Nationals @ Mets · Mar 16, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Mon, Mar 16, 2026

Clover Park Spring Training

Washington Nationals Nationals 12

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6 New York Mets Mets

Away starter

Zach Penrod

Home starter

David Peterson

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Game StoriesButera talks growing up in a sports family in Part 1 of exclusive Q&A4 clips

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Butera talks growing up in a sports family in Part 1 of exclusive Q&A

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Blake Butera is in his first year as a Major League manager for the Nationals, but for the 33-year-old, baseball has been a focal point of his entire life. In Part 1 of this two-part Q&A, MLB.com chatted one-on-one with Butera about the game that

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James Wood's solo home run00:00:33

James Wood hits a solo home run to left-center field, extending the Nationals' lead to 6-4 in the top of the 7th inning

Christian Arroyo's two-run homer00:00:36

Christian Arroyo hits a two-run homer to left field, tying the game at 6 in the bottom of the 8th inning

Harry Ford's RBI single00:00:15

Harry Ford's RBI single

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Nationals @ Mets · 12–6

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