo Bichette Bo Bichette doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Joey Wiemer. Hayden Senger scores. Carson Benge scores. NYM 16, WSH 6
B12 James Wood James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Drew Millas scores. NYM 16, WSH 7

Box score

  123456789101112 R
NYM 0101201000110 16
WSH 021000110011 7

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Mets AWAY 16

Christian Scott started for Mets, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Brooks Raley took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Christian Scott Starter 4.0 81 3 5
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Christian Scott threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 45% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 48 59% 3 5 12 22 6
    Cutter 18 22% 2 2 7 4 3
    Sweeper 12 15% 2 2 2 5 1
    Sinker 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1
    Splitter 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0
  • Austin Warren Middle 2.0 28 0 1
  • Brooks Raley Setup 0.2 23 1 0 HLD
  • Tobias Myers Reliever 1.1 25 1 1 BS inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Luke Weaver Setup 1.0 19 0 2
  • Huascar Brazobán Middle 2.0 22 1 1 W
  • Craig Kimbrel Reliever 1.0 24 1 0
Nationals HOME 7

Jake Irvin started for Nationals, leaving with a 3–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Paxton Schultz took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jake Irvin Starter 4.0 74 3 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jake Irvin threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 24 32% 1 7 5 7 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 21 28% 5 2 5 7 2
    Curveball 17 23% 3 3 2 5 4
    Cutter 9 12% 0 0 3 5 1
    Sweeper 2 3% 0 0 0 2 0
    Changeup 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • PJ Poulin Reliever 1.0 16 1 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Mitchell Parker Middle 3.0 42 1 2
  • Orlando Ribalta Middle 1.0 9 0 0
  • Gus Varland Setup 2.0 19 1 0
  • Paxton Schultz Middle 0.1 25 7 0 L
  • Jorbit Vivas Reliever 0.2 12 3 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored

Where the game turned

1 run Top 12th · off Schultz
  • Benge 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · NYM
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Carson Benge RF 6 3 3 3 1 0 .253 .313 .360 .673 2B
Bo Bichette 3B 6 2 3 3 1 0 .219 .273 .297 .570 HR (3), 2B
Juan Soto DH 5 1 2 2 2 1 .286 .386 .487 .873
Vidal Bruján SS 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Brett Baty 1B 6 2 2 3 0 3 .236 .306 .364 .670 HR (3)
Marcus Semien 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 .228 .283 .322 .605
A.J. Ewing CF 6 1 2 1 0 2 .304 .467 .522 .989
Tyrone Taylor LF 6 2 2 0 0 0 .198 .216 .337 .553 2B
Hayden Senger C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
Mark Vientos 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .272 .406 .678
Luis Torrens C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .279 .317 .596 2B
MJ Melendez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .338 .424 .762
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood RF 6 2 3 1 1 2 .250 .395 .516 .911 2B
Curtis Mead 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 .234 .368 .447 .815 2B
Nasim Nuñez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .299 .209 .508 SB
CJ Abrams SS 6 1 2 1 0 3 .299 .384 .529 .913 2B
Daylen Lile LF 6 0 0 0 1 2 .263 .324 .437 .761
Joey Wiemer CF 2 1 1 2 2 0 .286 .398 .514 .912 2B
José Tena 3B 6 1 1 1 0 3 .247 .309 .416 .725 2B
Jorbit Vivas P 5 0 1 0 1 0 .239 .333 .295 .628 2B
Drew Millas C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .176 .247 .257 .504
Luis García Jr. 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .295 .423 .718
Brady House 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .227 .282 .399 .681
Jacob Young CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .280 .353 .633

Pitching lines

AWAY · NYM
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Christian Scott 4.0 4 3 3 3 5 0 81 4.12
Austin Warren 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 0.61
Brooks Raley 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 1.47 HLD
Tobias Myers 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 25 3.41 BS
Luke Weaver 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.54
Huascar Brazobán 2.0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22 1.85 W
Craig Kimbrel 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 5.84
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jake Irvin 4.0 6 3 2 1 6 1 74 5.79
PJ Poulin 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 16 3.32
Mitchell Parker 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 42 4.70
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.00
Gus Varland 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19 3.86
Paxton Schultz 0.1 5 7 6 1 0 0 25 5.50 L
Jorbit Vivas 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 12 40.50

Manager comparison

AWAY · NYM
Carlos Mendoza
Carlos Mendoza
Lineup 3.7 R Bunts 1.8 R IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · NYM
4-5 ?1 -13 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4 W1 +8 run diff
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