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May 21, 2026 · NL East

New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

May 21, 2026Nationals ParkCloudy 61°F · 10 mph, In From CF
AWAY
New York Mets
22-28
2
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
25-26
1

Game Highlights

Published May 21, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T3 Bo Bichette Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. MJ Melendez scores. Luis Torrens scores. Carson Benge to 2nd. NYM 2, WSH 0
B5 Andrés Chaparro Andrés Chaparro grounds out, third baseman Brett Baty to first baseman Mark Vientos. Keibert Ruiz scores. James Wood to 3rd. NYM 2, WSH 1

Box score

  123456789 R
NYM 002000000 2
WSH 000010000 1

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 2

David Peterson started for Mets, leaving with a 2–1 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • David Peterson Starter 5.0 82 1 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what David Peterson threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 23 28% 1 2 6 11 3
    Sinker 21 26% 0 7 1 4 9
    Slider 20 24% 3 4 4 6 3
    Curveball 11 13% 1 0 2 7 1
    Changeup 7 9% 0 1 2 4 0
  • Huascar Brazobán Middle 1.0 9 0 0 HLD
  • Brooks Raley Setup 1.0 14 0 2 HLD
  • Luke Weaver Setup 1.0 17 0 1 HLD
  • Devin Williams Closer 1.0 12 0 1 SV
Nationals HOME 1

Cade Cavalli started for Nationals, leaving trailing 1–2.

workload · innings pitched
  • Cade Cavalli Starter 7.0 84 2 9 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Cade Cavalli threw
    CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 78% 3.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 32 38% 2 9 2 14 5
    Knuckle Curve 22 26% 6 5 3 5 3
    Sweeper 12 14% 0 2 5 3 2
    Sinker 11 13% 0 1 5 1 4
    Changeup 7 8% 0 2 1 3 1
  • Clayton Beeter Middle 1.0 20 0 2
  • Orlando Ribalta Middle 1.0 24 0 1

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 3rd · off Cavalli
  • Bichette 1B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · NYM
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Carson Benge RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .262 .316 .360 .676
Bo Bichette SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 .225 .276 .328 .604
Juan Soto LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 .388 .546 .934 SB
Mark Vientos 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .270 .407 .677
Brett Baty 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .240 .310 .360 .670
Marcus Semien 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .225 .276 .313 .589
A.J. Ewing CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .432 .448 .880
MJ Melendez DH 2 1 0 0 0 1 .219 .333 .391 .724
Luis Torrens C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .208 .260 .292 .552
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 .390 .523 .913 2B
Curtis Mead 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .352 .422 .774
Jorbit Vivas 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .327 .304 .631
CJ Abrams SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .297 .391 .533 .924
Dylan Crews RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Daylen Lile DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .269 .324 .443 .767 2B
Luis García Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .287 .407 .694
José Tena PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .304 .436 .740
Keibert Ruiz C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 .277 .500 .777
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 .167 .333 .250 .583
Jacob Young CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .280 .374 .654
Nasim Nuñez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .299 .210 .509

Pitching lines

AWAY · NYM
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
David Peterson 5.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 82 5.03 W
Huascar Brazobán 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.78 HLD
Brooks Raley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.40 HLD
Luke Weaver 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.38 HLD
Devin Williams 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.32 SV
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Cade Cavalli 7.0 4 2 2 1 9 0 84 3.86 L
Clayton Beeter 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.18
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.80

Manager comparison

AWAY · NYM
Carlos Mendoza
Lineup 3.7 R Bunts 1.8 R IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · WSH
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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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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