Mets vs Nationals (8/14/26) | Mets Highlights
After a futile first five innings offensively, the Mets' bats came alive thanks to home runs from Francisco Lindor and Jared Young plus RBI singles from Carson Benge and Bo Bichette to beat the Nationals 4-1.
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Swing and a miss, and Stock dialing that up to 97 away to get his second strikeout.
And he goes upstairs at 97 to get Nunez, and Stock looking sharp early.
That's his third strikeout.
Two down.
Grounded toward the middle of the diamond.
Lindor lets it go through him into center field.
And runners will wind up at first and third.
Probably his worst defensive year, even as his offense rebounds.
A house hits one sharply.
That goes into right center, and that'll bring in the first run of the game.
So the error winds up costing the Mets.
Lindor cracks one out to left, and that'll tie the game.
Lindor into the seats in left field for his 12th home run of the year, and the Mets get even one to one.
Only the third home run surrendered by Andrew Alvarez in 75 innings this season.
And Bench hits one hard, pulled past Nunez into right field, and the Mets grab the lead.
Carson Bench with the RBI single to put the Mets in front two to one.
Young crashes one to deep right field.
Forget that.
That is way out of here.
Headed toward the bridge.
Eighth home run of the year for Jared Young, and it's three to one New York.
That was crushed.
And Bichette pokes one toward the middle.
That's a base hit.
Torres around third.
He will score.
Bo Bichette adds an RBI single, and it's four to one New York.
Two-two coming from Sega to Ortiz.
He struck him out, and the ballgame is over.
Sega with a forkball fans Ortiz.
He registers his second save.
The Mets start their homestand with a win as they beat the Nats four to one.
