The Washington Nationals open a four-game series against the New York Mets tonight at Nationals Park. The Nationals have won three consecutive series against the New York Mets since August 19-21, 2025 including a series victory over the Mets earlier this season at Citi Field. Additionally, the Nationals have won or split their last three home series against the New York Mets since July 1 - 4, 2024.

Tonight the Nationals will send right hand pitcher Jake Irvin (1-4; 5.91 ERA) to the mound and will face RHP Christian Scott (0-0; 3.45 ERA) from the New York Mets. (More in today’s game Notes)

After coming off a series victory against the Baltimore Orioles, the Nationals have won four of six, seven of 11, eight of 13 and 12 of 20 games since April 25th. Additionally, the Nationals have won five of their last seven series and have won five of their last seven home games after starting the season 3-12 through their first 15 home games.

The Nationals have the hardest strength of schedule in Major League Baseball with their opponents averaging 0.3 runs per game more than the league average team.

On Deck…

Tomorrow, the Washington Nationals will continue their four game series against the New York Mets with the first pitch at 6:45 p.m. EDT. The Mets have yet to name the starter for the game, while the Nationals will send left hander Foster Griffin who has a 4-2 record and an ERA of 3.53

In the hole…

On Wednesday, night the Nationals will play game three of four against the Mets with the first pitch also at 6:45 p.m. EDT. The Mets have yet to name the starter for the game, however, the Nationals will send right handed pitcher Zach Littell to the mound who has a 2-4 record and an ERA of 6.10.