Mets vs Nationals (8-19-25) - Mets Highlights

Rips that one toward the right field corner. That ball is there, and it bounces up off the wall. It's in play. Cruz fires into second, and Lindor stands there with a one-out double. That's inside. Did he swing? He did not. Ball four. And that is Soto's 97th walk of the season, which ties him for the second most ever in a season in Mets history. Nimmo lines one and left center field for a base hit. Lindor around third. He'll score the first run of the game. The throw goes to third. Soto arrives safely, and Nimmo is able to take the extra base. He trots into second, and the Mets have a 1-0 lead. He rips that one down the line, and that's a fair ball going into the corner, and that'll bring in two more. Soto is in. Nimmo right behind him. Jeff McNeil with a two-run double, and it's 3-0 New York. Nobody's getting a take sign. A fly ball left field. Wood goes back to the warning track, looks up, and it's out of here. Mark Vientos, homers for the second straight game. A 2-1 homer for Vientos, and it's 5-0 New York. Sixth inning in Washington, Brett Beatty leads off against Jake Irvin, and flies one to deep right center field. Forget that. That is way out of here. Brett Beatty with a monstrous shot to right center on the first pitch of the sixth inning. His 14th homerun of the year, and it's 6-0 Mets. Fly ball out to left. Well hit. Wood going back to the warning track at the wall. It's out of here. Juan Soto back in D.C. Hits his 51st homerun in this ballpark, his 31st homerun of the year, and the Mets extend their lead to 7-0. Swing and a miss on a pitch in the dirt, and Terrence makes the toss, and Peterson's thrown seven scoreless innings and probably still has more in the tank. And Howe sets a ground ball down to third. Beatty to second for one. McNeil on to first for the double play. A run comes home to break up Peterson's shutout streak against the Nationals at 25 in the third innings, but the Mets turn their second double play behind Peterson tonight, and the 18th for David this year. McNeil gets a hold of one. Deep right center field. Cruz goes back, looks up, and it's out of here. Jeff McNeil adds the Mets' fourth homerun of the night. The icing on the cake from McNeil, his 10th homerun of the year, his third RBI of the game, 8-1 New York. And Bell pops one up on the infield. This should do it. Beatty comes in to call for it. Into foul ground. He's got it, and the ball game is over. The Mets had four homeruns tonight to support brilliant pitching by David Peterson, who struck out a season-high 10, and the Mets win their third straight game as they wallop the Nationals 8-1.