Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Starting Lineup — Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026

Washington has only a little prior exposure to Michael Lorenzen, and most of it is limited. Keibert Ruiz has the best line in the group at 1-for-2 with a .500 average and 1.000 OPS, while CJ Abrams is 1-for-7 with a .143 average and .714 OPS. James Wood, Luis García Jr., Curtis Mead, and Jacob Young are all hitless in brief looks, with Wood 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, García Jr. 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, Mead 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS, and Young 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS. José Tena and Nasim Nuñez each have 1 PA and one walk against Lorenzen, and Daylen Lile has no MLB history vs that pitcher.

Colorado’s lineup has no MLB history at all against Carson Palmquist. Jake McCarthy, Cole Carrigg, Hunter Goodman, Willi Castro, TJ Rumfield, Kyle Karros, Mickey Moniak, Troy Johnston, and Ezequiel Tovar have no MLB history vs that pitcher.

The Nationals clearly bring more familiarity into this matchup, even if most of their sample against Lorenzen is small. The Rockies are facing Palmquist with an entirely clean slate across the lineup.