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Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals

Founded 1969
Owner Mark Lerner / Lerner family
Ballpark Nationals Park
World Series titles 1
67–78
Record
.462
PCT
4th NL East
Division
19.0
GB
47
T-Score
L4
Streak
5–5
Last 10
+234
Run diff
Next game
at Padres
Today 5:10 PM ET · Irvin vs Pivetta
Matchup preview →
Standings updated Sep 7, 4:00 AM ETTeam stats updated Sep 7, 4:10 AM ETInjuries updated Sep 7, 4:10 AM ET
Team snapshot
·Nationals sit 4th in the NL East at 67–78, 19.0 GB.
·Nationals are 5–5 over their last 10 with a +3 run differential.
·The offense ranks 3rd in MLB with a .754 OPS.
·The rotation owns a 4.29 ERA.
·Next: 3 games at Padres.
Where the season stands

Washington is in a tough spot heading into a three-game set at San Diego. The Nationals have dropped three straight, scoring eight runs while allowing 20 in losses to Atlanta and Los Angeles, including 5-6 and 3-5 defeats to the Dodgers. At 67-77, they sit fourth in the NL East, 18 games back, and they’ve been eliminated from playoff contention while standing 9.5 games outside the Wild Card field.

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T-Score breakdown

47T-ScoreBELOW AVG
18th of 30 teams
OffenseELITE
RotationWEAK
ResultsBELOW AVG
BullpenPOOR
Team PitchingPOOR

Next five games

DateOpponentSiteProbable startersTime
Sep 7SDPadresAwayIrvin vs Pivetta5:10 PM ET
Sep 8SDPadresAwayTBD vs TBD9:40 PM ET
Sep 9SDPadresAwayTBD vs TBD4:10 PM ET
Sep 11LAAAngelsHomeTBD vs TBD6:45 PM ET
Sep 12LAAAngelsHomeTBD vs TBD4:05 PM ET

Last five games

DateOpponentSiteResultScore
Sep 6LADDodgersAwayL5–7
Sep 5LADDodgersAwayL5–6
Sep 4LADDodgersAwayL3–5
Sep 2ATLBravesHomeL0–9
Sep 1ATLBravesHomeW9–5

Starting rotation

PitcherP-ScoreERAL5 ERAWHIPNext startStatus
Jake Irvin R445.576.081.40Today at SDActive
Cade Cavalli R823.121.201.18Not announcedActive
Andrew Alvarez L673.603.161.32Not announcedActive
Miles Mikolas R285.828.361.38Not announcedActive
PJ Poulin L412.701.351.31Not announcedIL
Carson Palmquist L417.7114.731.78Not announcedActive
Jackson Kent L445.555.551.68Not announcedActive
Richard Lovelady L323.862.451.81Not announcedIL
Brad Lord R643.622.311.22Not announcedActive

Bullpen

Bullpen ERA
5.9030th
WHIP
1.5628th
Saves
3421st
Last-10 ERA
8.00
K/9
8.719th
IP last 7 days
22.216th most
Top relieversERAWHIPSVLast 3 days
Clayton Beeter4.501.41—0.2
Orlando Ribalta3.771.21——
Matt Waldron6.541.59——
Mitchell Parker6.581.49——
Will Dion3.891.17—2.0

Offense

HitterH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPvs RHPLast 14
Daylen Lile LF68.75120.623.797▲ 1.200
CJ Abrams SS78.84230.710.904▼ .449
James Wood RF88.92830.843.975▼ .765
Nasim Nuñez 2B34.5341.590.511▼ .177
Jacob Young CF58.71610.855.646▼ .641
Dylan Crews RF53.64910.814.575▼ .571
Jorbit Vivas 3B45.6553.551.671▼ .592
Injured list
Drew MillasWashington Nationals transferred C Drew Millas from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left index finger fracture.Sep 160-day IL
Connelly EarlyWashington Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left elbow inflammation.Aug 2260-day IL
PJ PoulinWashington Nationals transferred LHP PJ Poulin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left flexor strain.Aug 260-day IL
Richard LoveladyWashington Nationals transferred LHP Richard Lovelady from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left triceps strain.Jul 1960-day IL
Return dates appear only when a club has stated one publicly.

Home, road and handedness

Home / road
Home record33–40
Road record34–38
Home run diff-18
Road run diff+27
Offense by site
Home OPS.766 11th
Road OPS.703 21st
Home − road+.063
Offense by hand
OPS vs LHP.785 2nd
OPS vs RHP.742 7th

Last 10 games

W 7-1
COL
W 9-2
MIA
W 5-4
MIA
L 2-6
MIA
W 6-3
MIA
W 9-5
ATL
L 0-9
ATL
L 3-5
LAD
L 5-6
LAD
L 5-7
LAD
Record: 5–5Run differential: +3Runs/game: 5.1Runs allowed/game: 4.8
Full season statistics
Team batting
AVG.249 7th
OBP.325 7th
SLG.429 2nd
OPS.754 3rd
Runs748 2nd
Home runs194 2nd
Team pitching
ERA4.72 28th
WHIP1.39 27th
Rotation ERA4.29
Bullpen ERA5.90
K/97.9 25th
Quality starts20 29th
Saves34 21st

Frequently asked

What is the Nationals record in 2026?+
67–78 (.462), 4th NL East.
Where do they rank in the division?+
4th in the NL East, 19.0 back.
Who is their next opponent?+
The Padres, on the road at 5:10 PM ET.
Who are the probable starters in the next series?+
Irvin vs Pivetta (Sep 7).
What is the team's T-Score?+
47 out of 100, 18th of 30 teams.
Where do the Nationals play?+
Nationals Park.
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