New York Mets' MJ Melendez (1) follows through on a three run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Thursday, April 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets' Mark Vientos (27) follows through on a RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Thursday, April 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets' Carson Benge (3) dives for a ball hit by Washington Nationals' Nasim Nuñez for a single during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets' Mark Vientos (27) celebrates after hitting an RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game Washington Nationals Thursday, April 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets pitcher Luke Weaver, left, reacts as Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams runs the bases after hitting a two run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker, right, watches his two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes walks to the dugout after pitching the top of the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)