Major League Baseball

FINAL Friday, September 25, 2026
New York Mets 6
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Washington Nationals 7
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Match Report

High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals

— The high-spending New York Mets were assured their first last-place finish since 2003, losing to the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday night as Josiah Gray earned his first major league save in his first home appearance in more than two years.

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Top Performers

NYM

  • Francisco Lindor · ·
  • Juan Soto · ·
  • Bo Bichette · ·
  • Mark Vientos · ·

WSH

  • James Wood · ·
  • Andres Chaparro · ·
  • Abimelec Ortiz · ·
  • Yohandy Morales · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Bichette grounded out to pitcher.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 1
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  7. · 9th Inning Josiah Gray pitches to Bo Bichette
  8. · 9th Inning

Head to Head

WSH wins series 2-1

Injuries

Washington Nationals

  • Matt Waldron 60-Day-IL
  • Drew Millas 60-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin 60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk 60-Day-IL
  • Mitchell Parker 60-Day-IL

New York Mets

  • Jared Young Out
  • Reed Garrett 60-Day-IL
  • Tylor Megill 60-Day-IL
  • Jorge Polanco 60-Day-IL

Lineups

WSH

  1. 29James WoodDH
  2. 87Andres Chaparro1B
  3. 12Brady House3B
  4. 3Dylan CrewsRF
  5. 5CJ Abrams2B
  6. 30Jacob YoungCF
  7. 4Daylen LileLF
  8. 20Keibert RuizC
  9. 84Jorbit Vivas2B

NYM

  1. 12Francisco LindorSS
  2. 22Juan SotoLF
  3. 19Bo Bichette3B
  4. 27Mark VientosDH
  5. 3Carson BengeRF
  6. 4Francisco AlvarezC
  7. 10Marcus Semien2B
  8. 9A.J. EwingCF
  9. 28Christopher Morel1B

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