MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
04/19/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 846 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
Washington Nationals (7-12) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 1
New York Mets (12-6) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 16 0
Mets Take Nail-Biter Over Nationals
The New York Mets outlasted the Washington Nationals, 8-5, in 18 innings. Luisangel Acuna played a key role, going 3-for-8 for New York. The winner was New York reliever Jose Butto, now 1-0. The loser was Zach Pop. The Nationals are now 7-12.

New York got a knockout punch from Pete Alonso. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 18th inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," Acuna said in his postgame press conference.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III DH 8 1 2 3 0 2 1 .292 3 9
L. Robert CF 7 0 1 1 1 2 3 .241 2 12
D. Crews RF 8 0 3 0 0 1 4 .225 2 8
C. Strumpf 3B 8 0 2 0 0 3 4 .149 3 6
J. DeLuca LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 4 9
   d-D. Waters PH, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 1 1
C. Wong C 7 1 1 1 1 2 3 .228 1 3
J. Naylor 1B 8 1 3 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
E. Brown Jr. 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 1 2
   a-N. Gorman PH, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .239 5 14
A. Cruz SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 .333 0 5
   b-J. Suwinski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   c-B. House SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 6 13
Totals 67 5 15 5 3 18 28      
a - N. Gorman pinch hit for E. Brown Jr. in the 9th
b - J. Suwinski pinch hit for A. Cruz in the 9th
c - B. House substituted for J. Suwinski in the 9th
d - D. Waters pinch hit for J. DeLuca in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Naylor (1, 17th Inning off S. Armstrong, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hassell III (3, 3rd Inning off A. Morejon, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Wong (1, 9th Inning off E. Díaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III 5 , L. Robert , D. Crews 3 , C. Strumpf 2 , J. DeLuca , C. Wong 4 , J. Naylor 4 , E. Brown Jr. 2
2-out RBI: L. Robert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Crews , C. Strumpf , C. Wong , N. Gorman
GIDP: D. Crews
Sac Bunt: A. Cruz
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Strumpf (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. DeLuca (2)
Double Plays: 1 (House-Gorman-Naylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Acuna CF 8 1 3 3 0 3 1 .161 1 6
T. Turner 2B 7 0 3 1 1 3 0 .274 1 5
F. Alvarez C 8 0 2 0 0 0 4 .250 5 15
F. Tatis Jr. RF 8 1 1 0 0 1 3 .311 1 10
C. Doughty DH 6 1 0 0 2 1 2 .189 1 5
B. Nimmo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 3 8
   a-N. Morabito PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .349 4 15
   b-P. Alonso 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .143 1 4
Y. Fernandez LF 7 1 3 0 0 4 0 .250 1 5
Y. Moncada 3B 6 1 1 0 1 3 4 .161 1 4
F. Lindor SS 7 1 1 0 0 1 4 .159 1 6
Totals 65 8 16 8 4 17 19      
a - N. Morabito pinch hit for B. Nimmo in the 8th
b - P. Alonso substituted for N. Morabito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Fernandez (3, 4th Inning off E. Small, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Tatis Jr. (4, 18th Inning off Z. Pop, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Morabito (4, 8th Inning off T. Herrin, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Alonso (1, 18th Inning off Z. Pop, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Acuna 3 , T. Turner 3 , F. Alvarez 2 , F. Tatis Jr. 2 , N. Morabito 4 , P. Alonso 4 , Y. Fernandez 4 , Y. Moncada , F. Lindor
2-out RBI: , L. Acuna 2 , T. Turner , N. Morabito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Alvarez , C. Doughty , F. Lindor
GIDP: L. Acuna
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Tatis Jr. (7)
CS: L. Acuna (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Lindor-Nimmo)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Small 6.0 7 3 3 1 5 0 87 2.62   
T. Herrin BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 29 5.27   
B. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 0.00   
D. Bednar 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 7.36   
T. Gott 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 31 8.31   
J. Leclerc 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 35 4.97   
Z. Pop L (0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 14 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Small 50
Batters Faced: E. Small 25, T. Herrin 9, B. Sanchez 3, D. Bednar 8, T. Gott 9, J. Leclerc 10, Z. Pop 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Small 5-7, T. Herrin 4-1, B. Sanchez 1-0, D. Bednar 2-2, T. Gott 2-3, J. Leclerc 0-4, Z. Pop 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Small 87-59, T. Herrin 29-21, B. Sanchez 11-6, D. Bednar 29-18, T. Gott 31-24, J. Leclerc 35-24, Z. Pop 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Morejon 5.0 7 4 4 1 5 1 79 3.09   
N. Cortes 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 32 2.79   
E. Díaz BS (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 45 2.70   
G. Santos 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 2.16   
M. Cronin 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.00   
S. Armstrong 1.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 33 1.74   
J. Butto W (1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Morejon 41
Batters Faced: A. Morejon 22, N. Cortes 10, E. Díaz 11, G. Santos 10, M. Cronin 7, S. Armstrong 8, J. Butto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Morejon 6-3, N. Cortes 3-5, E. Díaz 2-2, G. Santos 2-4, M. Cronin 1-3, S. Armstrong 1-1, J. Butto 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Morejon 79-52, N. Cortes 32-21, E. Díaz 45-32, G. Santos 35-25, M. Cronin 28-18, S. Armstrong 33-21, J. Butto 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Butto 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luisangel Acuna
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 5:55
Attendance: 33195
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