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Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — August 20, 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 20, 4:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 4, 4:04 AM ET

Washington Nationals

77–85 · 4th NL East

Official

StarterJacob deGrom

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.731 vs RHP

Texas Rangers

80–82 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterAndrew Alvarez

HandLHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.763 vs LHP

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jacob deGrom

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Daylen LileLLF63.246.296.72522655.778No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Daylen Lile LF · L.246/.296/.725·22 HRvs hand.778 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score

2Abimelec OrtizL1B37.188.228.5725136.586110 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188/.228/.572·5 HRvs hand.586 · 110 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score

3Andrés ChaparroR1B72.263.360.88513228.880No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263/.360/.885·13 HRvs hand.880 · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score

4José TenaLDH51.222.302.6727288.6520-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

4José Tena DH · L.222/.302/.672·7 HRvs hand.652 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small51H-Score

5Brady HouseR3B59.247.313.71010355.586No MLB historyNo MLB history

5Brady House 3B · R.247/.313/.710·10 HRvs hand.586 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score

6Keibert RuizSC60.280.316.75910354.750239 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

6Keibert Ruiz C · S.280/.316/.759·10 HRvs hand.750 · 239 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score

7Dylan CrewsRRF55.223.289.66313443.600272 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.289/.663·13 HRvs hand.600 · 272 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score

8Nasim NuñezS2B32.209.291.5351493.511328 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

8Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209/.291/.535·1 HRvs hand.511 · 328 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score

9Andrew PinckneyRLF—.280.310.790129.32113 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Andrew Pinckney LF · R.280/.310/.790·1 HRvs hand.321 · 13 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Andrew Alvarez

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Wyatt LangfordRLF65.238.333.75417471.718No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.718 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score

2Corey SeagerLSS70.227.312.73620436.767No MLB historyNo MLB history

2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.767 · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score

3Jake BurgerR1B68.228.302.72328620.929No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.929 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF69.260.324.72914655.8591-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.859 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score

5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.260.320.73917597.855No MLB historyNo MLB history

5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.855 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score

6Justin FoscueR2B67.271.332.816112471.008No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Justin Foscue 2B · R.271/.332/.816·11 HRvs hand1.008 · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score

7Danny JansenRC44.203.296.6778227.586No MLB historyNo MLB history

7Danny Jansen C · R.203/.296/.677·8 HRvs hand.586 · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score

8Cody FreemanR3B—.247.319.637197.822No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Cody Freeman 3B · R.247/.319/.637·1 HRvs hand.822 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

9Evan CarterLCF43.194.288.6039455.328No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.328 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score