The New York Mets suffered a frustrating 3–2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, missing an opportunity to gain ground in the Wild Card race. Washington struck quickly in the second inning against Sean Manaea. Daylen Lile opened the inning with a single, followed by Jorge Alfaro, who doubled him home, aided by a throwing error from Francisco Lindor on the relay....
Sunday, September 21, 2025 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Jake Irvin (8-13, 5.76) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (2-3, 5.40) SNY The New York Mets’ comeback fell short saturday night and margins for error in the final week got a bit smaller. It was a night of defensive miscues for the Mets. Mistakes in the second inning led to a 3-0 Washington Nationals lead. The Mets came alive late scoring...
The New York Mets got another look at pitcher Clay Holmes as he took the mound against the Washington Nationals on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. The game unfolded in two distinct halves for New York; an impressive start followed by a shaky finish. Despite building a commanding 6-0 lead, the Mets’ bullpen faltered, allowing Washington to rally and tie the game at...
The Mets (82-68) began their final homestand of the year with a poor offensive showing, continuing the team’s recent stretch of unproductivity. But with Grimace in the building, the Mets found some late-inning magic and defeated the Nationals (68-82) 2-1 in 10 innings. Washington starter Jake Irvin (10-12, 4.07 ERA) feasted on the Mets’ lineup in his third start against them this...
Christian Scott (0-2, 4.15 ERA) exited Monday’s contest in a tie game with two outs and nobody on in the sixth inning. That turned out to be the inflection point of the game, as what followed was a disaster of an inning in which five straight batters reached to score five runs to put the Pirates (43-47) well over the Mets (44-45) late in the game. The Mets couldn’t recover as they...
For seven innings in Washington D.C., there were no fireworks on the Fourth of July. But pinch-hitter Jesse Winker broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer off Adrian Houser (1-5) in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals (41-46) beat the New York Mets 1-0 Thursday to split a four-game series. Winker has six career homers off Houser and doesn’t have more than two against any other...
Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Independence Day to the best nation in the world! On Wednesday, MLB released the starting lineups for the AL and NL as they prepare for the 2024 All-Star Game, which will be held on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. While no Mets made the starting lineup, plenty of first time All-Stars got the starting nod and familiar faces continue to cement their...
After losing their series to the Astros, the New York Mets (40-41) head to D.C. to face the Washington Nationals (39-44). With the trade deadline looming, this month will make or break the Mets season. If David Stearns and other front office members are not convinced of the Mets’ ability to compete in the postseason by a certain point, they will have no choice but to pull the plug on this...
The New York Mets (20-21) completed their split-admission doubleheader against the Washington Nationals on Mother’s Day. After dropping the first game in the doubleheader 3-2, the Mets’ offense came back to life to Washington 8-2. All eight runs coming in the fifth inning. Their eight runs in the game is the most they scored since the beginning of the month when they lost to the...
Sunday, May 14, 2023 • 4:35 PM Nationals Park • Washington, DC RHP Max Scherzer (2-2, 5.56) vs. RHP Jake Irvin (1-0, 0.84) SNY The Mets and Nationals play the game they were supposed to play at around 1:35 pm ET today at 4:35 pm ET as Max Scherzer returns to the rotation and takes on Jake Irvin. In Game 1 earlier this afternoon, the Mets’ numerous attempts at a come-from-behind victory...
