WSH 3, NYM 4 | Aug 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 16, 2026•Citi Field•79°F, Cloudy

WSH

Nationals

NYM

Mets

Final

WIN

Christian Scott

LOSS

Jake Irvin

SAVE

Kodai Senga

The Mets edged the Nationals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Bo Bichette3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Keibert Ruiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Jorbit Vivas scores.

Weather: 79°F, CloudyWind: 13 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 5:40 PM UTCT: 2:26Att: 28,624Venue: Citi Field

Ump Audit

Willie Traynor

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93.1%B

8 missed calls

No WPA favor

+0.32 runs WSH

Win Probability

NYM WinWSH Win

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

Game 823590 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
CJ AbramsSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.278/.354/.529	84.5	.088	.079
Abimelec Ortiz1B	4	1	1	1	0	2	.300/.317/.700	103.5	.397	.684
Dylan CrewsRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.211/.281/.360	101.5	.351	.475
Daylen LileLF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.245/.295/.410	91.4	.069	.071
Brady House3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.239/.294/.403	93.6	.038	.034
Jorbit Vivas2B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.244/.336/.329	95.9	.412	.398
José TenaPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.236/.313/.389	75.1	-	-
Harry FordC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.208/.321/.438	-	-	-
Jacob YoungCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.251/.315/.405	80.8	.703	.649
Bench
Andrés ChaparroDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.225/.344/.486	102.4	.135	.122
Keibert RuizC	3	0	2	2	0	1	.275/.311/.435
Totals	32	3	5	3	2	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Ortiz (3rd off Scott, 0 on, 2 out)

TB:8

RBI:Ortiz; Ruiz 2

Team LOB:5

New York Mets

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
A.J. EwingCF	3	0	0	0	1	2	.249/.324/.377	85.7	.258

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jake IrvinL	6.0	8	4	4	3	6	1	98-64	88	5.80
Max Kranick	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	86	6.94
Jake Bird	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-11	88.3	5.97
Totals	8.0	10	4	4	3	9	1	133-88	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Irvin 98-64; Kranick 19-13; Bird 16-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Irvin 4-6; Kranick 1-1; Bird 0-1

New York Mets

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Christian ScottW	6.1	5	3	3	2	7	1	90-61	88.8	3.51

Game Notes

📺

T7Replay review: Abimelec Ortiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes.

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B8Replay review: Jorge Polanco challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jorge Polanco called out on strikes.

Top 2 • WSH

1-0

Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Daylen Lile scores. Brady House out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Carson Benge to shortstop Francisco Lindor to third baseman Bo Bichette to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd.

EV: 77.3 mph246 ftLA: 22°

Top 3 • WSH

2-0

Abimelec Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.5 mph💣 389 ftLA: 25°

Bot 4 • NYM

2-1

Jorge Polanco grounds out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Jared Young scores. Brett Baty to 3rd.

EV: 69.2 mph9 ftLA: -23°

2-3

Luis Torrens homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Brett Baty scores.

EV: 105.1 mph💣 407 ftLA: 26°

Bot 5 • NYM

2-4

Jared Young doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Francisco Lindor scores.

EV: 78.6 mph110 ftLA: 8°

Top 7 • WSH

3-4

Keibert Ruiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Jorbit Vivas scores.

EV: 106.0 mph140 ftLA: 7°

Bench
Christian ScottP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nate LavenderP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel DuarteP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kodai SengaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-