Washington led twice, and twice New York answered. Then came the fourth inning, and the game tipped for good. The Mets scored three runs in that frame, capped by Luis Torrens' two-run homer, and never trailed again in a 4-3 win over the Nationals at Citi Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Torrens went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBIs, his blast to center field traveling 407 feet. It was the swing that turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead in an instant. Christian Scott worked 6.1 innings for New York, allowing 3 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits while striking out 7 to improve to 4-3 on the season, carrying a 3.51 ERA.
The Nationals had grabbed an early lead in the second inning when Keibert Ruiz singled to right, scoring Daylen Lile, and extended it in the third on Abimelec Ortiz's solo homer to left center. But New York flipped the script in the fourth: Jorge Polanco grounded out to first to bring home Jared Young, and one batter later Torrens went deep to make it 2-3, the go-ahead blow. Young added an RBI double in the fifth, scoring Francisco Lindor, for what proved to be the final margin.
Jake Irvin took the loss for Washington, going 6.0 innings and allowing 4 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits with 6 strikeouts, falling to 2-7. Ruiz drove in another run in the seventh with a single that brought home Jorbit Vivas, cutting the deficit to 3-4, but the Nationals could not complete the comeback. Kodai Senga closed it out with a scoreless inning for his third save.
The result snapped Washington's momentum, dropping the Nationals to 60-66 as their skid reached three straight losses. New York improved to 56-69, winning its third in a row. Bo Bichette went 3-for-3 with a triple and a walk, sitting at 499 career RBIs and 498 career runs, both one shy of the 500 milestone.