James

Wood

Wood singled to lead off the game, then scored on a two-run homer by Luis García Jr. He then singled to drive in a run in the fifth before swiping second for his 12th steal of the season. He collected his third hit in the seventh and scored again on a bases-loaded walk. The 23-year-old outfielder is having an excellent season across the board, hitting .271/.407/.527 with 17 homers, 60 runs scored, and 41 RBI across 317 plate appearances.

Wood drew a walk and scored in the first inning, then led off the third with a solo homer off Merrill Kelly. He later singled and scored a third run in the sixth. The 23-year-old outfielder leads baseball with 56 runs scored. He’s hitting .267/.405/.539 with 17 homers, 40 RBI, and 10 steals across 299 plate appearances.

Wood’s 16th homer of the season was a 113.8 mph rocket to right-center field off Griffin Canning in the bottom of the fifth. The 23-year-old superstar has been sensational, slashing .272/.411/.549 with 10 stolen bases and the aforementioned 16 home runs. Wood also leads MLB with 52 runs scored. He has started and batted leadoff in every game Washington has played this season, leading the charge for the highest-scoring offense in the league.

Disaster was averted early in this one, as Wood and CJ Abrams collided on a shallow fly to left that went for a hit. Fortunately, it was only a glancing blow, and though Wood was down for a minute, both All-Star candidates were able to continue. Wood now has 15 homers, and he’s scored six more runs (49) than anyone else in baseball. He’s 9-for-10 stealing bases, which is a nice improvement after he went 14-for-22 as a rookie and 15-for-22 last year.

Wood crushed a tone-setting 412-foot leadoff homer to right-center field that left his bat at 107.7 mph, per Statcast. It was his 14th home run of the season and his fourth leadoff blast. He accounted for one of six Nationals homers in a one-sided rout, with Curtis Mead recording his first career multi-homer game while CJ Abrams, Jacob Young and Luis García Jr. also went deep. The 23-year-old emerging franchise cornerstone is putting together a remarkable all-around fantasy campaign, slashing .267/.405/.533 with 47 runs scored, 14 homers, 35 RBI and eight steals through 55 games.

The theft was his eighth of the season. While Wood’s stolen-base attempt rate is slightly below last year, he’s making up for it with extra times on base. He’s also been more efficient on the base paths. He’s currently 8-for-9 after going 15-for-22 last year. He’s becoming a true fantasy superstar in his age-23 campaign.

The Mets were up 5-0 early on, but Wood kickstarted the comeback in the bottom of the second inning with a long drive to left field which deflected off a leaping Nick Morabito’s glove and bounced toward center field. Wood rounded the bases in 15.1 seconds for the second inside-the-park grand slam in Nationals history. It was also the first inside-the-park grand slam in all of MLB since Raimel Tapia in 2022. Wood, who also singled twice, is now up to 13 homers and 34 RBI to go along with a .259/.399/.534 batting line. He’s a big reason why the Nationals have been one of the most potent offenses in baseball this season.

Wood singled and scored in the eighth inning to tie the score 5-5. It was 6-6 heading to the 12th inning before the Mets scored 10 runs to put the game out of reach. Wood has reached base nine time over his last three games. He’s hitting .250 with 12 home runs, 41 runs scored, 30 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Wood’s home run was his 12th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Brady Singer in the third inning. Wood displayed his impressive strength by taking a low slider and depositing it into the left field seats. He’s hitting .244 with 36 runs, 29 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Wood opened the scoring with a leadoff home run off Jansen Junk in the first inning, a 109.6 mph blast at 442 feet. He then drew a walk in the second, was hit by a pitch in the seventh, and doubled and scored a run in the ninth. The 23-year-old outfielder is hitting .243/.395/.526 with 11 homers, 35 runs scored, 28 RBI, and seven steals across 190 plate appearances.