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Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Final — August 15, 2026

Saturday, August 15 · 4:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-5+6-4+2+6+6-2-6+7-3
Game by game
+4+1+7+2-9+10+3-4-3+3
5-5
Last 10
7-3
+7
Net
+14
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
212 mi342 km
Travel to the game
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Nationals visited the Mets on Saturday, August 15 at 4:11 PM ET.

The total closed at 7.5, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Nationals +119, Mets -137) prices the Nationals at 44% and the Mets at 56%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Washington Nationals 4, New York Mets 5

New York Mets won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (New York Mets -1.5): Washington Nationals covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 7.5: Over.
  • New York Mets closed at -137 on the moneyline (a 56% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenMets -1.5 (+143)
Nationals +1.5 (-175)
CloseMets -1.5 (+152)
Nationals +1.5 (-185)
Totaldown 1
Open8.5 (o -105 / u -115)
Close7.5 (o -116 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenNationals +120 44%
Mets -143 56%
CloseNationals +119 44%
Mets -137 56%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 47 times since 2023: the Nationals won 18 and the Mets 29.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 14, 2026Nationals 1, Mets 4
Mets won


May 21, 2026Mets 2, Nationals 1
Mets won


May 20, 2026Mets 4, Nationals 8
Nationals won


May 19, 2026Mets 6, Nationals 9
Nationals won


May 18, 2026Mets 16, Nationals 7
Mets won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Washington Nationals

New York Mets

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