at Athletics
Jul 19 · Scheduled
Pitching matchup: Zack Littell - 7-6, 4.90 ERA · J.T. Ginn - 7-6, 3.67 ERA
41-56 · 4th in AL West
MLB team
Washington Nationals
Washington · National League · NL East
Current standings, schedule, team quality, and the stories shaping the season.
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 49-49
- Division position
- 4th in NL East
- Wild Card
- 3.0 GB from final WC
- Run differential
- +26
No. 9 MLB
Standing
4th in NL East
Division: 8.0 GB · Wild Card: 3.0 GB from final WC
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Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
at Athletics
Jul 18 · Final
WP: Cavalli · LP: Jump
Notable: Cavalli: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 HR · W
vs New York Yankees
Jul 12 · Final
WP: Yarbrough · LP: Alvarez · SV: Blackburn
Notable: Cavalli: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K · ND
vs New York Yankees
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Headrick · LP: Beeter · SV: Bednar
Notable: Poulin: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K · ND
vs New York Yankees
Jul 10 · Final
WP: Bednar · LP: Krook
Notable: Palmquist: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR · ND
vs Houston Astros
Jul 8 · Final
WP: Griffin · LP: Arrighetti
Notable: Griffin: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K · W
Upcoming games
at Athletics
Jul 19 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Foster Griffin vs Jacob Lopez
41-56 · 4th in AL West
Analytics
How this team has performed
Reliable team context, rankings, strengths, and weaknesses using the data available for MLB.
Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 49-49
- Run differential
- +26
- Runs/game
- 5.5
- Runs allowed/game
- 5.2
- Expected record
- 51-47
- Actual vs expected
- -2.4 wins
No. 15 MLB
No. 9 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 28 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 5.5
- OPS
- .767
- OBP
- .327
- SLG
- .440
- AVG
- .252
- Home runs
- 142
- BB%
- 8.9%
- K%
- 21.4%
- Hits/game
- 8.7
No. 1 MLB
No. 3 MLB
No. 7 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 8 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 15 MLB
No. 12 MLB
No. 4 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 5.2
- ERA
- 4.74
- WHIP
- 1.39
- Strikeouts
- 783
- Walks
- 341
- K/9
- 8.0
- BB/9
- 3.5
- HR allowed
- 139
- Opp AVG
- .260
- Opp OPS
- .764
No. 28 MLB
No. 26 MLB
No. 24 MLB
No. 21 MLB
No. 17 MLB
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No. 27 MLB
Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 75
- Fielding %
- .979
- Double plays
- 80
No. 30 MLB
No. 30 MLB
No. 8 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
Sources
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