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Washington Nationals 1, Athletics 15

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

10:05 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 18, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
1
1–15
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 33
15
T-Score33
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAthleticsAthletics has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Ginn leads in P-Score, K/9 and ERA.
Offense vs handNationalsWashington owns a .731 OPS vs RHP, 10th in MLB; Athletics ranks 16th vs RHP.
BullpenNationalsWashington owns a 4.58 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Athletics's 5.66.
Starter formNationalsLittell has a 3.75 ERA over his last five starts, while Ginn is at 5.96.
Recent formNationalsWashington has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

WSH
Zack Littell RHP
Zack Littell
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.90
173rd
WHIP
1.31
159th
K/9
5.70
222nd
BB/9
2.60
82nd
P-Score32i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.30
220th
OPS/R
–
IP
90.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.75
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
ATH
J.T. Ginn RHP
J.T. Ginn
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.67
72nd
WHIP
1.25
90th
K/9
8.13
126th
BB/9
4.02
152nd
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.14
94th
OPS/R
–
IP
103.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.96
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Ginn strikes out 2.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Ginn allows the lower home-run rate: 1.14 vs 2.30 per nine.
·Ginn enters with a 3.67 ERA compared with Littell's 4.90.
·Littell walks 1.4 fewer batters per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Littell arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider28%88.2
Four-seam25%91.7
Splitter23%84.1
Sinker14%91.4
Sweeper9%79.3
Ginn arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%93.4
Changeup20%87.8
Cutter16%90.3
Slider13%85.9
Four-seam11%93.5
Curveball3%84.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Nationals vs RHP (J.T. Ginn)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs RHP (Zack Littell)
16th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP J.T. Ginn
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ginn (BvP)
1James WoodLRF81.89130.949No MLB historyNo history
2Luis García Jr.L1B75.83030.918No MLB historyNo history
3José TenaLDH50.6727.652No MLB historyNo history
4CJ AbramsLSS71.83333.884No MLB historyNo history
5Keibert RuizSC58.75910.750No MLB historyNo history
6Daylen LileLLF61.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
7Nasim NuñezS2B30.5351.511No MLB historyNo history
8Jorbit VivasL3B41.6533.663No MLB historyNo history
9Dylan CrewsRRF52.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
1James Wood RF · L.265 / .891 · 30 HRvs hand .949 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score2Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3José Tena DH · L.222 / .672 · 7 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score4CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score5Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score7Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score8Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Zack Littell
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Littell (BvP)
1Jacob WilsonRSS34.6867.707No MLB historyNo history
2Tyler SoderstromLLF62.81019.857No MLB historyNo history
3Shea LangeliersRC60.80223.722No MLB historyNo history
4Carlos CortesLRF53.71510.712No MLB historyNo history
5Joshua Kuroda-GrauerR3B—.8991.867No MLB historyNo history
6Donovan WaltonL2B55.8069.868No MLB historyNo history
7Jonah HeimSC44.62813.611No MLB historyNo history
8Lawrence ButlerLRF59.72017.734No MLB historyNo history
9Jeff McNeilL2B44.6819.705No MLB historyNo history
1Jacob Wilson SS · R.266 / .686 · 7 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score2Tyler Soderstrom LF · L.245 / .810 · 19 HRvs hand .857 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Shea Langeliers C · R.262 / .802 · 23 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score4Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .712 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score5Joshua Kuroda-Grauer 3B · R.366 / .899 · 1 HRvs hand .867 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Donovan Walton 2B · L.261 / .806 · 9 HRvs hand .868 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .611 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score9Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .705 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseWSHWSH·ATHATH
AVG.246 11th.245 14th
OPS.744 3rd.719 15th
Home runs210 6th194 11th
Runs821 3rd699 21st
OBP.321 8th.317 15th
SLG.423 3rd.402 14th
PitchingWSHWSH·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.67vs5.51
WSHATH
WHIP1.39vs1.51
WSHATH
K/98.0vs8.5
WSHATH
HR Allowed218vs247
WSHATH
BullpenWSHWSH·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.58vs5.66
no league rank
Saves42vs39
WSHATH
ResultsWSHWSH·ATHATH
+3984th
Run differential
+15330th
77–85 Record64–98
4–6 Last 100–10
Last 10 games
Washington Nationals (4–6)
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
Athletics (0–10)
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Zack Littell (4.90 ERA, 7–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
J.T. Ginn (3.67 ERA, 7–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
10:05 PM ET at Sutter Health Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Sutter Health Park, home of the Athletics.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Nationals and Athletics performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Athletics 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Zack Littell is at 32; J.T. Ginn is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.