Washington Nationals vs Athletics Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 18, 2026

Washington has no established MLB history against J.T. Ginn. James Wood, Luis García Jr., José Tena, CJ Abrams, Keibert Ruiz, Daylen Lile, Nasim Nuñez, Jorbit Vivas, and Dylan Crews all have no MLB history vs Ginn. That leaves the Nationals with a lineup seeing Ginn for the first time across the board.

Oakland has at least a little more familiarity with Zack Littell, though it is still limited. Jonah Heim is 1-for-2 against Littell with a .500 average and 1.500 OPS, while Jeff McNeil is 1-for-1 with a 1.000 average and 2.000 OPS. Shea Langeliers is hitless, going 0-for-3 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS, and Jacob Wilson, Tyler Soderstrom, Carlos Cortes, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, Donovan Walton, Lawrence Butler all have no MLB history vs Littell.

The Athletics have more hitters with prior exposure to the opposing starter, even if the sample is small. Washington enters with a completely fresh look against Ginn, while Oakland has three batters who have already faced Littell.