NYM 2, WSH 1 | May 21, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, May 21, 2026•Nationals Park•61°F, Cloudy

NYM

Mets

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

David Peterson

LOSS

Cade Cavalli

SAVE

Devin Williams

The Mets edged the Nationals 2-1 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Cade Cavalli7.0 IP, 2 ER, 9 K

Key Moment

Top 3: Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. MJ Melendez scores. Luis Torrens scores. Carson Benge to 2nd.

Weather: 61°F, CloudyWind: 10 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:34Att: 17,291Venue: Nationals Park

Ump Audit

Chris Segal

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93.5%B

9 missed calls

+9.4% NYM

No run favor

Win Probability

WSH WinNYM Win

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

Game 822733 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Mets

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carson BengeRF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.262/.316/.360	101	.515	.705
Bo BichetteSS	4	0	1	2	0	2	.225/.276/.328	105.6	.215	.200
Juan SotoLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.292/.388/.546	102.7	.445	.782
Mark Vientos1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.233/.270/.407	102.3	.182	.167
Brett Baty3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.240/.310/.360	105.9	.502	.489
Marcus Semien2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.225/.276/.313	104.8	.546	.957
A.J. EwingCF	2	0	0	0	1	2	.276/.432/.448	76.2	-	-
MJ MelendezDH	2	1	0	0	0	1	.219/.333/.391	104.4	.023	.032
Luis TorrensC	4	1	1	0	0	0	.208/.260/.292	93	.237	.215
Bench
David PetersonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Huascar BrazobánP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	32	2	6	2	2	12	-	-	-	-

TB:6

RBI:Bichette 2

SB:Soto

CS:Ewing

Team LOB:8

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
James WoodLF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.254/.390/.523	111.7	.525

Pitching

New York Mets

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
David PetersonW	5.0	4	1	1	3	3	82-50	89.4	5.03
Huascar BrazobánH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	94	1.78
Brooks RaleyH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-10	84.9	1.40
Luke WeaverH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	17-9	93.5	3.38
Devin WilliamsS	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-9	88.9	4.32
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	4	7	134-85	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Peterson 82-50; Brazobán 9-7; Raley 14-10; Weaver 17-9; Williams 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Peterson 7-5; Brazobán 2-1; Raley 1-0; Weaver 1-1; Williams 2-0

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cade CavalliL	7.0	4	2	2	1	9	0	84-58	91.8	3.86

Game Notes

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B4Replay review: Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Young grounds into a force out, third baseman Brett Baty to second baseman Marcus Semien. Daylen Lile out at 2nd. Jacob Young to 1st.

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T5Replay review: Bo Bichette challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bo Bichette called out on strikes.

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T8Wild pitch by Clayton Beeter

Bench
Andrés Chaparro1B	2	0	0	1	1	0	.167/.333/.250	109	.066	.062
Jacob YoungCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.227/.280/.374	110.1	.168	.151
Nasim Nuñez2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.189/.299/.210	86.7	.284	.259
Cade CavalliP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Clayton BeeterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Orlando RibaltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-