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Washington Nationals at New York Mets

· Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals
60-66, 33-30 Away
Final
3 - 4
New York Mets
56-69, 28-34 Home

Scott pitches into 7th, helps Mets past Nats for sweep

Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets: Game Highlights

Scott (4-3) gave up three runs and struck out seven, one shy of his career high, over 6 1/3 innings — his longest outing since his big league debut on May 4, 2024, when went 6 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. The right-hander made eight more starts before having the reconstructive elbow surgery three months later.

Kodai Senga earned his third save by striking out two in the ninth.

Torrens’ 407-foot homer to straightaway center off Jake Irvin (2-7) put the Mets ahead for good in the fourth and was his fourth round-tripper in his last six starts. He had two homers in his first 67 games through Aug. 1.

Jorge Polanco had an RBI groundout and Jared Young delivered a run-scoring double as the Mets swept a series for the second time in four tries since the trade deadline. New York, which is 9-5 in August, swept just two series prior to this month.

Bo Bichette reached base in all four plate appearances via a triple, two singles and a walk. He is batting .315 since June 2.

Keibert Ruiz had a pair of RBI singles and Abimelec Ortiz homered for the Nationals, who have lost 13 of 18.

Irvin allowed four runs and struck out six in six innings.

Up next Nationals LHP Jackson Kent (0-0, 6.75 ERA) starts Tuesday opposite RHP Cal Quantrill (4-4, 3.44) to kickoff a series at Texas.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (8-8, 3.42 ERA) pitches Monday against San Diego RHP Walker Buehler (7-5, 4.88) to open a three-game set.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Ford struck out swinging.
9th Inning Tena struck out swinging.
9th Inning Tena hit for Chaparro
9th Inning Vivas grounded out to first.
9th Inning Senga relieved Duarte
8th Inning Polanco struck out looking. New York Mets challenged: call on the field was upheld.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
5 Ground Balls 7
11 Strikeouts 9
3 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 10
0 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 32
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 14
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 2
16 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 1
119 Pitches 133
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 17
35 Plate Appearances 35
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 4
1.6 Runs Created 5.4
.156 Batting Average .313
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.250 Slugging Percentage .531
.156 Secondary Average .281
.229 On Base Percentage .371
.479 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .903
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
1.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.1
20.0 Batter Rating 35.5
32.0 At Bats Per Home Run 32.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.40 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.80
.094 Isolated Power .219
0.18 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.057 Walks Per Plate Appearance .086
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.031
6.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.4
69.3 MLB Rating 86.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Citi Field

Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 28,624 | Capacity:

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 65 L1 0.58598727 92
Philadelphia 5 70 W2 0.55414015 87
Miami 15 80 W1 0.49044585 77
Washington 18 84 W2 0.4716981 75
New York 20 85 W1 0.45859873 72
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