Thursday, April 30, 2026
Washington Nationals at New York Mets
WSH
Washington Nationals
14-17 · W1
NYM
New York Mets
10-20 · L1
Washington Nationals beat New York Mets 5-4 at Citi Field. Mitchell Parker earned the win; Luke Weaver took the loss. Gus Varland recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Nasim Nuñez reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Freddy Peralta. Jorbit Vivas scores. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd.
Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brett Baty. Nasim Nuñez scores.
CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Luis García Jr. scores.
MJ Melendez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Bo Bichette scores. Juan Soto scores.
Mark Vientos doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Juan Soto scores.
CJ Abrams homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Daylen Lile scores.
Key Performers
CJ Abrams
WSH
2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
MJ Melendez
NYM
2-2, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Jacob Young
WSH
1-4, 1 RBI
Mark Vientos
NYM
1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Abrams SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Drew Millas C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Curtis Mead PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Tena DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| James Wood RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| NYM | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Torrens C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Tyrone Taylor CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Francisco Alvarez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Vientos 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brett Baty RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carson Benge RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MJ Melendez LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Juan Soto DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ronny Mauricio SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Austin Slater LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Pitching
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikolas | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 79-49 | 8.23 |
| Parker (W, 2-0) | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34-22 | 4.76 |
| Lovelady (H, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.63 |
| Varland, G (S, 3) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22-13 | 2.84 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| NYM | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta, F | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 90-56 | 3.52 |
| Raley, B (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-8 | 1.69 |
| Weaver (L, 2-1)(BS, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13-10 | 6.00 |
| Williams, D | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 8.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 |