PREVIEW Starts 3:05 PM ET · Nationals Park
September 27, 2026 · NL East

New York Mets at Washington Nationals

September 27, 20263:05 PM ETNationals Park
AWAY
New York Mets
71-85
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HOME
Washington Nationals
73-83

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · NYM Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Bo Bichette 3B · R .263 .312 .392 .704 17 76 123 .742
2 Carson Benge RF · L .275 .339 .419 .758 19 61 136 .746
3 Marcus Semien 2B · R .219 .285 .341 .626 14 48 100 .707
4 A.J. Ewing CF · L .257 .325 .379 .704 10 40 119 .750
5 Brett Baty 3B · L .235 .309 .365 .674 10 52 122 .725
6 Francisco Lindor SS · S .224 .309 .426 .735 20 48 90 .749
7 Juan Soto LF · L .273 .389 .520 .909 26 65 64 .807
8 Francisco Alvarez C · R .232 .312 .399 .711 16 40 124 .746
9 Mark Vientos 1B · R .218 .267 .406 .673 13 39 67 .738
HOME · WSH Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Daylen Lile LF · L .251 .303 .440 .743 22 88 124 .759
2 CJ Abrams SS · L .261 .336 .492 .828 31 99 152 .743
3 James Wood RF · L .265 .390 .513 .903 30 76 169 .764
4 Nasim Nuñez 2B · S .210 .291 .243 .534 1 36 97 .731
5 Jacob Young CF · R .249 .317 .389 .706 10 49 75 .707
6 Dylan Crews RF · R .222 .286 .371 .657 12 43 101 .731
7 Keibert Ruiz C · S .285 .323 .455 .778 10 47 36 .706
8 Brady House 3B · R .244 .310 .399 .709 10 45 86 .733
9 Jorbit Vivas 3B · L .247 .340 .334 .674 3 31 52 .733

Manager comparison

AWAY · NYM
Andy Green
Lineup 5.3 R Bunts 2.7 R IBBs 1.6 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.6 R IBBs 2.4 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · NYM
  • Available 6
  • Limited 3
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · WSH
  • Available 8
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · NYM
3-7 L1 -1 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4 L1 +4 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Mets and Nationals staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

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.

Read the full methodology.