MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
05/19/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1294 - TUESDAY, MAY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (21-27) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Washington Nationals (32-17) 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 X 8 14 1
6 Straight Wins for Nationals
The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets by a score of 8-4. Washington center fielder Bryce Harper deserved the lion's share of the credit. Harper went 3-5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Nationals. Washington goes to 32-17. The win puts them 5 games up in their division.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Nationals grabbed the lead when Harper hit his 6th double of the season. The 2-run double off Franklin E. Perez made it 6-4, Washington.

"Just trying to keep things simple and helping the team win any way I can," Harper told a local reporter after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wilson LF, RF 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .241 1 5
H. Cabrera RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .211 11 28
   a-K. Andrychowski PH, CF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .213 3 18
S. Robbins 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .284 2 13
A. Hall DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .246 6 21
   b-L. Smith DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 8 20
D. Peterson 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .200 1 7
J. Vázquez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .233 0 5
S. Deason C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .231 1 3
L. McKenzie CF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 1 10
   c-J. Hayes PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 4 18
K. Hernandez SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .149 1 7
Totals 37 4 10 4 4 10 21      
a - K. Andrychowski pinch hit for H. Cabrera in the 7th
b - L. Smith inserted as DH in the 7th
c - J. Hayes pinch hit for L. McKenzie in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Peterson (6, 1st Inning off T. Buttrey, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Wilson (5, 8th Inning off J. McCain, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Cabrera (11, 1st Inning off T. Buttrey, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Hernandez (1, 2nd Inning off T. Buttrey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wilson 4 , H. Cabrera 5 , S. Robbins , D. Peterson 2 , J. Vázquez , S. Deason , K. Hernandez 4
2-out RBI: K. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wilson , S. Robbins , J. Vázquez 3 , S. Deason
Sac Fly: A. Hall
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hernandez (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dahl RF 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .246 3 21
M. Machado 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 9 .250 0 3
B. Harper CF 5 1 3 4 0 0 2 .293 7 30
G. Bird DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 7 .216 5 18
J. Austin LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .302 0 17
A. Myers 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .378 0 5
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .289 1 24
M. Sano 1B 5 0 2 1 0 3 5 .243 2 10
C. Bethancourt C 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .306 3 12
Totals 39 8 14 8 5 12 30      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Dahl (9, 8th Inning off F. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper (6, 8th Inning off F. Perez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dahl 4 , B. Harper 4 , J. Austin , A. Myers 3 , L. Fox Jr. , M. Sano 2 , C. Bethancourt
2-out RBI: B. Harper , A. Myers , L. Fox Jr. , M. Sano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Bird 3 , J. Austin , M. Sano 2 , C. Bethancourt
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Myers (2) , L. Fox Jr. (10) , M. Sano (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Fox Jr. (6)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. McCray 4.2 9 4 4 3 6 0 26 103 4.53   
J. Allen 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 9 37 1.82   
F. Perez L (1-2) 0.2 4 4 1 1 1 0 8 32 2.08   
T. Ballew 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCray 33
Batters Faced: J. McCray 26, J. Allen 9, F. Perez 8, T. Ballew 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCray 5-3, J. Allen 3-0, F. Perez 1-0, T. Ballew 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCray 103-60, J. Allen 37-20, F. Perez 32-20, T. Ballew 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Allen 1-0 , T. Ballew 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Buttrey 4.2 7 4 4 2 6 2 23 104 4.30   
M. Adkins 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 21 3.34   
P. Rodriguez 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 19 3.95   
J. McCain W (1-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 24 3.78   
A. Viloria 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Buttrey 38
Batters Faced: T. Buttrey 23, M. Adkins 5, P. Rodriguez 5, J. McCain 6, A. Viloria 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Buttrey 2-6, M. Adkins 2-1, P. Rodriguez 0-1, J. McCain 0-3, A. Viloria 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Buttrey 104-62, M. Adkins 21-14, P. Rodriguez 19-12, J. McCain 24-12, A. Viloria 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Adkins 2-0 , J. McCain 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryce Harper
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 39789
Tuesday, May 19th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60