| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 26-26 | 13-11 | 13-15 |
| Game 2 | 20-31 | 9-17 | 11-14 |
| Game 3 | 24-27 | 10-10 | 14-17 |
| Game 4 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 24-28 | 10-13 | 14-15 |
| Game 2 | 27-24 | 11-12 | 16-12 |
| Game 3 | 22-27 | 14-13 | 8-14 |
| Game 4 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-109 | 8.5o | -1.5 (4.5) |
|
|
-110 | 8.5u (0.5) | +1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Lindor | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| J. Soto | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| N. Morabito | PR -LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 |
| B. Bichette | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| C. Benge | RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 |
| M. Vientos | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .212 |
| B. Baty | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .240 |
| F. Alvarez | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| A. Ewing | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| R. Mauricio | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| A. Ortiz | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 |
| D. Crews | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .223 |
| C. Abrams | 2B -SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .261 |
| B. House | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| J. Tena | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| D. Lile | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| Y. Morales | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .255 |
| K. Ruiz | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| N. Nunez | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| J. Vivas | PH -2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Tong | 5 .0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3.82 |
| D. Nunez (W 2-1) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.32 |
| N. Lavender (H 12) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 |
| D. Williams | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.43 |
| T. Myers | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.53 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Early | 3 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Irvin (L 2-10) | 5 .0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5.48 |
| R. Lovelady | 1 .0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.23 |
Location Nationals Park
Temperature 66° Temperature
Attendance 27,284 attendance
Home Austin Jones
1st Jen Pawol
2nd James Hoye
3rd Sean Barber
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | NYM Starter (IP) | WAS Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, '26 | WAS |
|
WAS -112 | o8.5 | J. Yan (1.2) | A. Alvarez (4.2) |
| Aug 16, '26 | NYM |
|
NYM -158 | u8.5 | C. Scott (6.1) | J. Irvin (6.0) |
| Aug 15, '26 | NYM |
|
NYM -135 | o7.5 | S. Manaea (6.1) | B. Lord (0.2) |
| Aug 14, '26 | NYM |
|
NYM -116 | u8.5 | R. Stock (4.1) | A. Alvarez (5.2) |
| May 21, '26 | WAS |
|
NYM -110 | u7.5 | D. Peterson (5.0) | C. Cavalli (7.0) |
| May 20, '26 | WAS |
|
WAS +110 | o9.5 | Z. Thornton (4.1) | Z. Littell (5.0) |
| May 19, '26 | WAS |
|
WAS +120 | o9.0 | N. McLean (5.2) | F. Griffin (5.0) |
| May 18, '26 | WAS |
|
NYM -126 | o10.0 | C. Scott (4.0) | J. Irvin (4.0) |
| Apr 30, '26 | NYM |
|
WAS +154 | o7.5 | F. Peralta (6.0) | M. Mikolas (4.0) |
| Apr 29, '26 | NYM |
|
WAS +136 | o7.0 | D. Peterson (3.2) | C. Cavalli (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Sep 25, 2026 ) NY Mets 6, Washington 7
Rookie left-hander Connelly Early will make his Washington Nationals' debut when he starts Saturday afternoon against the New York Mets in the middle contest of a three-game series in the nation's capital.
The start time was moved from 4:05 p.m. to 12:35 p.m. ET due to storms expected in the area.
Early, obtained from the Boston Red Sox for infielder Curtis Mead on July 26, was on the injured list with elbow inflammation at the time. He was 7-5 with a 3.44 ERA in 17 starts for Boston, his last a four-scoreless-innings effort against Washington on June 30, when he left due to the injury.
Now, after two rehab starts at Triple-A Rochester, the 24-year-old Virginia native will make his first Nationals appearance.
"I'm just excited to get him back out there," Washington manager Blake Butera said. "I'm not going to look too much into what he does results-wise. But the fact he's going to go into the offseason feeling healthy is important."
Butera said Early will be limited to 45 to 50 pitches and will be followed by Jake Irvin in a bulk relief role.
Early never has faced the Mets.
New York (73-87) will go with a rookie of its own as 23-year-old Jonah Tong (2-2, 4.21 ERA) makes his seventh appearance and fourth start of the season.
Tong allowed one unearned run in six innings against the Baltimore Orioles on Sept. 14. Last time out, he lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Sunday, yielding four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four.
"I don't think he was far off today, I thought he did some good things," Mets manager Andy Green said of Tong, who has yet to face the Nationals. "The changeup has been really good for him since he's been up. He's got a lot of strikeouts with it, messes with timing."
Dylan Crews homered and CJ Abrams had a two-run single for the Nationals (76-84) in their 7-6 victory over the Mets on Friday.
Abrams is hitting .317 with four doubles, three home runs, 10 RBIs and eight runs over his last 11 games.
Josiah Gray pitched the ninth inning on Friday for his first major league save. After missing most of 2024, all of 2025 and most of this season following Tommy John surgery, Gray was making his third appearance and first at Nationals Park since April 4, 2024.
"It's been a long road, but the fans are still behind me," said Gray, who was acquired from the Dodgers in the Max Scherzer-Trea Turner trade in 2021. "I felt it with every pitch, so I can't wait to go out there next time."
With their loss, the Mets are locked into last place in the National League East.
Carson Benge went deep on Friday to become the first Mets rookie to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season. In his last eight games, he is batting .379 with two doubles, two home runs, six RBIs and six runs.
"I think when you look what he's done defensively, what he's done offensively, when you put all that together and add in the [stolen] bases, he's done all of those things, in my mind, as well as any rookie in baseball," Green said.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Pintaro | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( Sep 26, '26) | Sep 26, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed SP Jonathan Pintaro on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Scott | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Sep 21, '26) | Sep 21, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed SP Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation. | ||||
| J. Young | 1B | Seven Day IL - Head( Sep 17, '26) | Sep 17, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed Jared Young (1B) on the 7-day injured list due to concussion. | ||||
| R. Stock | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Fingers( Sep 15, '26) | Sep 15, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed RP Robert Stock on the 15-day injured list due to numbness in his fingers. | ||||
| D. Duarte | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Sep 15, '26) | Sep 15, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed Daniel Duarte (RP) on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| J. Polanco | DH | Sixty Day IL - Ankle( Aug 18, '26) | Aug 18, '26 | |
| The New York Mets transferred DH Jorge Polanco to the 60-day injured list with left ankle bursitis. | ||||
| T. Megill | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed RHP Tylor Megill on the 60-day injured list due to an elbow injury. | ||||
| R. Garrett | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed RHP Reed Garrett on the 60-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Waldron | SP | Sixty Day IL - Chest( Sep 11, '26) | Sep 11, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transfered SP Matt Waldron from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with chest inflammation. | ||||
| O. Ribalta | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Sep 06, '26) | Sep 06, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed Orlando Ribalta (RP) on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm inflammation. | ||||
| P. Poulin | RP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( Aug 01, '26) | Aug 01, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP PJ Poulin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left flexor strain. | ||||
| D. Millas | C | Sixty Day IL - Finger( Jul 14, '26) | Jul 14, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred C Drew Millas to the 60-day injured list with a left index finger fracture. | ||||
| M. Parker | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Mitchell Parker to the 60-day injured list from the 15-day injured list with elbow injury. | ||||
| K. Waldichuk | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Ken Waldichuk from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 22
Home Team W/L 6-16
Home Avg. Margin -2.27
Home Money Total -1074
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jones | 22 | 6-16 | 9.00 | 293.05 | 188.55 | 104.50 | 64.3 | 18.0 | 6.2 | 2.92 | 2.36 | 10-12 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 9.00 |
| Starters Runs | 5.09 |
| BullPens Runs | 3.91 |
| Pitches | 293.0 |
| Strikes | 188.5 |
| Balls | 104.5 |
| Strike% | 64.34 % |
| SO | 18.0 |
| Walks | 6.2 |
| SO/Walks | 2.92 |
| HR | 2.4 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 1 - 6 | 100 to 110 | 0 - 1 |
| -121 to -140 | 3 - 1 | 111 to 130 | 0 - 4 |
| -141 to -160 | 1 - 1 | 131 to 150 | 1 - 0 |
| -161 to -180 | 0 - 0 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 0 - 3 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 1 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | LAA 0 - MIN 3 | L -106 | U 8.0 | Connor Prielipp (L) | Grayson Rodriguez (R) |
| Sep 14, 2026 | AZ 8 - MIA 7 | W -132 | O 8.5 | Sandy Alcantara (R) | Corbin Burnes (R) |
| Aug 31, 2026 | TB 2 - NYM 3 | L -181 | U 7.5 | Robert Stock (R) | Ian Seymour (L) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | HOU 5 - SEA 10 | L -120 | O 8.5 | Emerson Hancock (R) | Hayden Wesneski (R) |
| Aug 11, 2026 | LAA 3 - TEX 2 | W +134 | U 9.0 | Cody Bradford (L) | Ryan Johnson (R) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | CHW 2 - CLE 8 | L +125 | O 7.5 | Parker Messick (L) | Noah Schultz (L) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | LAD 3 - AZ 9 | L -205 | O 9.5 | Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | Kyle Hurt (R) |
| Jul 6, 2026 | SF 10 - TOR 1 | W -102 | O 7.5 | Kevin Gausman (R) | Landen Roupp (R) |
| Jul 2, 2026 | KC 2 - TB 5 | L +106 | U 10.0 | Ian Seymour (L) | Stephen Kolek (R) |
| Jun 27, 2026 | STL 1 - MIA 5 | L -142 | U 8.5 | Ryan Gusto (R) | Andre Pallante (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | TB 2 - NYM 3 | L -181 | U 7.5 | Robert Stock (R) | Ian Seymour (L) |
| Jun 24, 2026 | NYM 3 - CHC 10 | L -118 | O 8.5 | Javier Assad (R) | Nolan McLean (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | BOS 0 - NYY 4 | L -122 | U 8.5 | Luis Gil (R) | Connelly Early (L) |
|
Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 20, '26
NYM 2 - PHI 7
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L +132 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 20.4 | 0.8 |
|
Sep 14, '26
NYM 1 - BAL 2
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L -143 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 13.8 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 07, '26
MIA 4 - NYM 9
|
W +117 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 17.4 | 0.5 |
|
Sep 24, '25
CHC 10 - NYM 3
|
L +102 | o7.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 18, '25
NYM 6 - SD 1
|
W -132 | u9.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 | 0.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 80.6 | 19.2 | 0.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Tong has not played against WAS Nationals. | ||||||||||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 30, '26
BOS 1 - WAS 8
|
W +114 | u9.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 | 3.0 |
|
Jun 25, '26
BOS 6 - NYY 3
|
L -148 | o8.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 16.3 | 3.0 |
|
Jun 20, '26
SEA 1 - BOS 5
|
W +104 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 16.3 | 1.5 |
|
Jun 14, '26
BOS 4 - TEX 6
|
W -102 | o9.5 | 4.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 19.5 | 2.0 |
|
Jun 08, '26
TB 3 - BOS 1
|
L -116 | u8.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 20.6 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 88.8 | 17.6 | 2.2 |
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Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connelly Early has not played against NYM Mets. | ||||||||||||
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.16 | .240 | .316 | 1.29 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8.9 |
|
|
4.68 | .254 | .333 | 1.38 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 7.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.86 | 4.47 | .246 | .327 | 1.34 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
|
|
4.74 | 4.36 | .248 | .323 | 1.31 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.23 | 3.78 | .233 | .303 | 1.23 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
|
|
5.45 | 5.00 | .260 | .341 | 1.45 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 |