NEW YORK, N.Y., June 11, 2025 — The New York Mets staged a dramatic comeback to defeat the Washington Nationals 5-4 in extra innings at Citi Field on June 10, 2025. The victory boosted the Mets’ record to 43-24, maintaining their lead atop the National League East, while the Nationals fell to 30-36, holding third place in the division.
The game was decided in the 10th inning when Jeff McNeil’s single drove in pinch-runner Luisangel Acuña, who started the inning on second base per extra-inning rules. Reed Garrett earned the win for the Mets, pitching a scoreless 10th, while Cole Henry took the loss for the Nationals after allowing the game-winning run.
The Nationals struck first in the opening inning when Nathaniel Lowe hit a two-run home run, scoring CJ Abrams, who had doubled. Abrams added a double in the second to drive in Alex Call and a solo home run in the fifth, giving the Nationals a 4-2 lead. The Mets responded with a run in the second on McNeil’s RBI single and another in the third via Juan Soto’s solo home run. The Mets tied the game in the eighth when Soto’s double scored Starling Marte, followed by Pete Alonso’s single that drove in Soto, knotting the score at 4-4.
Both teams had eight hits, with Abrams leading the Nationals with three, including two doubles and a homer. Soto paced the Mets with a homer and a double, driving in two runs. The Nationals struggled with runners in scoring position, going 2-for-9, while the Mets were efficient, converting 3-for-4. Defensively, both teams executed key plays, with the Mets turning a double play and the Nationals’ James Wood throwing out Alonso at second to end the eighth.
The Nationals’ starter, MacKenzie Gore, pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits with six strikeouts. The Mets’ Griffin Canning lasted 5.1 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. The bullpens were pivotal, with the Mets’ relievers José Buttó, José Castillo, Justin Garza, Edwin Díaz, and Garrett combining for 4.2 scoreless innings, while the Nationals’ Kyle Finnegan blew a save in the eighth.
The game, attended by 38,472 fans, lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes under partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 73 degrees. The Mets’ victory underscored their resilience, while the Nationals’ late-game collapse highlighted their challenges in closing out tight contests.
