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NY Mets announce lineup vs Washington Nationals for Saturday game

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15 August 2026

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NEW YORK — Despite a slow start to their return home on Friday night, the Mets offense found a rhythm late.

The Mets used home runs from Francisco Lindor and Jared Young, along with a productive finish from their bullpen to grab a 4-1 win over the Nationals.

Now, the Mets will go for the series victory at 4:10 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field.

NY Mets, Nationals probable starting pitchers for Saturday

Sean Manaea will be looking to record a fifth straight quality start on Saturday.

The veteran left-hander struck out a season-high 11 batters across seven innings while allowing one earned run on three hits in his last start against the Pirates.

Manaea is 4-5 with a 4.13 ERA and 1.32 WHIP in 25 appearances, including 11 starts.

The Nationals will go with Brad Lord, who has worked predominantly in a bulk bullpen role this season. He threw 51 pitches and allowed one earned run in 2⅔ innings in his last outing against the Reds.

Lord is 5-2 with a 3.80 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 29 appearances.