Thursday, April 30, 2026 · Citi Field · Final

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55-54 · L10 5-5

5–4
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46-63 · L10 3-7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
WSH 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 7 0
NYM 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1
WP Mitchell Parker (3-3) LP Luke Weaver (2-1) SV Gus Varland (6)

Stars of the game

Freddy Peralta CJ Abrams MJ Melendez

Season matchup

WSH leads 12 of 19 categories

WSH Metric NYM
Offense
5.47 1st Runs scored per game 4.12 26th
.774 1st Team On-Base Plus Slugging .688 27th
159 1st Team Home Runs 129 13th
.254 5th Team Batting Average .234 25th
19.0 3rd Total position-player WAR 7.7 27th
Pitching
5.21 28th Runs allowed per game 4.59 19th
4.75 27th Team Earned Run Average 4.13 11th
1.40 26th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.29 13th
841 24th Team Strikeouts 989 5th
4.9 26th Rotation WAR 7.3 19th
-3.8 30th Bullpen WAR 2.6 19th
Roster
10.1 4th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 5.9 29th
8.4% 7th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 23.0% 23rd
53.2% 21st Share of position-player WAR from the top three 76.6% 6th
25.5 30th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 28.3 20th
Results
.505 14th Winning percentage .422 26th
28 11th Run differential -51 24th
.522 11th Pythagorean winning percentage .451 24th
.464 21st Winning percentage in one-run games .333 30th
.404 29th Home winning percentage .436 26th
.615 2nd Road winning percentage .407 24th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 James Wood RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .947
2 Luis García 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 .860
3 Daylen Lile LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .701
4 CJ Abrams SS 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 .286 .904
5 José Tena DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 .718
6 Jorbit Vivas 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 .676
7 Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 .632
8 Drew Millas C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 .539
Curtis Mead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .854
Keibert Ruiz C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .764
9 Jacob Young CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .230 .667
Team 33 5 7 1 4 3 9 .212 .611
2B:
García
HR:
Abrams
SB:
Nuñez
CS:
Young
GIDP:
Tena
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Miles Mikolas 4.0 3 3 3 1 3 1 79-49 5.60 1.34
Mitchell Parker W 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 34-22 6.58 1.49
Richard Lovelady 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-7 3.86 1.81
Gus Varland SV 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 22-13 6.25 1.77
Team 9.0 7 4 4 2 4 1 147-91 4.00 1.00

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Bo Bichette 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .677
2 Juan Soto DH 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .283 .944
3 MJ Melendez LF 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 .192 .665
Austin Slater LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .588
4 Mark Vientos 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .211 .644
5 Brett Baty RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .626
Tyrone Taylor CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .717
6 Marcus Semien 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .606
7 Carson Benge RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 .720
8 Luis Torrens C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .618
Francisco Alvarez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 .762
9 Ronny Mauricio SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 .440
Team 32 4 7 1 4 2 4 .219 .671
2B:
Soto, Vientos, Alvarez
HR:
Melendez
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Freddy Peralta 6.0 4 3 1 3 6 0 90-56 5.01 1.46
Brooks Raley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-8 1.96 1.12
Luke Weaver L 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 13-10 1.98 0.80
Devin Williams 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14-10 4.54 1.63
Team 9.0 7 5 3 3 9 1 129-84 3.00 1.11
Win% = NYM win prob.
Bot 9th · NYM batting
5–4

Strikeout. Ronny Mauricio strikes out swinging.

0% ▼15
5–4

Double. Francisco Alvarez doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.

15% ▲10
5–4

Groundout. Carson Benge grounds out to first baseman Luis García Jr.

5%
5–4

Groundout. Marcus Semien grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Luis García Jr.

12% ▼9
Top 9th · WSH batting
5–4

Caught Stealing 2B. Jacob Young caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Luis Torrens to shortstop Ronny Mauricio.

20%
5–4

Fielders Choice Out. Jacob Young reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Ronny Mauricio to catcher Luis Torrens. Nasim Nuñez out at home.

19%
5–4

Flyout. Keibert Ruiz flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd.

12%
5–4

Single. Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor, deflected by right fielder Carson Benge.

14%
Bot 8th · NYM batting
5–4

Lineout. Tyrone Taylor lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

17% ▼10
5–4

Lineout. Mark Vientos lines out to second baseman Nasim Nuñez.

27% ▼10
5–4

Groundout. Austin Slater grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr.

37% ▼11
5–4

Double. Juan Soto doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder James Wood.

48% ▲17
Top 8th · WSH batting
5–4

Flyout. Jorbit Vivas flies out to left fielder MJ Melendez.

31%
5–4

Strikeout. José Tena strikes out swinging.

30%
5–4

Home Run. CJ Abrams homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Daylen Lile scores.

28% ▼46
3–4

Forceout. Daylen Lile grounds into a force out, first baseman Mark Vientos to shortstop Ronny Mauricio. Luis García Jr. out at 2nd. Daylen Lile to 1st.

74% ▲8
3–4

Single. Luis García Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor.

66% ▼9
Bot 7th · NYM batting
3–4

Lineout. Bo Bichette lines out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young.

75%
3–4

Groundout. Ronny Mauricio grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Carson Benge to 3rd.

78%
3–4

Sac Bunt. Luis Torrens out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Keibert Ruiz to first baseman Luis García Jr. Carson Benge to 2nd.

81%
3–4

Single. Carson Benge singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood.

82%
Top 7th · WSH batting
3–4

Strikeout. James Wood strikes out swinging.

79%
3–4

Strikeout. Jacob Young called out on strikes.

77%
3–4

Flyout. Curtis Mead flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor.

74%
Bot 6th · NYM batting
3–4

Flyout. Marcus Semien flies out to center fielder Jacob Young.

69%
3–4

Lineout. Tyrone Taylor lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

73%
3–4

Double. Mark Vientos doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Juan Soto scores.

76% ▲15
3–3

Sac Bunt. MJ Melendez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Mitchell Parker to first baseman Luis García Jr. Juan Soto to 2nd.

61%
3–3

Walk. Juan Soto walks.

63%
Top 6th · WSH batting
3–3

Pop Out. Nasim Nuñez pops out to third baseman Bo Bichette in foul territory.

58%
3–3

Lineout. Jorbit Vivas lines out to shortstop Ronny Mauricio.

51%
3–3

Walk. José Tena walks. CJ Abrams to 2nd.

44%
3–3

Walk. CJ Abrams walks.

50%
3–3

Flyout. Daylen Lile flies out sharply to center fielder Carson Benge.

53%
Bot 5th · NYM batting
3–3

Lineout. Bo Bichette lines out to right fielder James Wood.

50%
3–3

Lineout. Ronny Mauricio lines out to right fielder James Wood.

52%
3–3

Flyout. Luis Torrens flies out to center fielder Jacob Young.

54%
Top 5th · WSH batting
3–3

Lineout. Luis García Jr. lines out sharply to second baseman Marcus Semien.

57%
3–3

Lineout. James Wood lines out to left fielder MJ Melendez.

55%
3–3

Groundout. Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Mark Vientos.

53%
Bot 4th · NYM batting
3–3

Strikeout. Carson Benge strikes out swinging.

50%
3–3

Groundout. Marcus Semien grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr.

51%
3–3

Groundout. Brett Baty grounds out softly to catcher Drew Millas.

53%
Top 4th · WSH batting
3–3

Strikeout. Drew Millas strikes out swinging.

56%
3–3

Groundout. Nasim Nuñez grounds out to first baseman Mark Vientos.

55%
3–3

Groundout. Jorbit Vivas grounds out, pitcher Freddy Peralta to first baseman Mark Vientos.

53%
Bot 3rd · NYM batting
3–3

Groundout. Mark Vientos grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.

50%
3–3

Home Run. MJ Melendez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Bo Bichette scores. Juan Soto scores.

51% ▲28
3–0

Single. Juan Soto singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Bo Bichette to 2nd.

23%
3–0

Walk. Bo Bichette walks.

21%
3–0

Groundout. Ronny Mauricio grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.

20%
3–0

Strikeout. Luis Torrens strikes out swinging.

21%
Top 3rd · WSH batting
3–0

Grounded Into DP. José Tena grounds into a double play, second baseman Marcus Semien to shortstop Ronny Mauricio to first baseman Mark Vientos. CJ Abrams out at 2nd. José Tena out at 1st.

24%
3–0

Single. CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Luis García Jr. scores.

20%
2–0

Groundout. Daylen Lile grounds out to first baseman Mark Vientos. Luis García Jr. to 3rd.

25%
2–0

Double. Luis García Jr. doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder Carson Benge.

24%
Bot 2nd · NYM batting
2–0

Strikeout. Carson Benge called out on strikes.

29%
2–0

Lineout. Marcus Semien lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

30%
2–0

Groundout. Brett Baty grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.

32%
Top 2nd · WSH batting
2–0

Strikeout. James Wood strikes out swinging.

34%
2–0

Single. Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brett Baty. Nasim Nuñez scores.

32% ▼8
1–0

Strikeout. Drew Millas strikes out swinging.

41%
1–0

Field Error. Nasim Nuñez reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Freddy Peralta. Jorbit Vivas scores. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd.

35% ▼15
0–0

Single. Jorbit Vivas singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez.

50%
0–0

Strikeout. José Tena strikes out swinging.

52%
Bot 1st · NYM batting
0–0

Groundout. Mark Vientos grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.

50%
0–0

Single. MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile.

52%
0–0

Flyout. Juan Soto flies out sharply to right fielder James Wood.

51%
0–0

Groundout. Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.

53%
Top 1st · WSH batting
0–0

Strikeout. CJ Abrams strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Lineout. Daylen Lile lines out to shortstop Ronny Mauricio.

53%
0–0

Strikeout. Luis García Jr. called out on strikes.

50%
0–0

Walk. James Wood walks.

46%