New York Mets 3B Mark Vientos vs. Los Angeles Angels @ Citi Field | July 2025 | Photo by Gabrielle Raucci, On NJ Sports
New York Mets 3B Mark Vientos | Photo by Gabrielle Raucci, On NJ Sports
August 19, 2025

Mets’ David Peterson gets plenty of run support in 8-1 win over Nats

By Gabrielle Raucci
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Mets Slug Past Nationals as Peterson Dominates in 8-1 win

The Mets are finally playing with some edge again. 

After snagging two from Seattle, New York rolled into Washington and opened the series with an 8-1 win on Tuesday night, backed by four home runs, a five-run third, and eight dominant innings from David Peterson.

 

The lefty turned the page on last week’s rough start with his sharpest outing of the season. Peterson was every bit the ace the Mets needed. He K’d a season-high 10, allowed just one run on six hits, and breezed through the first four innings on only 41 pitches. He retired the first 12 batters he faced and carried a 25.1-inning scoreless streak against the Nationals into his last inning of the night.

 

Even when Washington finally pushed across a run in the eighth, Peterson had already done his job pounding the zone, inducing ground balls, and keeping D.C.’s bats in check. He’s now logged nine outings of six-plus innings over the last two months, the kind of reliability the rest of the rotation hasn’t matched, especially as of late.

 

 

 

The offense clicked right behind him. Francisco Lindor doubled and Juan Soto worked a walk in the third to set the stage. Brandon Nimmo knocked Lindor home, and Jeff “McHits” McNeil delivered a sharp two-run double to make it 3-0. Then the kids went to work. 

 

Baby Mets Bring the Power in Five-Run Third

Mark Vientos—who has quietly driven in six runs over his last eight at-bats—blasted a 419-foot two-run homer into the left-field seats.

 

An inning later, Brett Baty added one of his own, a 428-foot rocket into the second deck. 

 

Soto joined the party in the seventh with an opposite-field longball, his 31st of the season and 51st career homer at Nationals Park, and McNeil capped the night with a ninth-inning solo-shot for good measure.

 

 

Hitting coach Eric Chavez stepped in as acting third base coach with Mike Sarbaugh out sick, and the Mets’ lineup responded with one of their most complete offensive showings of the year. Whether coincidence or catalyst, the timing was uncanny.

They Call Three a Streak

Between the aggressive swings and steady traffic on the bases, the move may have sparked just the right jolt. The win marked the Mets’ third straight, and their most convincing in weeks. Peterson shoved, the lineup clicked top to bottom, and the “Baby Mets” looked like the future again. 

 

If this is the version of the Mets fans are getting for the stretch run, their summer slump might already be in the rearview.

 

About the Author

Gabrielle Raucci
Lead Writer, New York Mets

Gabrielle Raucci is the New York Mets Lead Writer at ONNJ Sports, serving as your primary source for all coverage from Flushing, Queens.

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