Mets 12 Nationals 6 Post Game Notes - 9/19/2025

 

Here are the Post Game Notes for today's 12-6 Mets win.

Francisco Lindor#: SS 3 for 4; 1 double; 4 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Juan Soto: RF 2 for 3; 1 HR; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; 2 walks; 1 K; 1 SB; Pete Alonso: 1B 2 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Mark Vientos: 3B 0 for 3; 1 K; Jeff McNeil*: PH 1 for 1; Luisangel Acuña: PR-2B 0 for 0; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 SB; Brandon Nimmo: LF 2 for 5; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Starling Marte: DH 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Francisco Alvarez: C 1 for 4; 1 double; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Brett Baty*: 2B-3B 0 for 3; 1 run; 2 Ks; Jose Siri: CF 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Cedric Mullins: PH-CF 0 for 1; 1 K; Brandon Sproat:  4 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 4 hits; 2 walks; 5 Ks; Huascar Brazobán:  0.1 inning; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 2 hits; 1 HR; 1 K; Brooks Raley*: (W, 2-0) 1 inning; no runs; Ryne Stanek: (H, 10) 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 K; Ryan Helsley: (H, 1) 1 inning; no runs; 1 K; Tyler Rogers: (H, 30) 1 inning; no runs; Chris Devenski:  1 inning; no runs; 2 hits; 2 Ks; 

Mets: 

• Defeated the Nationals 12-6, in the first game of their three-game set…Have won four of their last five games after they had lost a season-high eight straight games from September 6-13…Have won 11 straight games at Citi Field against the Nationals dating back to July 30, 2023…Is the longest home winning streak against the Nationals/Expos by any team in Major League history.
• Sent nine batters to the plate and scored six runs on five hits in the fourth…Marked the fifth time this season the Mets have scored six or more runs in an innings (last: 9/2 at Detroit)...Four of those five instances have come since August 29.
• Have scored 12 runs for the 10th time this season…Are the second-most such games this season in the majors trailing the Yankees 11 such games…Are tied with 2000 team for the most such games in franchise history over the course of a single season.
• Have tallied 138 stolen bases this season, their most in a single season since 2008.

Juan Soto (2-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, SB): 

• Launched his career-high 42nd homer in the fourth, a three-run shot…Are the third-most ever by a Met in a single season behind Pete Alonso’s 53 in 2019 and his 46 in 2023…21 of his 42 home runs this season have come at home, tied with Carlos Delgado (2008), Darryl Strawberry (1988), Howard Johnson (1991), Cliff Floyd (2005) and David Wright (2008) for the fourth-most such homers by a Met in a single season…Are the third-most by a Met in a single season at Citi Field behind Alonso’s 27 in 2019 and 22 in 2023.
• Over his last 20 games dating back to August 29, has a .368/.462/.829 (28-76) slashline with 10 home runs, three doubles, one triple, 24 RBI and 20 runs…During that span, leads the majors in home runs, RBI, SLG, total bases (63) and OPS (1.291, min. 50 plate appearances).
• Drew a walk in the sixth…His 121 walks this season are four shy of tying John Olerud’s franchise record set in 1999…His 19 games with at least one walk and one home run are tied with Howard Johnson (1991) and Michael Conforto (2019) for the most by a Met in a single season…Has five seasons of 120+ walks, the fifth-most such seasons in Major League history…Only Barry Bonds (11), Babe Ruth (10), Eddie Yost (8) and Ted Williams (8) have had more such seasons.
• Picked up his 34th stolen base of the season in the sixth…Are the most stolen bases by a Met in a single season since Eric Young Jr.’s 38 in 2013.

Francisco Lindor (3-4, 2B, RBI, 4 R, BB): 

• Gave the Mets the lead with an RBI single in the fourth… Extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single in the first…Also doubled in the eighth…His 20 games with three or more hits this season are tied with Trea Turner for the most in the majors.
• Has scored 109 runs this season, his second-most in a single season (most: 129, 2018).
• Over his last 35 games dating back to August 13, has a .355/.448/.572 (49-138) slashline…During that span, leads the majors in hits, is tied for first in runs (35), ranks second in OBP and seventh in OPS (1.020, min. 100 plate appearances).

Pete Alonso (2-4, RBI, R, BB): 

• Plated a run on a single with two outs in the third…Over his last 45 games dating back to August 1, has a .299/.338/.599 (56-187) slashline with 15 home runs, 11 doubles, 41 RBI and 29 runs…During that span, is tied with Juan Soto and Vinnie Pasquantino for second in the majors in RBI and is tied for third in hits.

Francisco Alvarez (1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R): 

• Plated two with a game-tying double in the fourth…Has three RBI in his last two games after only recording one in his first 11 games of September…Nine of his 12 doubles this season have come since July 21.

Luisangel Acuña (0-0, RBI, R, BB, SB): 

• Stole second in the seventh after he entered as a pinch-runner…His 15 stolen bases are tied with Lenny Dykstra (1985) for the sixth-most by a Mets rookie in a single season…Drew a walk with the bases loaded in the eighth…Marked his first RBI since July 20 vs. Cincinnati.

Brandon Sproat (4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K): 

• Allowed four runs over 4.0 innings in his third career start…Had allowed only three in his first two Major League starts…Is one of 11 pitchers in franchise history to not allow a home run through their first three Big League starts and the first since Mike Pelfrey (2006).

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