Who are the probable pitchers for Washington Nationals at New York Mets?

The listed probable pitchers are Jake Irvin and Christian Scott. Probable pitchers can change before first pitch.

Washington Nationals at New York Mets - Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Washington Nationals at New York Mets Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.

Washington Nationals 3 60-66

Final 3-4 Sun, Aug 16 · 1:40 PM ET

New York Mets 4 56-69

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	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	-	4	10	1

W: Christian Scott L: Jake Irvin SV: Kodai Senga

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	WSH R	H	Left On Base	NYM R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
2nd	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
3rd	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
4th	0	1	1	3	3	0	0
5th	0	0	0	1	3	0	1
6th	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
7th	1	2	2	0	1	0	1
8th	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
9th	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateAugust 16, 2026

Time1:40 PM ET

VenueCiti Field

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 3 of 3

Day/Nightday

Attendance28,624

Game Duration2h 26m

First Pitch2026-08-16T17:40:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedAug 20, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Probable Pitchers

WSHJake Irvin

Stats2-7 · ERA 5.80 · 72 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 71.1 IP

NYMChristian Scott

Stats4-3 · ERA 3.51 · 105 SO · WHIP 1.29 · 84.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Nationals.TV TV · EN · away · Streaming

SNY TV · EN · home · Streaming

Audacy App 92.3 HD2 FM · ES · home · Streaming

WJFK 106.7 The Fan FM · EN · away · Streaming

Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM AM · EN · home · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Top 2 · Single1-0

Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Daylen Lile scores. Brady House out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Carson Benge to shortstop Francisco Lindor to third baseman Bo Bichette to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Keibert Ruiz Pitcher: Christian Scott

Top 3 · Home Run2-0

Abimelec Ortiz homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Abimelec Ortiz Pitcher: Christian Scott

Bottom 4 · Groundout2-1

Jorge Polanco grounds out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Jared Young scores. Brett Baty to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jorge Polanco Pitcher: Jake Irvin

Bottom 4 · Home Run2-3

Luis Torrens homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Brett Baty scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Luis Torrens Pitcher: Jake Irvin

Bottom 5 · Double2-4

Jared Young doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Francisco Lindor scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jared Young Pitcher: Jake Irvin

Top 7 · Single3-4

Keibert Ruiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Jorbit Vivas scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Keibert Ruiz Pitcher: Christian Scott

Washington Nationals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1	CJ Abrams#5	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2	Abimelec Ortiz#81	1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2
3	Dylan Crews#3	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
4	Daylen Lile#4	LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	Brady House#12	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
6	Jorbit Vivas#84	2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
7	Andrés Chaparro#87	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
7	José Tena#8	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
8	Keibert Ruiz#20	C	3	0	2	0	2	0	1
8	Harry Ford#17	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
9	Jacob Young#30	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Jake Bird#59	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16 / 11
Jake Irvin#27	6.0	8	4	4	3	6	1	98 / 64
Max Kranick#35	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19 / 13

New York Mets Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1	A.J. Ewing#9	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2	Francisco Lindor#12	SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
3	Bo Bichette#19	3B	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
4	Carson Benge#3	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
5	Jared Young#29	1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
6	Luis Robert Jr.#88	LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
7	Brett Baty#7	2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
8	Jorge Polanco#11	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
9	Luis Torrens#13	C	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Christian Scott#45	6.1	5	3	3	2	7	1	90 / 61
Daniel Duarte#54	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11 / 8
Kodai Senga#34	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11 / 8
Nate Lavender#94	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7 / 6

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Date / Time	Matchup	Status	TV / Streaming	Probable Pitchers	Venue	Links
Sun, Aug 16 12:15 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 10-2	Final	Peacock/NBCSN	BAL: Trevor Rogers 8-8 · ERA 4.15 · 108 SO · WHIP 1.25 · 125.2 IP TB: Freddy Peralta 5-10 · ERA 5.27 · 123 SO · WHIP 1.48 · 128.0 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Sun, Aug 16 1:35 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-8	Final	NESNSportsNet Pittsburgh	BOS: Patrick Sandoval 1-2 · ERA 4.76 · 35 SO · WHIP 1.85 · 34.0 IP PIT: Lake Bachar 1-2 · ERA 3.80 · 72 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 68.2 IP	PNC Park	Details
Sun, Aug 16 1:35 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves 3-5	Final	BravesVisionDBACKS.TV	AZ: Michael Soroka 8-3 · ERA 2.93 · 88 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 92.0 IP ATL: Bryce Elder 8-7 · ERA 3.92 · 113 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 137.2 IP	Truist Park	Details
Sun, Aug 16 1:37 PM ET	New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays 4-3	Final	SportsnetTVA SportsYES	NYY: Ryan Weathers 5-7 · ERA 3.56 · 140 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 134.0 IP TOR: Dylan Cease 7-5 · ERA 2.42 · 201 SO · WHIP 1.06 · 137.2 IP	Rogers Centre	Details
Sun, Aug 16 1:40 PM ET	Washington Nationals at New York Mets 3-4	Final	Nationals.TVSNY	WSH: Jake Irvin 2-7 · ERA 5.80 · 72 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 71.1 IP NYM: Christian Scott 4-3 · ERA 3.51 · 105 SO · WHIP 1.29 · 84.2 IP	Citi Field	Details
Sun, Aug 16 1:40 PM ET	Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers 7-5	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkDetroit SportsNet	CWS: Sean Burke 7-6 · ERA 3.15 · 154 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 140.0 IP DET: Drew Anderson 4-4 · ERA 4.01 · 87 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 76.1 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Sun, Aug 16 1:40 PM ET	San Diego Padres at Cleveland Guardians 5-0	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressivePadres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health	SD: Casey Mize 5-7 · ERA 3.18 · 95 SO · WHIP 1.07 · 102.0 IP CLE: Tanner Bibee 4-13 · ERA 4.01 · 117 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 150.1 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Sun, Aug 16 1:40 PM ET	Miami Marlins at Cincinnati Reds 7-1	Final	Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & GarciaReds.TV	MIA: Eury Pérez 6-9 · ERA 3.23 · 133 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 122.2 IP CIN: Nick Lodolo 3-2 · ERA 4.52 · 57 SO · WHIP 1.42 · 71.2 IP	Great American Ball Park	Details
Sun, Aug 16 2:10 PM ET	Philadelphia Phillies at Minnesota Twins 7-5	Final	NBCSPTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	PHI: Andrew Painter 2-8 · ERA 6.43 · 71 SO · WHIP 1.55 · 85.1 IP MIN: Dean Kremer 2-4 · ERA 5.40 · 53 SO · WHIP 1.18 · 53.1 IP	Target Field	Details
Sun, Aug 16 3:15 PM ET	St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs 11-4	Final	ABC/ESPN App	STL: Hunter Dobbins 3-3 · ERA 3.42 · 49 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 50.0 IP CHC: Edward Cabrera 5-5 · ERA 5.68 · 67 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 76.0 IP	Wrigley Field	Details
Sun, Aug 16 4:05 PM ET	Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants 13-7	Final	NBCS BARockies.TV	COL: Gabriel Hughes 0-4 · ERA 6.69 · 33 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 37.2 IP SF: Blade Tidwell 0-0 · ERA 4.33 · 20 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 27.0 IP	Oracle Park	Details
Sun, Aug 16 4:05 PM ET	Texas Rangers at Athletics 2-5	Final	NBCSCARangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive	TEX: Cody Bradford 0-1 · ERA 2.93 · 10 SO · WHIP 1.43 · 15.1 IP ATH: Jacob Lopez 5-4 · ERA 5.22 · 81 SO · WHIP 1.53 · 88.0 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Sun, Aug 16 4:07 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels 3-0	Final	ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoRoyals.TV	KC: Noah Cameron 7-8 · ERA 4.16 · 126 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 138.1 IP LAA: Ryan Johnson 2-7 · ERA 6.41 · 47 SO · WHIP 1.54 · 60.1 IP	Angel Stadium	Details
Sun, Aug 16 4:10 PM ET	Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookSportsNet LA	MIL: Logan Henderson 7-2 · ERA 2.70 · 75 SO · WHIP 0.87 · 63.1 IP LAD: Tarik Skubal 7-7 · ERA 2.85 · 135 SO · WHIP 0.96 · 113.2 IP	UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium	Details
Sun, Aug 16 7:20 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros 3-2	Final	NBC/Peacock	SEA: Bryan Woo 9-8 · ERA 4.10 · 137 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 138.1 IP HOU: Hunter Brown 3-3 · ERA 3.67 · 72 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 68.2 IP	Daikin Park	Details

Washington Nationals at New York Mets FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Washington Nationals at New York Mets?

The listed start time is 1:40 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Washington Nationals at New York Mets on?

The current TV listing is Nationals.TV, SNY. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Jake Irvin and Christian Scott. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Citi Field.

Inning	WSH R	H	Left On Base	NYM R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
2nd	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
3rd	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
4th	0	1	1	3	3	0	0
5th	0	0	0	1	3	0	1
6th	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
7th	1	2	2	0	1	0	1
8th	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
9th	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

Inning	WSH R	H	Left On Base	NYM R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
2nd	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
3rd	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
4th	0	1	1	3	3	0	0
5th	0	0	0	1	3	0	1
6th	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
7th	1	2	2	0	1	0	1
8th	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
9th	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

Washington Nationals at New York Mets: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Washington Nationals at New York Mets Game Summary

Linescore

Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Game Highlights

Official MLB Torrens, Young lead Mets to 4-3 win 00:03:01

Official MLB Kodai Senga retires Harry Ford to seal Mets' win 00:00:07

Official MLB Condensed Game: WSH@NYM - 8/16/26 00:11:44

Official MLB Luis Torrens' two-run home run (6) 00:00:29

Official MLB Jorge Polanco strikes out after ABS challenge 00:00:23

Official MLB Abimelec Ortiz's solo homer (5) 00:00:31

Official MLB Ball overturned after ABS challenge 00:00:23

Official MLB Jared Young's RBI double 00:00:16

Official MLB Christian Scott fans seven vs. Nationals 00:01:38

Official MLB Keibert Ruiz's second RBI single of the game 00:00:16

Official MLB Bo Bichette's triple 00:00:18

Official MLB Carson Benge's phenomenal grab at the wall 00:00:30

Official MLB Nate Lavender K's Abimelec Ortiz after ABS challenge 00:00:25

Official MLB Keibert Ruiz's RBI single 00:00:20

Official MLB Francisco Lindor's barehanded play 00:00:24

Official MLB Carson Benge's sweet sliding catch 00:00:25

Official MLB Jake Irvin strikes out six vs. Mets 00:01:07