| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 8-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 |
| Game 2 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 2-5 |
| Game 3 | 7-7 | 2-3 | 5-4 |
| Game 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 7-8 | 2-6 | 5-2 |
| Game 2 | 8-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 |
| Game 3 | 7-7 | 4-3 | 3-4 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Pitcher
A. Nunez
(W)
Washington Pitcher
R. Lovelady
(L)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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-120 | 10o | -1.5 (2.5) |
|
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+102 | 10u | +1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Ward | DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .262 |
| G. Henderson | SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| P. Alonso | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .215 |
| T. O'Neill | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .178 |
| S. Basallo | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 |
| L. Taveras | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| C. Mayo | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .185 |
| B. Alexander | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| C. Cowser | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .173 |
| J. Jackson | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 17 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .242 |
| L. Garcia Jr. | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .273 |
| B. House | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .225 |
| C. Abrams | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .298 |
| D. Lile | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .272 |
| J. Young | CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| J. Vivas | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| J. Wiemer | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| J. Tena | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| K. Ruiz | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| N. Nunez | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .191 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Young | 3 .2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.25 |
| A. Nunez (W 2-0) | 1 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.80 |
| T. Wells | 2 .0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Y. Cano (H 3) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.06 |
| R. Garcia | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.45 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lovelady (L 1-1) | 1 .1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.19 |
| M. Mikolas | 5 .2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6.91 |
| B. Lord | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.10 |
| P. Schultz | 1 .0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.55 |
Location Nationals Park
Temperature 87° Temperature
Attendance 26,715 attendance
Home Brennan Miller
1st Ben May
2nd John Tumpane
3rd Chris Conroy
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | BAL Starter (IP) | WAS Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, '26 | WAS |
|
WAS -108 | o10.0 | C. Bassitt (5.0) | C. Cavalli (6.1) |
| May 15, '26 | WAS |
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WAS +118 | u9.5 | S. Baz (7.0) | Z. Littell (5.0) |
| May 18, '25 | BAL |
|
WAS +158 | o9.5 | Z. Eflin (5.1) | M. Soroka (5.2) |
| May 17, '25 | BAL |
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WAS +126 | o10.5 | K. Gibson (0.2) | J. Irvin (6.1) |
| May 16, '25 | BAL |
|
WAS +102 | u8.5 | C. Povich (5.2) | M. Gore (3.2) |
| Apr 24, '25 | WAS |
|
BAL +102 | u8.5 | C. Povich (6.2) | M. Gore (6.0) |
| Apr 23, '25 | WAS |
|
WAS +120 | u9.5 | T. Sugano (7.0) | T. Williams (5.0) |
| Apr 22, '25 | WAS |
|
WAS +116 | u9.0 | D. Kremer (5.1) | T. Bibee (6.0) |
| Apr 22, '25 | WAS |
|
WAS +116 | u9.0 | D. Kremer (5.1) | M. Parker (8.0) |
| Apr 22, '25 | WAS |
|
WAS +116 | u9.0 | W. Warren (5.0) | M. Parker (8.0) |
Last Meeting ( May 16, 2026 ) Baltimore 3, Washington 13
The Washington Nationals will go for their first home series sweep of the season when they host the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
The Nationals pulled away late for a 13-3 win on Saturday, allowing them to reach .500 (23-23) for the first time since May 2024. Washington had lost 15 straight games when a win would have improved its record to the .500 mark.
This is the latest Washington has been at .500 since July 2, 2021.
"Obviously, we want our record to be even better than .500," manager Blake Butera said. "It's a cool accomplishment to get to .500 at this point in the season, playing the type of schedule we've played to this point. Hopefully, we can build off this."
The Nationals have managed just an 8-13 home record while going 15-10 on the road.
Baltimore, meanwhile, has lost three of four. Scoring has been a problem of late as the Orioles have scored three runs or fewer in eight of their past nine games.
"We're trying to win every game like we talk about," manager Craig Albernaz said. "Every time we show up we're trying to win so the urgency is the same. I think it's us coming in tomorrow, be ready to win."
The Orioles send Brandon Young (3-1, 4.15 ERA) to the mound Sunday opposite fellow right-hander Miles Mikolas (1-3, 7.00).
Baltimore is 4-1 in Young's starts. Last time out, he gave up two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings of a no-decision against the Yankees. He struck out five and walked three.
"BY's command was not his best, he knows that but he did a great job of just keeping us in it," Albernaz said.
Young, who has never faced the Nationals, has fashioned a 2.45 road ERA this season, compared to 5.40 at Camden Yards.
Mikolas has managed to shave over four runs off his ERA with improved performances over his past five appearances. Last time out, he started and went 3 1/3 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits as the Washington defeated host Cincinnati.
Mikolas is 1-0 with a 4.41 ERA in three career starts against the Orioles.
The Nationals saw a 4-0 lead shrink to 4-3 in the seventh inning Saturday before erupting for seven runs in their half of the inning.
"They cut to a 4-3 game there in the seventh, and to answer with a seven spot and get the momentum right back in our hands is just tremendous," Butera said.
Keibert Ruiz had three hits including a homer and drove in five runs, and Jacob Young and Brady House each had two hits including a homer.
Ruiz has hit safely in four of his last five games, batting .381 (8-for-21) with four doubles, three homers, seven runs and 11 RBIs.
House entered the game in the seventh inning and became the fifth player in Nationals history to record two or more extra-base hits off the bench.
CJ Abrams finished 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.
Samuel Basallo and Tyler O'Neill hit back-to-back homers for Baltimore. Basallo extended his hitting streak to nine games, raising his batting average from .234 to .278 during that time.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Mountcastle | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Jul 30, '26) | Jul 30, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles said on Friday (Jul. 31) that INF Ryan Mountcastle pulled an oblique earlier this week and will now miss a couple more months. | ||||
| S. Basallo | C | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Jul 21, '26) | Jul 21, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles placed C Samuel Basallo on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| B. Alexander | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jul 15, '26) | Jul 15, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles placed INF Blaze Alexander on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| K. Akin | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 12, '26) | Jul 12, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles transferred LHP Keegan Akin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to left elbow discomfort. | ||||
| R. Helsley | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 02, '26) | Jul 02, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles transferred RHP Ryan Helsley to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Bassitt | SP | Sixty Day IL - Back( Jun 16, '26) | Jun 16, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles transferred RHP Chris Bassitt from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to low back discomfort. | ||||
| Z. Eflin | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 06, '26) | Apr 06, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles transferred RHP Zach Eflin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. | ||||
| J. Westburg | 3B | Sixty Day IL - UCL( Mar 31, '26) | Mar 31, '26 | |
| Westburg will miss the remainder of the 2026 season according to Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner. | ||||
| F. Bautista | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 19, '26) | Feb 19, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles placed RHP Félix Bautista on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Selby | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 13, '26) | Feb 13, '26 | |
| The Baltimore Orioles placed RHP Colin Selby on the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wood | RF | Ten Day IL - Oblique( Aug 03, '26) | Aug 03, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed OF James Wood on the 10-day injured list due to a oblique strain. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| C. Early | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jul 24, '26) | Jul 24, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed LHP Connelly Early on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| D. Millas | C | Ten Day IL - Finger( Jul 14, '26) | Jul 14, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals placed C Drew Millas on the 10-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. | ||||
| R. Lovelady | RP | Sixty Day IL - Triceps( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Washington Nationals transferred LHP Richard Lovelady to the 60-day injured list with a triceps strain. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 11, '26
BAL 3 - NYY 2
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W +128 | u9.0 | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 18.2 | 0.5 |
|
May 06, '26
MIA 4 - BAL 7
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W +110 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 15.5 | 1.3 |
|
Apr 30, '26
BAL 5 - HOU 11
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L -142 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 20.5 | 1.0 |
|
Apr 24, '26
BAL 10 - BOS 3
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W -124 | o8.5 | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 16.4 | 1.5 |
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Apr 06, '26
CHW 1 - BAL 2
|
W -142 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 13.2 | 2.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 86.2 | 16.8 | 1.3 |
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Young has not played against WAS Nationals. | ||||||||||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 09, '26
MIA 8 - WAS 7
|
L +138 | o8.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
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Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Lovelady has not played against BAL Orioles. | ||||||||||||
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.80 | .263 | .337 | 1.43 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 8.2 |
|
|
4.92 | .256 | .335 | 1.41 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 7.8 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.64 | 5.06 | .279 | .353 | 1.51 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
|
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6.14 | 5.12 | .261 | .339 | 1.42 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5.23 | 4.46 | .241 | .316 | 1.32 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
|
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5.25 | 4.74 | .251 | .330 | 1.41 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.6 |