Overview

• Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza met at home plate in Washington for the first managerial matchup between Venezuelan-born skippers.
• The game ball from the first pitch was removed for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and the managers posed for photos during the lineup-card exchange.
• Team and media reports indicate the lineup cards will be sent to the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Valencia.
• Mendoza was hired by the Mets after the 2023 season while Cairo took over as Washington’s interim manager in July, and both previously worked in the Yankees organization.
• New York won 8-1 behind eight innings from David Peterson and a three-hit, three-RBI night from Jeff McNeil.