A late swing separated the Washington Nationals from the New York Mets, with Andres Chaparro's homer in the fifth putting Washington ahead after the game had been tied.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Chaparro carried the Nationals' offense with power throughout the middle innings. His second homer provided the key turn, while Brady House later added an insurance run by bringing James Wood home.
The Mets struck first when Francisco Lindor scored on Carson Benge's single. Ronny Mauricio's homer then put New York back in front, and Lindor followed with another homer. Washington answered through CJ Abrams' triple, Nasim Nuñez's double, Andres Chaparro's earlier homer and Jacob Young's single, which brought Dylan Crews home to tie the game. Chaparro's later homer gave the Nationals the lead, and House's single extended it when James Wood scored.
Sean Manaea absorbed the loss after Washington's middle-inning rally. New York's offense had early impact from Mauricio and Lindor but was held scoreless after the second inning as Washington's bullpen closed the game.
The Nationals turned a back-and-forth game into a late-swing victory, with Chaparro's homer changing the shape of the finish and the bullpen preserving Washington's advantage.
Washington Nationals defeated New York Mets, 6-4.
- Andres Chaparro went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .268 on the season).
- Ronny Mauricio went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .220 on the season).
- Francisco Lindor went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .225 on the season).
- Sean Manaea allowed 5 runs on 7 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 3, and took the loss (6-8) (4.78 ERA).
- Will Dion allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 2.0 innings, striking out 2, to earn the win (0-0) (3.62 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:680899) allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (5) (2.93 ERA).
Washington Nationals improved to 77-85; New York Mets fell to 74-88.