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Washington Nationals at New York Mets

· Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals
68-84, 32-45 Away
Final
0 - 10
New York Mets
84-68, 43-34 Home

Quintana and Nimmo lead surging Mets to 10-0 win for 2nd straight blowout of Nationals

Luisangel Acuña homered again for the Mets (84-68), who have won 15 of 19. They moved a season-high 16 games above .500 and remained tied with Arizona for the second of three NL wild cards — two games ahead of Atlanta for the league’s last playoff spot.

“I’m pretty much convinced now we’re not in the regular season anymore,” Nimmo said. “We’re in playoff baseball and every win is extremely important. It decides whether we keep playing or not.”

Acuña, Mark Vientos and Starling Marte each drove in two runs as the Mets followed a 10-1 victory Tuesday night with another blowout of Washington. New York finished 11-2 against the Nationals this season, its best record against one opponent since going 10-1 versus the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988.

“We’re close to the finish of the season and we’re in good position,” Quintana said. “We feel really strong.”

Quintana (10-9) allowed two hits, walked two and struck out four in seven innings to complete his season-long dominance of the Nationals. He blanked Washington for 21 innings over three starts — the most innings a Mets pitcher has thrown in one season against an opponent without allowing a run.

“He doesn’t throw many balls right over the heart of the plate,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “He nibbles a lot, but you’ve got to get up there and be ready to hit when it does come over the plate.”

Quintana hasn’t allowed a run since the third inning against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 31. His previous career-best scoreless streak was 20 2/3 innings in 2014.

The veteran left-hander has won four straight outings and permitted one earned run in 32 innings over his last five starts for a 0.28 ERA during that span.

“He’s been in the league for a long time and there’s a reason why,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “He knows that you’re going to go through stretches where it’s hard. And he’ll continue to find a way. It’s just basically trusting his pitches, his repertoire, in the strike zone.”

The Mets sent 12 batters to the plate against DJ Herz (4-8) and Jacob Barnes in the fourth, when they had their biggest inning since a nine-run fourth against Toronto on Sept. 11, 2020. Tyrone Taylor opened the scoring with an RBI double and Vientos — mired in 0-for-15 and 3-for-39 slumps — laced a two-run single before Acuña and Marte had run-scoring hits.

Nimmo followed Marte by hitting his second homer since Aug. 20, a 419-foot drive into the Nationals’ bullpen in right-center field. The outfielder had three potential homers sail just foul of the right-field pole in the Mets’ previous four home games.

“It was funny, Steve Cohen actually told me, ‘Hey, that one you finally kept fair,'” Nimmo said with a laugh, referring to the Mets’ owner. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, that one had no danger of being around the foul pole.’”

Acuña homered in the eighth — his second in two nights. A younger brother of reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr., the 22-year-old infielder is 7 for 15 in his first five big league games.

CJ Abrams had two of the Nationals’ three hits. Herz allowed seven runs in 3 1/3 innings.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: 2B Luis García Jr. (right wrist) didn’t play. He exited Tuesday’s game in the fourth inning after aggravating a chronic injury. … RHP Trevor Williams (flexor strain) is expected to come off the 60-day injured list and start Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Williams last pitched on May 30.

Mets: SS Francisco Lindor (sore back) missed his third straight game but played catch and ran Wednesday afternoon. … Rookie RHP Christian Scott (right elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery with an internal brace added next week and will likely be out until 2026. Scott was 0-3 with a 4.56 ERA in nine starts before being injured in his final start July 21. … RHP Kodai Senga (strained left calf), eligible to come off the 60-day injured list next Wednesday, plans to pitch for Triple-A Syracuse this weekend and could still pitch as an opener for the Mets over the final five days of the regular season. … RHP Paul Blackburn (spinal leak in back) threw for the first time since making a rehab start Sept. 3 and hopes to pitch for the Mets next week. … INF Brett Baty (broken left index finger) went 0 for 4 with Syracuse in his first game action since Aug. 22. Mendoza said Baty could be a candidate for a recall by the Mets.

UP NEXT

Nationals: Continue their final road trip Thursday, when LHP Patrick Corbin (6-13, 5.45 ERA) opens a four-game series against RHP Javier Assad (7-5, 3.27) and the Chicago Cubs.

Mets: RHP Luis Severino (10-6, 3.77 ERA) starts Thursday night in the opener of a pivotal four-game series against the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies, who counter with ex-Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (3-6, 6.29).

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Matchup Prediction

Mets: 66.1%
Nationals: 33.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Yepez struck out swinging.
9th Inning Chaparro lined out to third.
9th Inning Wood grounded out to second.
9th Inning Brazoban relieved Maton
8th Inning Marte grounded out to third.
8th Inning E. Alvarez lined out to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
17 Ground Balls 8
6 Strikeouts 10
0 Runs Batted In 10
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
3 Hits 11
1 Stolen Bases 1
3 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 10
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
29 At Bats 34
0 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 1
6 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
132 Pitches 157
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
4 Total Bases 18
32 Plate Appearances 38
0.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
0.0 Runs Created 6.8
.103 Batting Average .324
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.138 Slugging Percentage .529
.172 Secondary Average .353
.188 On Base Percentage .395
.325 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .924
2.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
0.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.7
6.0 Batter Rating 60.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 17.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.13 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.13
.034 Isolated Power .206
0.50 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.40
.094 Walks Per Plate Appearance .105
.069 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .029
0.0 Runs Produced 20.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.4
59.0 MLB Rating 101.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Citi Field

Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 34,196 | Capacity:

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4
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