MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
08/16/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 2439 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (71-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 11 1
New York Mets (56-69) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Washington Upended by New York, 4-2
New York Mets starter Pat Whittier pitched his team past the Washington Nationals, 4-2. Whittier picked up the win for New York, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 4-9. New York has won 3 straight, while Washington has lost 3 in a row.

Jim Hayes had a big 2-run home run for the Mets in the bottom of the third inning. With New York leading 2-0 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a curveball from 28-year old right-handed pitcher Kirk Griffith and punished it. The result was his 14th home run of the season, which put the Mets on top, 4-0.

"I liked his command," said New York manager Mike Matheny. "Pat was throwing strikes."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jarvis SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .288 0 7
G. Bird DH 5 0 3 0 0 2 3 .281 16 61
M. Machado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .317 6 35
   a-M. Harrison PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Harper CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .265 19 72
M. Choice LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .266 2 12
O. Hernandez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .236 9 44
N. Castellanos 1B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 18 70
D. Dahl RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 8 41
S. Mardirosian 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .260 4 27
Totals 35 2 11 1 2 7 15      
a - M. Harrison pinch ran for M. Machado in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Choice (7, 7th Inning off P. Whittier, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jarvis (6, 9th Inning off J. García, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jarvis 2 , G. Bird 3 , M. Machado , B. Harper , M. Choice 2 , O. Hernandez , N. Castellanos , D. Dahl , S. Mardirosian
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Bird , O. Hernandez , S. Mardirosian
GIDP: M. Machado , D. Dahl
Hit by Pitch: M. Choice
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jarvis (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Castellanos (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Mardirosian-Jarvis-Castellanos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wilson 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .262 2 25
K. Andrychowski CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .204 8 41
H. Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 27 68
J. Hayes RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .280 14 68
D. Fernández LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .207 8 18
   b-W. Cook LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 6
S. Robbins 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 4 47
   a-L. McKenzie SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 2 21
D. Dosch DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .128 0 1
J. Ellis C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269 13 40
J. Vázquez SS, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .235 0 10
Totals 28 4 7 4 2 5 10      
a - L. McKenzie substituted for S. Robbins in the 8th
b - W. Cook substituted for D. Fernández in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vázquez (9, 3rd Inning off K. Griffith, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hayes (14, 3rd Inning off K. Griffith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wilson 2 , H. Cabrera , J. Hayes 4 , D. Fernández , J. Ellis , J. Vázquez 2
2-out RBI: J. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dosch
GIDP: H. Cabrera
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Wilson (4) , J. Vázquez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Robbins-Vázquez-Cabrera, Vázquez-Robbins-Cabrera)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Griffith L (11-8) 6.2 7 4 4 1 5 1 26 100 3.99   
A. Viloria 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3.99   
M. Adkins 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Griffith 48
Batters Faced: K. Griffith 26, A. Viloria 1, M. Adkins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Griffith 4-8, A. Viloria 0-1, M. Adkins 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Griffith 100-67, A. Viloria 5-3, M. Adkins 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Viloria 1-0
WP: K. Griffith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Whittier W (4-9) 6.1 7 1 1 1 3 0 24 107 5.11   
T. Ballew H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 3.60   
E. Castillo H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 35 4.09   
J. García SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 18 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Whittier 57
Batters Faced: P. Whittier 24, T. Ballew 3, E. Castillo 6, J. García 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Whittier 5-8, T. Ballew 0-1, E. Castillo 1-0, J. García 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Whittier 107-72, T. Ballew 15-9, E. Castillo 35-16, J. García 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ballew 1-0
WP: E. Castillo
Hit Batsmen: E. Castillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Whittier
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 41802
Sunday, August 16th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76