| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 11-13 | 4-7 | 7-7 |
| Game 2 | 16-8 | 7-4 | 10-4 |
| Game 3 | 11-13 | 8-9 | 3-5 |
| Game 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 16-8 | 10-4 | 6-4 |
| Game 2 | 11-13 | 9-7 | 2-6 |
| Game 3 | 14-9 | 8-3 | 6-6 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
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5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Pitcher
M. Mikolas
(L)
Tampa Bay Pitcher
G. Jax
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+130 | 8.5o | +1.5 |
|
|
-154 | 8.5u (1.5) | -1.5 (1.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .273 |
| L. Garcia Jr. | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| C. Mead | PH -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| J. Tena | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 |
| D. Crews | PH -DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .186 |
| C. Abrams | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| K. Ruiz | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| D. Lile | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| N. Nunez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| J. Vivas | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| J. Young | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Diaz | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| J. Aranda | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| J. DeLuca | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| J. Caminero | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| C. Mullins | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .199 |
| C. Simpson | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| R. Palacios | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .236 |
| T. Walls | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| H. Feduccia | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Poulin | 2 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 |
| M. Mikolas (L 2-6) | 6 .0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.47 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Jax (W 2-5) | 5 .0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.67 |
| S. Matz (H 1) | 1 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.65 |
| K. Kelly (H 15) | 0 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 |
| G. Cleavinger (H 11) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| B. Baker (S 19) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.84 |
Location Tropicana Field
Temperature 86° Temperature
Attendance 17,134 attendance
Home Will Little
1st Ryan Additon
2nd Ryan Wills
3rd Lance Barksdale
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | WAS Starter (IP) | TB Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, '25 | WAS |
|
TB -142 | o8.0 | B. Lord (3.0) | I. Seymour (5.0) |
| Aug 30, '25 | WAS |
|
TB -158 | u8.5 | J. Irvin (6.0) | R. Pepiot (5.0) |
| Aug 29, '25 | WAS |
|
TB -142 | u9.0 | M. Parker (6.1) | A. Houser (4.0) |
| Jun 30, '24 | TB |
|
TB -188 | u8.0 | P. Corbin (6.0) | T. Bradley (5.2) |
| Jun 29, '24 | TB |
|
WAS +126 | o7.5 | J. Irvin (6.0) | A. Civale (5.2) |
| Jun 28, '24 | TB |
|
TB -180 | u7.5 | M. Parker (5.0) | Z. Eflin (6.0) |
| Mar 26, '24 | WAS |
|
-- | -- | - | - |
| Apr 05, '23 | WAS |
|
TB -247 | o8.0 | P. Corbin (6.0) | S. McClanahan (6.0) |
| Apr 04, '23 | WAS |
|
TB -174 | o9.0 | C. Kuhl (5.0) | J. Fleming (3.0) |
| Apr 03, '23 | WAS |
|
TB -165 | P8.0 | T. Williams (5.0) | D. Rasmussen (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Aug 31, 2025 ) Tampa Bay 7, Washington 4
The Washington Nationals arrive in Florida in their best standings position in seven seasons, and the club is hoping for positive chaos in its three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays starting Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tuesday's victory over the Kansas City Royals put the National League East team four games above .500 for the first time since 2019 -- the season it sent the Washington area into a frenzy by winning the World Series over the Houston Astros in seven games.
All this winning has left first-year manager Blake Butera's squad tied for the last of six NL playoff spots, though there's more than half a season left to play.
Second baseman Nasim Nunez has fortified Washington with his speed and dazzling glovework.
A second-round pick by the Miami Marlins in 2019, Nunez went 2-for-2 with a pair of triples, three runs, one RBI and a stolen base on Tuesday against the visiting Royals.
"He's special," said shortstop Curtis Mead after the series-clinching 6-4 win. "He just creates chaos out there on the bases, and he's really the guy that you want the ball hit to out on defense. It feels like every time it goes near him, he does something crazy."
A testimony to his havoc on the basepaths is his 26-for-29 success rate in swiping bags.
"My best big-league performance, in my opinion," the 25-year-old Nunez said. "It was pretty cool. I showed off all my tools, and then we came out with a win -- and even bigger, a series win at home."
Washington will send out Cade Cavalli (4-4, 3.98 ERA) for his 16th start of the year and first career outing against the Rays. The right-hander has won three of his past five decisions dating back to May 16.
After a terrible West Coast swing in which they went 1-5, the Rays return for a 10-game homestand owning a four-game winning streak over Washington and beating the visitors in eight of the past nine meetings since April 2023.
Manager Kevin Cash's group held the best record in the American League and a small lead over the New York Yankees in the East Division last month.
However, the team ended its trip by being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers -- all one-run setbacks.
It marked the third time in the past seven series the club was winless in a three-game set, also suffering the same fate against the Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers.
Worse yet, the Rays sent out their top three starting arms -- Nick Martinez, Drew Rasmussen and Shane McClanahan -- against the two-time defending World Series champions, but no victory was found.
The Rays are 7-15 since May 24, sending them sliding in the standings but still good enough to keep them in the AL East runner-up spot and six games ahead of the third-place Toronto Blue Jays because of the cushion they had built.
Now a starter, Griffin Jax (1-5, 3.68) has been battling a blister issue as he pitches deeper into games.
"As I've been adding pitches, just throwing more of the pitches I typically threw instead of 15 ... (now) 60 or 70, it's just adding a little bit more of that friction and just causing some irritation," the righty said.
Jax is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in five relief appearances against Washington.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Ford | C | Day To Day - Hand( Sep 11, '26) | Sep 11, '26 | |
| Ford not in the starting lineup for Saturday’s (Sep. 12) game against the Angels due to pain in his left hand/wrist. | ||||
| M. Waldron | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Chest( Sep 07, '26) | Sep 07, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed Matt Waldron (SP) on the 15-day injured list with chest inflammation. | ||||
| O. Ribalta | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Sep 06, '26) | Sep 06, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed Orlando Ribalta (RP) on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm inflammation. | ||||
| C. Early | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Aug 21, '26) | Aug 21, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| P. Poulin | RP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( Aug 01, '26) | Aug 01, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP PJ Poulin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left flexor strain. | ||||
| D. Millas | C | Sixty Day IL - Finger( Jul 14, '26) | Jul 14, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred C Drew Millas to the 60-day injured list with a left index finger fracture. | ||||
| M. Parker | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Mitchell Parker to the 60-day injured list from the 15-day injured list with elbow injury. | ||||
| K. Waldichuk | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 15, '26) | Apr 15, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Ken Waldichuk from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness. | ||||
| J. Gray | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 22, '26) | Mar 22, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed RHP Josiah Gray on the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| D. Herz | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 10, '26) | Feb 10, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed LHP DJ Herz on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Walls | SS | Ten Day IL - Hip( Sep 07, '26) | Sep 07, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed Taylor Walls (SS) on the 10-day injured list with a right hip flexor strain. | ||||
| G. Cleavinger | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Sep 04, '26) | Sep 04, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed Garrett Cleavinger (RP) on the 15-day injured list due to left forearm tightness. | ||||
| M. Rodriguez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Back( Sep 03, '26) | Sep 03, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed Manuel Rodríguez (RP) on the 15-day injured list with a low back strain. | ||||
| S. McClanahan | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Sep 03, '26) | Sep 03, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed SP Shane McClanahan on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness. | ||||
| B. Williamson | 2B | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Aug 06, '26) | Aug 06, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays placed INF Ben Williamson on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. | ||||
| J. Fraley | RF | Sixty Day IL - Groin( Aug 01, '26) | Aug 01, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays transferred OF Jake Fraley from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a hernia. | ||||
| J. Heasley | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 07, '26) | Jun 07, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays transferred RHP Jonathan Heasley from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow stress reaction. | ||||
| G. Lux | LF | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 26, '26) | May 26, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays transferred OF Gavin Lux from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| R. Pepiot | SP | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Apr 30, '26) | Apr 30, '26 | |
| Pepiot will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. | ||||
| E. Uceta | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 23, '26) | Apr 23, '26 | |
| The Tampa Bay Rays transferred RHP Edwin Uceta to the 60-day injured list with right shoulder impingement. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 29
Home Team W/L 12-17
Home Avg. Margin -0.34
Home Money Total -712
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Little | 29 | 12-17 | 9.17 | 292.24 | 185.69 | 106.55 | 63.5 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 2.53 | 2.38 | 14-15 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 9.17 |
| Starters Runs | 4.55 |
| BullPens Runs | 4.62 |
| Pitches | 292.2 |
| Strikes | 185.7 |
| Balls | 106.6 |
| Strike% | 63.54 % |
| SO | 17.0 |
| Walks | 6.7 |
| SO/Walks | 2.53 |
| HR | 2.4 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 4 - 5 | 100 to 110 | 1 - 0 |
| -121 to -140 | 3 - 5 | 111 to 130 | 1 - 1 |
| -141 to -160 | 2 - 1 | 131 to 150 | 0 - 1 |
| -161 to -180 | 1 - 2 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 0 - 2 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 2 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | DET 4 - MIN 6 | L -174 | O 9.5 | Mike Paredes (R) | Framber Valdez (L) |
| May 29, 2026 | NYM 9 - MIA 7 | W -112 | O 7.5 | Max Meyer (R) | Freddy Peralta (R) |
| May 24, 2026 | BOS 5 - MIN 6 | L -174 | O 7.0 | Bailey Ober (R) | Sonny Gray (R) |
| May 19, 2026 | PHI 1 - CIN 4 | L -142 | U 8.5 | Connor Burns (R) | Jesus Luzardo (L) |
| May 15, 2026 | STL 5 - KC 4 | W -108 | O 8.5 | Michael Wacha (R) | Dustin May (R) |
| May 10, 2026 | AZ 5 - NYM 1 | W -116 | U 8.5 | Huascar Brazoban (R) | Eduardo Rodriguez (L) |
| May 5, 2026 | SEA 2 - ATL 3 | L -136 | U 8.0 | Bryce Elder (R) | George Kirby (R) |
| Apr 29, 2026 | ATL 4 - DET 3 | W +120 | U 8.5 | Tarik Skubal (L) | JR Ritchie (R) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | CHW 5 - WAS 4 | W -124 | U 9.5 | PJ Poulin (L) | Bryan Hudson (L) |
| Apr 20, 2026 | BOS 8 - DET 6 | W -136 | O 8.5 | Jack Flaherty (R) | Sonny Gray (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | CHW 5 - WAS 4 | W -124 | U 9.5 | PJ Poulin (L) | Bryan Hudson (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | ATL 5 - TB 3 | W -158 | O 7.5 | Nick Martinez (R) | Spencer Strider (R) |
| Feb 25, 2026 | BAL 4 - TB 3 | W -196 | U 8.5 | - | Trevor Rogers (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | CHW 5 - WAS 4 | W -124 | U 9.5 | PJ Poulin (L) | Bryan Hudson (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 14, '26
WAS 10 - SEA 1
|
W +114 | o10.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0.5 |
|
May 27, '26
CLE 3 - WAS 2
|
L +152 | u7.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
|
May 25, '26
CLE 2 - WAS 10
|
W +152 | o8.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 14.5 | 3.0 |
|
May 03, '26
WAS 3 - MIL 2
|
W +122 | u7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
|
Apr 24, '26
CHW 5 - WAS 4
|
L +106 | u9.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16.8 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 24.2 | 15.5 | 0.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Poulin has not played against TB Rays. | ||||||||||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 13, '26
LAA 8 - TB 0
|
L -126 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
|
Jun 07, '26
MIA 4 - TB 1
|
L -110 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 12.4 | 4.0 |
|
Jun 01, '26
TB 9 - DET 10
|
L -158 | o8.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 18.0 | 0.5 |
|
May 26, '26
BAL 6 - TB 1
|
L -112 | u8.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 1.0 |
|
May 19, '26
TB 4 - BAL 1
|
W -108 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 12.4 | 4.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 59.4 | 14.9 | 3.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax has not played against WAS Nationals. | ||||||||||||
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.66 | .256 | .330 | 1.37 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 7.7 |
|
|
3.96 | .238 | .300 | 1.22 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 7.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.29 | 4.61 | .257 | .330 | 1.35 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
|
|
3.67 | 3.38 | .233 | .287 | 1.14 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.16 | 4.71 | .254 | .330 | 1.39 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
|
|
5.31 | 4.67 | .245 | .315 | 1.31 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 |