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Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Starting Lineups — August 8, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

6:45 PM ET · Nationals ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 8, 3:10 PM ETStats updated Sep 22, 5:07 PM ET

Cincinnati Reds

72–84 · 5th NL Central

Official

StarterAndrew Alvarez

HandLHP

L / R bats1 L / 7 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.730 vs LHP

Washington Nationals

73–84 · 4th NL East

Official

StarterChase Burns

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.733 vs RHP

Cincinnati Reds batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Andrew Alvarez

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Elly De La CruzSSS88.285.366.881286091.032181 PA—

1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.285/.366/.881·28 HRvs hand1.032 · 181 PA88H-Score

2Sal StewartR1B79.268.334.80432673.831177 PA—

2Sal Stewart 1B · R.268/.334/.804·32 HRvs hand.831 · 177 PA79H-Score

3Dane MyersRCF56.260.347.7197326.789143 PA—

3Dane Myers CF · R.260/.347/.719·7 HRvs hand.789 · 143 PA56H-Score

4Eugenio SuárezRDH63.209.305.72824478.735124 PA—

4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.209/.305/.728·24 HRvs hand.735 · 124 PA63H-Score

5JJ BledayLLF70.215.325.74023524.661149 PA—

5JJ Bleday LF · L.215/.325/.740·23 HRvs hand.661 · 149 PA70H-Score

6Matt McLainR2B51.184.274.60815477.780123 PA—

6Matt McLain 2B · R.184/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.780 · 123 PA51H-Score

7Jose TrevinoRC30.216.220.5585152.42239 PA—

7Jose Trevino C · R.216/.220/.558·5 HRvs hand.422 · 39 PA30H-Score

8Noelvi MarteRRF28.189.229.5506201.54253 PA—

8Noelvi Marte RF · R.189/.229/.550·6 HRvs hand.542 · 53 PA28H-Score

9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B36.145.200.4325235.539—

9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.145/.200/.432·5 HRvs hand.53936H-Score

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Chase Burns

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1CJ AbramsLSS76.260.334.82331634.8811-for-3Very small sample

1CJ Abrams SS · L.260/.334/.823·31 HRvs hand.881 · 1-for-3 · Very small76H-Score

2Abimelec OrtizL1B41.194.237.5925131.608110 PA—

2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.194/.237/.592·5 HRvs hand.608 · 110 PA41H-Score

3Dylan CrewsRRF56.223.288.65812423.588272 PA—

3Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.288/.658·12 HRvs hand.588 · 272 PA56H-Score

4Daylen LileLLF67.249.301.73822638.7890-for-3Very small sample

4Daylen Lile LF · L.249/.301/.738·22 HRvs hand.789 · 0-for-3 · Very small67H-Score

5Keibert RuizSC63.283.320.77010344.768239 PA—

5Keibert Ruiz C · S.283/.320/.770·10 HRvs hand.768 · 239 PA63H-Score

6Jorbit VivasL3B46.245.339.6703355.678290 PA1-for-1Very small sample

6Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.245/.339/.670·3 HRvs hand.678 · 290 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small46H-Score

7Nasim NuñezS2B33.209.290.5321481.510328 PA0-for-2Very small sample

7Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209/.290/.532·1 HRvs hand.510 · 328 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small33H-Score

8José TenaLDH53.223.303.6747287.655—

8José Tena DH · L.223/.303/.674·7 HRvs hand.65553H-Score

9Jacob YoungRCF58.252.319.71310459.6641-for-2Very small sample

9Jacob Young CF · R.252/.319/.713·10 HRvs hand.664 · 1-for-2 · Very small58H-Score