Washington Nationals 6, New York Mets 4 — Box Score & Recap (9/27/2026)

In a game where Francisco Lindor hits his 300th career homer, the Mets drop the final game of the 2026 season with a 6-4 loss to the Washington Nationals.

Final: Nationals 6, Mets 4

Player of the Game: Andrés Chaparro

The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets, 6-4, at Nationals Park on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Andrés Chaparro went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI to lead the way. Will Dion (3-2) earned the win; Sean Manaea took the loss; Erik Tolman (5) picked up the save.

AP News: "Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams. Francisco Lindor hit his 300th career home run, Ronny Mauricio went deep for the third time in two days and rookie Carson Benge had three hits for his 45th multihit game and 14th with three or more for New York."

Brian Joura Mets360: "The Mets staked Sean Manaea to a 4-1 lead but he was unable to maintain it, as the Nationals rallied for a 6-4 victory Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Mets finished the year with a 74-88 record, which landed them in last place in the NL East."

Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News: "Left-hander Sean Manaea pitched six rain-filled innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out three to finish the season 6-8 with a 4.78 ERA. The veteran looked as though he was done at the start of the season, but worked hard to get his velocity up and earn a spot in the rotation again."

Mark Rosenman Kiner's Korner: "The turning point came in the top of the third inning, with the Mets holding a 4-2 lead and runners on second and third with just one out...Nasim Nuñez made a big defensive play on Brett Baty’s sharply hit grounder, fielding it cleanly and throwing to Andrés Chaparro for the second out. Luis Torrens then flew out to end the threat..."

Line Score

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

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Francisco Lindor SS	4	2	2	1	1	0	.225
Juan Soto LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.275
Bo Bichette 3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.260
Carson Benge RF	5	0	3	1	0	2	.282
Marcus Semien 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.215
Brett Baty 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.236
Luis Torrens C	3	1	0	0	1	1	.235
A.J. Ewing CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.252
Ronny Mauricio DH	3	1	2	2	1	1	.220
Totals	36	4	9	4	4	9

BATTING
2B: Semien (15, Herz).
HR: Mauricio (4, 2nd inning off Herz, 1 on, 2 out); Lindor (21, 2nd inning off Herz, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Benge 3; Bichette; Lindor 5; Mauricio 5; Semien 2.
RBI: Benge (65); Lindor (49); Mauricio 2 (8).
2-out RBI: Mauricio 2; Benge; Lindor.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mauricio; Torrens 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
PO: Mauricio (2nd base by Cornelio).

Washington Nationals Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
James Wood DH	3	1	0	0	1	2	.265
Andrés Chaparro 1B	4	2	3	2	0	0	.268
Brady House 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.247
CJ Abrams 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.261
Dylan Crews RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.223
Jacob Young CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.252
Daylen Lile LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.246
Harry Ford C	3	1	1	0	1	0	.190
Nasim Nuñez SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	.209
Totals	33	6	9	6	3	5

BATTING
2B: Ford, H (7, Manaea); Nuñez, N (6, Manaea); Crews (20, Manaea).
3B: Abrams (4, Manaea).
HR: Chaparro 2 (13, 3rd inning off Manaea, 0 on, 0 out, 5th inning off Manaea, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Abrams 3; Chaparro 9; Crews 2; Ford, H 2; House; Nuñez, N 2; Young.
RBI: Abrams (106); Chaparro 2 (39); House (46); Nuñez, N (37); Young (50).
2-out RBI: Nuñez, N; Young; Abrams.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wood; Crews 2; Lile.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: House (11, fielding).
Pickoffs: Cornelio (Mauricio at 2nd base).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sean Manaea (L)	6.0	7	5	5	1	3	4.78
Austin Warren	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	4.11
Cionel Pérez	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	4.76

Washington Nationals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
DJ Herz	3.0	6	4	4	1	2	10.29
Will Dion (W)	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	3.62
Riley Cornelio	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	3.68
Jack Sinclair	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	2.45
Erik Tolman (SV)	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	2.93

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Bichette	Herz	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	94.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Semien	Herz	8	Swinging Strike	1-2	88.0 mph Slider
Wood	Manaea	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	92.0 mph Sinker
Ewing	Dion	8	Called Strike	3-2	90.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Wood	Manaea	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	89.5 mph Sinker
Baty	Dion	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	91.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Crews	Manaea	3	Called Strike	0-2	85.8 mph Cutter
Torrens	Cornelio	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	85.4 mph Slider
Benge	Cornelio	6	Called Strike	1-2	85.9 mph Slider
Baty	Sinclair	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	97.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Mauricio	Tolman	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	83.6 mph Changeup
Young	Pérez	3	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	0-2	90.4 mph Sinker
Lile	Pérez	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	84.5 mph Slurve
Benge	Tolman	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	85.3 mph Slider

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

Scoring Plays

T1: Carson Benge singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Francisco Lindor scores. (NYM 1, WSH 0)

B1: CJ Abrams triples (4) on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Brady House scores. (NYM 1, WSH 1)

T2: Ronny Mauricio homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Luis Torrens scores. (NYM 3, WSH 1)

T2: Francisco Lindor homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. (NYM 4, WSH 1)

B2: Nasim Nuñez doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Harry Ford scores. (NYM 4, WSH 2)

B3: Andrés Chaparro homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. (NYM 4, WSH 3)

B3: Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to shortstop Francisco Lindor, deflected by third baseman Bo Bichette. Dylan Crews scores. Jacob Young to 2nd. (NYM 4, WSH 4)

B5: Andrés Chaparro homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. (NYM 4, WSH 5)

B7: Brady House singles on a ground ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. James Wood scores. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd. (NYM 4, WSH 6)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
James Wood	Groundout	111.2
Francisco Lindor	Home Run	110.8
Dylan Crews	Double	109.5
Andrés Chaparro	Home Run	109.2
Juan Soto	Lineout	108.3

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Ronny Mauricio	Home Run	410
Francisco Lindor	Home Run	409
Andrés Chaparro	Home Run	389
CJ Abrams	Flyout	384
Juan Soto	Lineout	381

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Jack Sinclair	Sinker	97.6
Riley Cornelio	Four-Seam Fastball	97.5
Jack Sinclair	Four-Seam Fastball	97.3
Riley Cornelio	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2
Erik Tolman	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Sean Manaea	7
DJ Herz	6
Erik Tolman	5
Cionel Pérez	3
Riley Cornelio	3

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Ronny Mauricio (off DJ Herz)	107.5 mph	410 ft
Francisco Lindor (off DJ Herz)	110.8 mph	409 ft
Andrés Chaparro (off Sean Manaea)	109.2 mph	379 ft
Andrés Chaparro (off Sean Manaea)	103.9 mph	389 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Sean Manaea	93.2	111.2	7
DJ Herz	94.2	110.8	6
Will Dion	91.7	101.2	1
Riley Cornelio	97.5	105.8	3
Austin Warren	96.4	108.0	2
Erik Tolman	97.2	101.6	5
Cionel Pérez	96.9	96.3	3
Jack Sinclair	97.6	93.4	3

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

WP: Herz.
Balk: Sinclair.
ABS Challenge: Torrens (Ball-Confirmed); Semien (Strike-Confirmed); House (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Manaea 100-63; Warren, A 24-12; Pérez, C 21-12; Herz 65-45; Dion 37-24; Cornelio 31-17; Sinclair 16-10; Tolman 22-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Manaea 5-5; Warren, A 2-1; Pérez, C 0-0; Herz 4-1; Dion 0-2; Cornelio 2-1; Sinclair 1-0; Tolman 0-2.
Batters faced: Manaea 26; Warren, A 6; Pérez, C 4; Herz 16; Dion 8; Cornelio 7; Sinclair 3; Tolman 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Tolman 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jen Pawol. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Sean Barber. 3B: Austin Jones.
Weather: 62 degrees, Rain.
Wind: 14 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 2:05 PM.
T: 2:42 (1:00 delay).
Att: 23,753.
Venue: Nationals Park.
September 27, 2026