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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / AL West

Washington Nationals 0, Texas Rangers 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 20, 10:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 3, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
0
0–2
FINAL
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
2
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersdeGrom holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handRangersTexas owns a .763 OPS vs LHP, 4th in MLB; Washington ranks 10th vs RHP.
LineupRangersThe confirmed Texas order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against left-handed pitching.
BullpenRangersTexas owns a 4.30 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Washington's 4.94.
Recent formNationalsWashington has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

WSH
Andrew Alvarez LHP
Andrew Alvarez
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.72
48th
WHIP
1.33
108th
K/9
8.28
61st
BB/9
3.96
186th
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.36
10th
OPS/R
–
IP
75.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.12
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TEX
Jacob deGrom RHP
Jacob deGrom
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.95
116th
WHIP
1.17
45th
K/9
10.96
7th
BB/9
2.31
56th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.27
92nd
OPS/R
–
IP
120.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.71
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·deGrom strikes out 2.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Alvarez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.36 vs 1.27 per nine.
·deGrom walks 1.6 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Alvarez has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricAlvarezdeGromNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 23 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Alvarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball32%82.9
Four-seam28%92.3
Slider21%84.2
Sinker14%91.8
Changeup5%86.4
deGrom arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%97.3
Slider35%91.3
Changeup14%89.7
Curveball7%80.7
Sinker3%96.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Nationals vs RHP (Jacob deGrom)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs LHP (Andrew Alvarez)
4th
in MLB
0.763OPS
.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 Jacob deGrom
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs deGrom (BvP)
1Daylen LileLLF63.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.5725.586No MLB historyNo history
3Andrés ChaparroR1B72.88513.880No MLB historyNo history
4José TenaLDH51.6727.6520-for-2Very small sample
5Brady HouseR3B59.71010.586No MLB historyNo history
6Keibert RuizSC60.75910.7501-for-2Very small sample
7Dylan CrewsRRF55.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
8Nasim NuñezS2B32.5351.511No MLB historyNo history
9Andrew PinckneyRLF—.7901.321No MLB historyNo history
1Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188 / .572 · 5 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score3Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263 / .885 · 13 HRvs hand .880 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score4José Tena DH · L.222 / .672 · 7 HRvs hand .652 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score5Brady House 3B · R.247 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score6Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score7Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score8Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score9Andrew Pinckney LF · R.280 / .790 · 1 HRvs hand .321 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Alvarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Alvarez (BvP)
1Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.718No MLB historyNo history
2Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.767No MLB historyNo history
3Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.929No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.8591-for-2Very small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.855No MLB historyNo history
6Justin FoscueR2B67.816111.008No MLB historyNo history
7Danny JansenRC44.6778.586No MLB historyNo history
8Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.822No MLB historyNo history
9Evan CarterLCF43.6039.328No MLB historyNo history
1Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .767 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .929 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .859 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .855 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Justin Foscue 2B · R.271 / .816 · 11 HRvs hand 1.008 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score7Danny Jansen C · R.203 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Cody Freeman 3B · R.247 / .637 · 1 HRvs hand .822 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .328 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseWSHWSH·TEXTEX
AVG.246 10th.242 19th
OPS.744 4th.713 20th
Home runs210 6th183 15th
Runs821 3rd673 25th
OBP.321 8th.317 16th
SLG.423 3rd.396 23rd
PitchingWSHWSH·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.67vs4.32
WSHTEX
WHIP1.39vs1.30
WSHTEX
K/98.0vs8.5
WSHTEX
HR Allowed218vs190
WSHTEX
BullpenWSHWSH·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.94vs4.30
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.44vs1.32
no league rank
Saves42vs43
WSHTEX
ResultsWSHWSH·TEXTEX
+3476th
Run differential
+19425th
77–85 Record80–82
4–6 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Washington Nationals (4–6)
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Texas Rangers (3–7)
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Andrew Alvarez (3.72 ERA, 2–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Jacob deGrom (3.95 ERA, 8–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
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 Rangers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rangers 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Andrew Alvarez is at 63; Jacob deGrom is at 64. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.