James Wood's RBI single with two out in the ninth inning scored CJ Abrams from first base and the Washington National rallied to beat the Mets 5-4 on Friday night, ending New York's seven-game winning streak.
Mets Nationals Baseball New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams runs the bases after hitting a triple off New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga during the third inning of a baseball game in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball Washington Nationals' Dylan Crews celebrates after scoring a run on a single hit by José Tena off New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga during the second inning of a baseball game in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball Washington Nationals' Dylan Crews gestures after hitting a double off New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga during the second inning of a baseball game in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball New York Mets' Juan Soto (22) reaches first base and collides with Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin, front left, on a fielding error by first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, back left, during the first inning of a baseball game in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball Washington Nationals' James Wood, right, hits a single which scored CJ Abrams for the winning run off New York Mets pitcher Ryne Stanek during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, bottom, slides into home plate and avoids a tag by New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, top, on the winning run on a ball hit by James Wood during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
AP Photo/Terrance Williams
Mets Nationals Baseball Washington Nationals' James Wood, center, is doused by teammates after getting the winning hit during the ninth inning after a baseball game against the New York Mets in Washington, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)
WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood’s RBI single with two out in the ninth inning scored CJ Abrams from first base and the Washington National rallied to beat the Mets 5-4 on Friday night, ending New York’s seven-game winning streak.
With the Nationals trailing 4-3 entering the ninth, Crews tripled off Ryne Stanek (0-1) and scored on José Tena’s single against a drawn-in infield. After a pair of fielder’s choice grounders, Wood poked a single up the middle off A.J. Minter, just under the glove of second baseman Jeff McNeil. Abrams never slowed as the ball dribbled into center and beat the throw to score the winning run.
Jorge López (2-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for Washington.
The Mets rallied in the eighth inning, loading the bases before Brandon Nimmo’s infield single against Jose Ferrer made it 3-1. Closer Kyle Finnegan entered and got ahead 0-2 against Vientos, who then blooped a hit down the right field line past a diving Crews, scoring three runs.
New York’s Kodai Senga allowed two runs in six innings and struck out five. Washington starter Jake Irvin allowed one run and struck out four in 7 1/3 innings.
Nimmo and Vientos opened the fourth with singles before Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe stabbed Jesse Winker’s 107-mph shot for the first out. Lowe jogged a couple steps toward first before throwing to Abrams at shortstop. He stepped on the bag for the second out and tagged Nimmo for the third before lobbing it back to Lowe as precautionary measure. The play was not reviewed despite Mets manager Carlos Mendoza arguing Winker’s liner hit the ground.
Key stat
The walk-off hit was the first of Wood’s career.
Up next
New York RHP Clay Holmes (2-1, 3.16 ERA) faces Washington RHP Brad Lord (0-2, 4.73) on Saturday.
