Jacob Young made a pair of sensational catches in center field to prevent extra-base hits as the Washington Nationals hung on and handed the New York Mets a costly 3-2 defeat.

Soto’s thunder obscured much of the night’s sloppiness by both teams in the Mets’ 12-6 victory over the Nationals.

Preview the Sept. 19 matchup between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Jacob Young pulled off an incredible fielding highlight in the Nationals' 3-2 win over the Mets on Sunday afternoon.

Just when it looked like the Mets might finally win a game in which they trailed after eight innings, the unthinkable happened.

The four other teams that spent over $250 million this season — the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays — all clinched playoff berths.

The Mets called on their All-Star closing pitcher, Edwin Diaz, to hold the Nationals in the top of the tenth inning — and he delivered. Diaz stranded the ghost runner at second base, inducing three outs on just seven total pitches.

Juan Soto set a new career best in the Mets' 12-6 win over the Nationals, breathing fire into their Wild Card chase.

Washington Nationals center fielder Jacob Young made two incredible catches Sunday that sent the New York Mets to a costly defeat.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and Washington Nationals meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. New York is 49-31 in home games and 80-75 overall. Mets hitters have a collective .429 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the NL.

The Mets had plenty of chances but could not cash in as their playoff hopes were extinguished in a 4-0 loss to the Marlins on Sunday afternoon.