New York Mets 7, Washington Nationals 1 — Box Score & Recap (9/26/2026)

The Mets take Game 2 of the final series of the 2026 Season, 7-1, over the Washington Nationals.

Final: Mets 7, Nationals 1

Player of the Game: Ronny Mauricio

The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals, 7-1, at Nationals Park on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Ronny Mauricio went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI to lead the way. Dedniel Núñez (2-1) earned the win; Jake Irvin took the loss.

Brian Joura Mets360: "A.J. Ewing and Ronny Mauricio hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the seventh inning and combined for 3 HR and 6 RBIs to lift the Mets to a 7-1 victory over the Nationals Saturday afternoon in D.C."

Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News: Jonah Tong "tossed five innings in the Mets’ penultimate game of the year, allowing only one earned run, walking one, hitting one and striking out nine. The Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1, and for the most part, Tong looked like he belonged."

Mike Puma NY Post: "The rookie right-hander surrendered one earned run over five innings with a career-high nine strikeouts... Tong rebounded from a start against the Phillies in which he allowed four earned runs over 4 ²/₃ innings with five hits allowed and four walks."

AP News: "New York Mets left fielder Juan Soto left Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals after being hit by a pitch on his right hand in the ninth inning. Soto was hit by Richard Lovelady’s 91 mph sinker and immediately spun around, then began shaking his right hand while walking toward first base. He then turned around, was met by an athletic trainer and returned to the dugout."

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	7	9	1
WSH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Francisco Lindor DH	4	0	0	0	1	2	.222
Juan Soto LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.278
Nick Morabito LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195
Bo Bichette 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.261
Carson Benge RF	5	2	3	0	0	0	.280
Mark Vientos 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.212
Brett Baty SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.238
Francisco Alvarez C	3	1	0	0	1	1	.233
A.J. Ewing CF	3	2	1	3	1	1	.254
Ronny Mauricio 2B	4	2	2	3	0	0	.196
Totals	36	7	9	6	4	8

BATTING
2B: Benge (22, Irvin, J).
HR: Ewing (11, 7th inning off Irvin, J, 2 on, 2 out); Mauricio 2 (3, 7th inning off Irvin, J, 0 on, 2 out, 9th inning off Lovelady, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Benge 4; Bichette; Ewing 4; Mauricio 8; Soto, J 2.
RBI: Ewing 3 (43); Mauricio 3 (6).
2-out RBI: Mauricio; Ewing 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baty 2; Benge; Vientos 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
PO: Soto, J (1st base by Irvin, J).

FIELDING
E: Baty (10, fielding).

Washington Nationals Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
James Wood RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.267
Abimelec Ortiz DH	3	0	0	1	0	1	.188
Dylan Crews CF	3	0	0	0	1	3	.223
CJ Abrams SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.261
Brady House 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.246
José Tena PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.222
Daylen Lile LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Yohandy Morales 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.255
Keibert Ruiz C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.280
Nasim Nuñez SS	1	1	0	0	0	1	.208
Jorbit Vivas 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Totals	30	1	3	1	1	14

BATTING
TB: House; Wood 2.
RBI: Ortiz, A (14).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Abrams; House.
SF: Ortiz, A.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Nuñez, N (17, fielding).
Pickoffs: Irvin, J (Soto, J at 1st base).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jonah Tong	5.0	3	1	1	1	9	3.82
Dedniel Núñez (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	3.32
Nate Lavender	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66
Devin Williams	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.43
Tobias Myers	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.53

Washington Nationals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Connelly Early	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.33
Jake Irvin (L)	5.0	7	5	4	2	6	5.48
Richard Lovelady	1.0	1	2	2	2	1	4.11

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Ortiz	Tong	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	87.0 mph Changeup
Abrams	Tong	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	86.7 mph Changeup
Morales	Tong	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	96.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Ruiz	Tong	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	83.5 mph Curveball
Ewing	Early	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	82.2 mph Sweeper
Crews	Tong	7	Called Strike	3-2	95.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Abrams	Tong	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	95.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Baty	Irvin	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	94.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Morales	Tong	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	93.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Nuñez	Tong	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	86.9 mph Changeup
Wood	Tong	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	94.4 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Lindor	Irvin	5	Called Strike	1-2	93.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Soto	Irvin	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	93.8 mph Sinker
Bichette	Irvin	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	83.4 mph Sweeper
Crews	Núñez	4	Foul Tip	1-2	89.7 mph Slider
Abrams	Núñez	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	89.5 mph Slider
House	Núñez	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	88.5 mph Slider
Vientos	Irvin	4	Called Strike	1-2	92.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Alvarez	Irvin	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	82.5 mph Sweeper
Lindor	Lovelady	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	89.6 mph Sinker
Crews	Myers	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	79.7 mph Splitter
Tena	Myers	4	Called Strike	1-2	92.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B3: Abimelec Ortiz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Carson Benge. Nasim Nuñez scores. (NYM 0, WSH 1)

T7: A.J. Ewing homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. Carson Benge scores. Francisco Alvarez scores. (NYM 3, WSH 1)

T7: Ronny Mauricio homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. (NYM 4, WSH 1)

T8: Brett Baty reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Nasim Nuñez. Carson Benge scores. (NYM 5, WSH 1)

T9: Ronny Mauricio homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. A.J. Ewing scores. (NYM 7, WSH 1)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
James Wood	Single	113.0
Brett Baty	Lineout	109.0
Brady House	Single	107.5
James Wood	Single	106.6
Ronny Mauricio	Home Run	106.6

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Ronny Mauricio	Home Run	411
A.J. Ewing	Home Run	396
Ronny Mauricio	Home Run	384
Keibert Ruiz	Flyout	358
Daylen Lile	Flyout	356

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	97.5
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	97.4
Jonah Tong	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Jonah Tong	18
Jake Irvin	13
Dedniel Núñez	5
Tobias Myers	3
Richard Lovelady	2

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
A.J. Ewing (off Jake Irvin)	104.7 mph	396 ft
Ronny Mauricio (off Jake Irvin)	106.6 mph	411 ft
Ronny Mauricio (off Richard Lovelady)	102.5 mph	384 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Jake Irvin	95.5	109.0	13
Jonah Tong	97.2	113.0	18
Connelly Early	95.1	97.7	2
Richard Lovelady	91.7	102.5	2
Devin Williams	94.2	99.2	1
Tobias Myers	93.2	99.3	3
Nate Lavender	92.4	103.9	0
Dedniel Núñez	97.5	—	5

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

WP: Tong.
HBP: Soto, J (by Lovelady); Nuñez, N (by Tong).
ABS Challenge: Ruiz, K 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Alvarez, F (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Tong 87-52; Núñez, D 12-10; Lavender 13-8; Williams, D 18-11; Myers 14-11; Early 34-21; Irvin, J 101-68; Lovelady 29-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Tong 1-2; Núñez, D 0-0; Lavender 2-1; Williams, D 1-0; Myers 1-1; Early 3-2; Irvin, J 4-0; Lovelady 2-0.
Batters faced: Tong 20; Núñez, D 3; Lavender 3; Williams, D 3; Myers 4; Early 10; Irvin, J 24; Lovelady 7.
Umpires: HP: Austin Jones. 1B: Jen Pawol. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Sean Barber.
Weather: 67 degrees, Overcast.
Wind: 16 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 12:37 PM.
T: 2:43.
Att: 27,284.
Venue: Nationals Park.
September 26, 2026