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Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale

The Nationals improved 11 games to 77-85 in manager Blake Butera’s first season.

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Washington Nationals' Andrés Chaparro connects for a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.

Francisco Lindor hit his 300th career home run, Ronny Mauricio went deep for the third time in two days and rookie Carson Benge had three hits for his 45th multihit game and 14th with three or more for New York.

The Mets, who opened the season with a major league-record $358.4 million payroll, slid nine games from last year to 74-88 — their worst mark since going 70-92 in 2017. They finished last in the NL East for the first time since 2003.

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