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Cincinnati Reds 2, Washington Nationals 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:45 PM ET · Nationals ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 8, 5:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score26
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
2
2–8
FINAL
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
8
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRedsCincinnati has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Burns leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .014 difference in OPS.
LineupRedsCincinnati's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthNationalsWashington leads 51–26 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

CIN
Chase Burns RHP
Chase Burns
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.35
22nd
WHIP
1.10
61st
K/9
10.39
16th
BB/9
3.26
123rd
P-Score67i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.99
74th
OPS/R
–
IP
118.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.33
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
WSH
Andrew Alvarez LHP
Andrew Alvarez
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.94
48th
WHIP
1.45
109th
K/9
8.86
62nd
BB/9
4.36
186th
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.28
10th
OPS/R
–
IP
64.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.91
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Burns allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.45.
·Burns enters with a 2.35 ERA compared with Alvarez's 3.94.
·Alvarez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.28 vs 0.99 per nine.
·Burns owns a 10.4 K/9 compared with Alvarez's 8.9.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Burns arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam55%97.6
Slider39%90.2
Changeup5%90.2
Sinker0%97.1
Curveball0%81.9
Alvarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball32%82.9
Four-seam28%92.3
Slider21%84.2
Sinker14%91.8
Changeup5%86.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs LHP (Andrew Alvarez)
10th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Nationals vs RHP (Chase Burns)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Alvarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Alvarez (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.990No MLB historyNo history
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.802No MLB historyNo history
3Dane MyersRCF57.7218.777No MLB historyNo history
4Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.714No MLB historyNo history
5JJ BledayLLF70.74024.644No MLB historyNo history
6Matt McLainR2B50.60815.777No MLB historyNo history
7Jose TrevinoRC31.5575.410No MLB historyNo history
8Noelvi MarteRRF26.5506.542No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.4195.539No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .990 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .777 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score5JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .777 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score7Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .410 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score8Noelvi Marte RF · R.189 / .550 · 6 HRvs hand .542 · No MLB history · No history26H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141 / .419 · 5 HRvs hand .539 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Chase Burns
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burns (BvP)
1CJ AbramsLSS73.83333.884No MLB historyNo history
2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.5725.586No MLB historyNo history
3Dylan CrewsRRF55.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
4Daylen LileLLF63.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
5Keibert RuizSC60.75910.750No MLB historyNo history
6Jorbit VivasL3B43.6533.663No MLB historyNo history
7Nasim NuñezS2B32.5351.511No MLB historyNo history
8José TenaLDH51.6727.652No MLB historyNo history
9Jacob YoungRCF55.70810.669No MLB historyNo history
1CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score3Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score8José Tena DH · L.222 / .672 · 7 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCINCIN·WSHWSH
AVG.229 30th.246 10th
OPS.699 25th.744 3rd
Home runs213 4th210 6th
Runs666 27th821 3rd
OBP.305 30th.321 8th
SLG.394 25th.423 3rd
PitchingCINCIN·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.83vs4.67
CINWSH
WHIP1.44vs1.39
CINWSH
K/98.1vs8.0
CINWSH
HR Allowed214vs218
CINWSH
BullpenCINCIN·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.60vs4.96
no league rank
Saves42vs42
CINWSH
ResultsCINCIN·WSHWSH
+15529th
Run differential
+3547th
75–87 Record77–85
6–4 Last 102–8
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (6–4)
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
Washington Nationals (2–8)
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Chase Burns (2.35 ERA, 13–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Andrew Alvarez (3.94 ERA, 2–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:45 PM ET at Nationals Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Reds and Nationals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Nationals 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Chase Burns is at 67; Andrew Alvarez is at 63. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.