New York Mets @ Washington Nationals — May 18, 2026

MLB Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.·May 18, 2026
New York Mets NYM 21-26, 10-13 Away
16
Final/OT
7
Washington Nationals WSH 23-25, 8-15 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OT R H E
NYM 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 11 16 18 0
WSH 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 12 4
Leaders
Hits
C.
C. Benge CF NYM
3 H
J.
J. Wood LF WSH
3 H
Home Runs
B.
B. Bichette SS NYM
1 HR
RBI
C.
C. Benge CF NYM
3 RBI
J.
J. Wiemer LF WSH
2 RBI
Batting
Mets
Nationals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Mets
Nationals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 12th 0 - 1 16 - 7
RBI James Wood James Wood singles to shallow right field. Drew Millas scores.
16 - 7
Top 12th 10 - 0 16 - 6
2B RBI 2 Bo Bichette Bo Bichette doubles to deep center field. Carson Benge scores. Hayden Senger scores.
16 - 6
2B RBI 2 Carson Benge Carson Benge doubles to deep center field. Hayden Senger to third. A.J. Ewing scores. Marcus Semien scores.
14 - 6
RBI A.J. Ewing A.J. Ewing singles to left field. Marcus Semien to second. Brett Baty scores.
12 - 6
RBI Marcus Semien Marcus Semien singles to left field. Brett Baty to third. Vidal Bruján scores.
11 - 6
RBI 2 Brett Baty Brett Baty singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Vidal Bruján to third. Juan Soto scores. Bo Bichette scores.
10 - 6
RBI Vidal Bruján Vidal Bruján singles to shallow infield. Juan Soto to second. Bo Bichette to third. Carson Benge scores.
8 - 6
RBI Carson Benge Carson Benge singles to second base. Tyrone Taylor scores.
7 - 6
Bot 11th 0 - 1 6 - 6
6 - 6
Joey Wiemer Joey Wiemer singles to shallow infield. CJ Abrams scores. RBI
Top 11th 1 - 0 6 - 5
RBI Marcus Semien Marcus Semien out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Daylen Lile. Vidal Bruján scores.
6 - 5
Bot 8th 0 - 1 5 - 5
5 - 5
Curtis Mead Curtis Mead doubles to deep right center field. James Wood scores. 2B RBI
Bot 7th 0 - 1 5 - 4
5 - 4
CJ Abrams CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to A.J. Ewing. Curtis Mead to third. James Wood scores. RBI
Top 7th 1 - 0 5 - 3
HR RBI Bo Bichette Bo Bichette homers to left field.
5 - 3
Top 5th 2 - 0 4 - 3
RBI 2 Juan Soto Juan Soto singles to left field. Carson Benge scores. Luis Torrens scores.
4 - 3
Top 4th 1 - 0 2 - 3
HR RBI Brett Baty Brett Baty homers to center field.
2 - 3
Bot 3rd 0 - 1 1 - 3
1 - 3
Joey Wiemer Joey Wiemer doubles to deep right field. Daylen Lile to third. Brady House scores. 2B RBI
Bot 2nd 0 - 2 1 - 2
1 - 2
Drew Millas Drew Millas singles to center field. Jorbit Vivas to second. José Tena scores. RBI
1 - 1
José Tena José Tena doubles to deep left center field. Joey Wiemer scores. 2B RBI
Top 2nd 1 - 0 1 - 0
2B RBI Luis Torrens Luis Torrens doubles to left field. Tyrone Taylor scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: NYM +10 Times Tied: 3
Team Statistics
Mets
Nationals
Batting
18 Hits 12
16 Runs 7
2 Home Runs 0
16 RBI 7
9 Strikeouts 10
2 Walks 8
4 Doubles 6
0 Triples 0
19 Left on Base 35
Pitching
7 Runs Allowed 16
5 Earned Runs 11
12 Hits Allowed 18
10 Strikeouts 9
8 Walks 2
0 HR Allowed 2
59 Batters Faced 57
Fielding
36 Put Outs 36
10 Assists 13
Head-to-Head
Nationals leads 4-1
Final
NYM Mets
1
WSH Nationals
3
Final
NYM Mets
8
WSH Nationals
3
Final
NYM Mets
4
WSH Nationals
7
Final
NYM Mets
3
WSH Nationals
9
Final
NYM Mets
4
WSH Nationals
5
Nationals Park
Washington, D.C., US · 41,339 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
May 18, 2026
Time
10:45 pm