Washington Nationals vs New York Mets (27 Sept): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

MLB action on Sunday, 27 September 2026 sees Washington Nationals take on New York Mets, with the start at 17:05 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Nationals Park in Washington. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Washington Nationals in 11th place (76 wins and 85 defeats from 161 matches) and New York Mets in 13th place (74 wins and 87 defeats from 161 matches).

Washington Nationals have scored 815 runs and conceded 811 runs in the league, a difference of +4. New York Mets have scored 695 runs and conceded 725 runs in the league, a difference of -30.

Recent form

Washington Nationals: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-W-L), scoring 17 runs and conceding 25 runs.

New York Mets: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-L-W), scoring 27 runs and conceding 16 runs.

Head-to-head

Across 2 meetings in our records, the tally is 1 win for Washington Nationals and 1 win for New York Mets. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 26 September 2026: Washington Nationals 1-7 New York Mets.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 21 runs, an average of 10.5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Washington Nationals averaged 3.4 runs scored and 5 conceded per game, while New York Mets averaged 5.4 scored and 3.2 conceded.

New York Mets have the sharper recent attack, averaging 5.4 runs per game over their last 5 matches. New York Mets have been harder to score against, conceding 3.2 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: MLB.TV (United States), Nationals.TV (United States) and SNY (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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