WASHINGTON (Interstat) — James Wood hit the majors’ first inside-the-park grand slam since 2022, and the Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit Tuesday night to defeat the New York Mets 9-6. José Tena also homered for Washington, which avoided its first three-game skid since April 22-24. Bo Bichette homered twice and drove in four runs and Juan Soto also went deep for New York, which had won six of seven. The Nationals scored four in the second, three in the third and two in the fourth. The Mets took a 5-0 lead after three runs in the first and two in the second. Foster Griffin (5-2) earned the win despite allowing five runs in five innings. Nolan McLean (2-3) took the loss. Richard Lovelady notched his third save. Attendance was 22,754. The game lasted 2 hours, 23 minutes.