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Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — August 19, 2026

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

8:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 19, 4:30 PM ETStats updated Oct 3, 4:04 AM ET

Washington Nationals

77–85 · 4th NL East

Official

StarterKumar Rocker

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.731 vs RHP

Texas Rangers

80–82 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterCade Cavalli

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 3 R

OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kumar Rocker

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1CJ AbramsLSS73.261.336.83333654.884No MLB historyNo MLB history

1CJ Abrams SS · L.261/.336/.833·33 HRvs hand.884 · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score

2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.188.228.5725136.586110 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample

2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188/.228/.572·5 HRvs hand.586 · 110 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small37H-Score

3José TenaLDH51.222.302.6727288.652No MLB historyNo MLB history

3José Tena DH · L.222/.302/.672·7 HRvs hand.652 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score

4Daylen LileLLF63.246.296.72522655.778No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Daylen Lile LF · L.246/.296/.725·22 HRvs hand.778 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score

5Andrés ChaparroR1B72.263.360.88513228.8801-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

5Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263/.360/.885·13 HRvs hand.880 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small72H-Score

6Keibert RuizSC60.280.316.75910354.750239 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Keibert Ruiz C · S.280/.316/.759·10 HRvs hand.750 · 239 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

7Jacob YoungRCF55.252.318.70810471.6691-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

7Jacob Young CF · R.252/.318/.708·10 HRvs hand.669 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score

8Jorbit VivasL3B43.238.331.6533364.663290 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

8Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238/.331/.653·3 HRvs hand.663 · 290 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

9Nasim NuñezS2B32.209.291.5351493.511328 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209/.291/.535·1 HRvs hand.511 · 328 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small32H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cade Cavalli

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH74.235.329.81626432.834No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Joc Pederson DH · L.235/.329/.816·26 HRvs hand.834 · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score

2Corey SeagerLSS70.227.312.73620436.7112-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small70H-Score

3Wyatt LangfordRLF65.238.333.75417471.788No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF69.260.324.72914655.6760-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score

5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.260.320.73917597.7070-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small63H-Score

6Evan CarterLCF43.194.288.6039455.6581-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

6Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small43H-Score

7Jarred KelenicLRF—.219.313.601183.58273 PA0-for-1 · 2 PAVery small sample

7Jarred Kelenic RF · L.219/.313/.601·1 HRvs hand.582 · 73 PA · 0-for-1 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score

8Elias DíazRC47.234.266.6708237.549No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Elias Díaz C · R.234/.266/.670·8 HRvs hand.549 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

9Nicky LopezL2B33.270.322.6341270.682No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · No MLB history · No MLB33H-Score