West Palm Beach, Florida — March 5th, 2026 — A four-run sixth inning propelled the Nats over the Mets, 7-4.

The Nationals’ offense showed up for today’s game against the Mets. New York jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but the Nats slowly battled back into contention. The game was tied at the end of four innings at three runs each. The Nats rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take control of the game. New York added a run in the top of the seventh, but that was the remainder of the scoring. The Nats won over the Mets, 7-4.

Jose Tena got the scoring started for the Nats in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run home run to left field. Andres Chaparro scored on the homer. In the bottom of the fourth, Tena led off the inning with a walk and was driven in by a Christian Franklin single to center field. The big inning came in the sixth, which also started with a walk from Jose Tena. Robert Hassell III singled to move Tena up to second base, then Trey Lipscomb doubled on a sharp liner to center field. Tena and Hassell III scored on the play to give the Nats a 5-3 lead. Matt Mervis was next up at the plate and singled to right field that scored Trey Lipscomb. One batter later, Seaver King doubled down the left field line to score Matt Mervis. Joey Wiemer was thrown out to end the inning and the scoring for the Nats.

Miles Mikloas made his second appearance of the spring and got off to a bad start in the first inning. Mikolas allowed a three-run homer to Brett Baty with just one out in the inning. Other than the homer, the right-hander pitched well, striking out four across three innings pitched. Luis Perales pitched the fourth inning and was electric, reaching triple digits on the radar. Andre Granillo pitched in the fifth and Orlando Rhibalta in the sixth. Jackson Rutledge got the ball in the sixth and was atrocious, walking three and recording just two outs. AJ Puk was tasked with bailing Rutledge out of the inning and was successful. Griff McGarry pitched in the eighth and struck out one, and Gus Varland pitched in the ninth and walked two.

Joey Weimer recorded an outfield assist in the fifth inning. Bo Bichette singled to right, and Weimer cut down Jorge Polanco attempting to take third base. While Weimer won’t likely make the team, it’s good to see the Nats making plays on defense. Washington made no errors, and it was a cleanly played game.

Trey Lipscomb’s RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning flipped the momentum in the Nats favor. The Nats went up 5-3 over the Mets, and didn’t look in the mirror. The momentum was slowly trending in the Nats favor, but Lipscomb’s double sent it towards the tipping point.

Player of the Game: Jose Tena(1-1, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R)

The Nats will stay in West Palm Beach to take on the Astros Friday afternoon at 1:05 EST. Cade Cavalli will be on the mound for Washington, and Mike Burrows gets the ball for Houston. The Astros are 2-7 this spring, and the Nationals are 6-3-3.