Chaparro two homers — Nats close 2026 with 6-4 win over Mets

Final — Washington Nationals 6, New York Mets 4

The Nationals closed 2026 with a 6-4 win over the Mets on Sunday, Sep. 27 at Nationals Park — first pitch moved up to 1:05 p.m. ET (ESPN).

New York jumped ahead early. Benge singled Lindor home in the first; Mauricio and Lindor went deep in the second for a 4-1 Mets lead. Washington clawed back: Abrams tripled House home in the first, Nuñez doubled Ford in during the second, and then Chaparro took over — solo homers in the third and fifth that turned a deficit into a 5-4 Nats lead. House’s single in the seventh scored Wood for the final margin.

A season that never found October still ended with a young bat dictating the last Sunday at the Park. DJ Herz’s return start after Tommy John was rocky (3 IP, 4 ER); the bullpen cleaned it up behind him.

Locked scoring (ESPN)

| Inning | Play | Score |

| --- | --- | --- |

| 1st | Benge single (Lindor scored) | 1-0 NYM |

| 1st | Abrams triple (House scored) | 1-1 |

| 2nd | Mauricio 2-run HR; Lindor solo HR | 4-1 NYM |

| 2nd | Nuñez double (Ford scored) | 4-2 |

| 3rd | Chaparro solo HR; Young scores Crews | 4-4 |

| 5th | Chaparro solo HR | 4-5 WSH |

| 7th | House single (Wood scored) | 4-6 WSH |

Pitching

• DJ Herz — 3 IP, 4 ER (start after Tommy John return)
• Will Dion — W (3-2), 2 scoreless
• Erik Tolman — S (5)
• Sean Manaea — L (6-8)

Season wrap

Washington 77-85. Mets 74-88. Attendance 23,753.

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Chaparro’s two-homer finale is the image locals take into the offseason — power from the middle of a rebuild year. Next for the Nats is winter work: roster construction and the young core that showed up enough times to make 77 wins feel like a floor, not a ceiling.

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*Sunday evening desk, Sep. 27, 2026. Analysis refresh. Box from ESPN.*