Washington Nationals
NL East · 2026
50-50.5008.0 GB
Division
NL East
2026 Outlook
Projected record
82-80.506 · Pythagorean pace
Proj 4th in NL East
| NL rank | 7th of 15 |
| Playoff berth | 3.0 GB of WC |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| HR | James Wood | 28 |
| RBI | CJ Abrams | 70 |
| SB | Nasim Nuñez | 37 |
| AVG | Luis García | .279 |
| OPS | James Wood | .957 |
2026 · by PA
| Player | Pos | G | PA | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood | RF | 100 | 469 | 28 | 66 | 15 | .272 | .401 | .957 |
| Daylen Lile | LF | 98 | 417 | 11 | 48 | 9 | .245 | .297 | .699 |
| CJ Abrams | SS | 96 | 409 | 21 | 70 | 15 | .277 | .352 | .869 |
| Luis García | 1B | 92 | 324 | 20 | 68 | 4 | .279 | .312 | .857 |
| Nasim Nuñez | 2B | 92 | 318 | 1 | 28 | 37 | .246 | .330 | .623 |
| Curtis Mead | 1B | 83 | 309 | 17 | 48 | 6 | .256 | .350 | .861 |
| Jacob Young | CF | 88 | 298 | 8 | 32 | 11 | .225 | .283 | .654 |
| Keibert Ruiz | C | 63 | 216 | 7 | 35 | 2 | .279 | .306 | .777 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 3B | 73 | 214 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .239 | .322 | .654 |
| Dylan Crews | RF | 50 | 204 | 7 | 20 | 6 | .210 | .279 | .634 |
| José Tena | DH | 73 | 191 | 5 | 20 | 3 | .241 | .309 | .717 |
| Brady House | 3B | 44 | 177 | 7 | 25 | 1 | .227 | .282 | .681 |
| Drew Millas | C | 50 | 152 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .185 | .277 | .539 |
| Joey Wiemer | RF | 32 | 83 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .286 | .398 | .912 |
| Andrés Chaparro | 1B | 33 | 75 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .210 | .347 | .750 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| W | Foster Griffin | 11 |
| SV | Gus Varland | 6 |
| SO | Cade Cavalli | 119 |
| IP | Foster Griffin | 117.1 |
| ERA | Foster Griffin | 2.68 |
| WHIP | Foster Griffin | 1.03 |
2026 · by IP
| Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | GS | SV | IP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin | 11 | 2 | 2.68 | 1.03 | 20 | 0 | 117.1 | 111 |
| Cade Cavalli | 6 | 4 | 3.78 | 1.31 | 21 | 0 | 104.2 | 119 |
| Zack Littell | 7 | 7 | 5.34 | 1.35 | 13 | 0 | 96.0 | 61 |
| Miles Mikolas | 3 | 7 | 5.53 | 1.33 | 8 | 0 | 94.1 | 50 |
| Brad Lord | 5 | 2 | 3.88 | 1.22 | 1 | 1 | 58.0 | 52 |
| Jake Irvin | 2 | 4 | 5.23 | 1.35 | 11 | 0 | 51.2 | 58 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 2 | 3 | 4.04 | 1.45 | 6 | 1 | 49.0 | 53 |
| Mitchell Parker | 3 | 3 | 6.58 | 1.49 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 34 |
| PJ Poulin | 3 | 0 | 2.70 | 1.31 | 11 | 3 | 36.2 | 25 |
| Justin Lawrence | 0 | 3 | 7.34 | 1.95 | 0 | 1 | 34.1 | 43 |
| Gus Varland | 1 | 2 | 6.25 | 1.77 | 0 | 6 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Paxton Schultz | 1 | 2 | 5.87 | 1.63 | 1 | 1 | 30.2 | 31 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| OAA | Jacob Young | +12 |
| FLD% | Drew Millas | .997 |
| RF/9 | Keibert Ruiz | 8.83 |
| DP | Nasim Nuñez | 53 |
2026 · by Inn · OAA 2016+
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% | RF/9 | OAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Abrams | SS | 93 | 813.2 | 134 | 220 | 15 | 45 | .959 | 3.92 | -11 |
| Daylen Lile | LF | 82 | 720.2 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 2.00 | +3 |
| Jacob Young | CF | 85 | 676.2 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .991 | 2.85 | +12 |
| Nasim Nuñez | 2B | 82 | 654.2 | 133 | 226 | 9 | 53 | .976 | 4.94 | +1 |
| James Wood | RF | 70 | 573.0 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .970 | 2.06 | -5 |
| Luis García | 1B | 81 | 563.0 | 477 | 59 | 4 | 50 | .993 | 8.57 | +1 |
| Keibert Ruiz | C | 63 | 515.0 | 478 | 27 | 5 | 5 | .990 | 8.83 | — |
| Drew Millas | C | 50 | 363.2 | 308 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .997 | 7.82 | — |
| Curtis Mead | 3B | 44 | 345.2 | 23 | 74 | 2 | 4 | .980 | 2.53 | -8 |
| Brady House | 3B | 37 | 299.0 | 25 | 51 | 8 | 2 | .905 | 2.29 | -5 |
| Jorbit Vivas | 3B | 35 | 241.1 | 13 | 39 | 4 | 5 | .929 | 1.94 | +3 |
| Dylan Crews | RF | 31 | 213.2 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 2.19 | +3 |
| Andrés Chaparro | 1B | 28 | 132.2 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 7.67 | — |
| Foster Griffin | P | 20 | 117.1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.92 | — |
| Cade Cavalli | P | 21 | 104.2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .875 | 1.81 | — |
2026 · vs league
xwOBA
.33297
AVG
.25177
SLG
.437100
Barrel%
9.5%90
Hard%
40.5%67
EV
89.367
BB%
9.0%57
K%
21.5%63
Speed
27.793
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Scoring Trend
rolling 12-game R/G
5.45
R/G
5.30
RA/G
+0.15
Diff
Runs scoredRuns allowed100 games
Run Profile
Pythagorean
| Runs / G | 5.45 |
| Runs allowed / G | 5.30 |
| Run diff / G | +0.15 |
| Expected record | 51-49 |
| Expected win % | .513 |
| Actual vs Pythag | -1 |
Situational Splits
record · run diff
| Split | W-L | RF | RA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20-31 | 272 | 309 | -37 |
| Away | 30-19 | 273 | 221 | +52 |
| vs Division | 10-17 | 136 | 150 | -14 |
| 1-run games | 13-12 | 117 | 116 | +1 |
| Last 10 | 4-6 | 65 | 65 | 0 |
Roster Profile
42 players · 16 pos / 26 P
Average age27.2
Age distribution
U25 525-29 2930-33 734+ 1
Bats
Left 15Right 24Switch 3
Throws
Left 9Right 33
Recent Form
last 12 · 5-7
WinLossStreak W1
Injured List
9 on IL
| Player | Pos | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Millas | C | 10-Day IL | Milias went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox. |
| Brad Lord | P | 15-Day IL | The Nationals placed Lord on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left side tightness. |
| Richard Lovelady | P | 15-Day IL· triceps | Lovelady (triceps) began a throwing program shortly after landing on the injured list June 29 and had thrown off flat ground out to 60 feet as recently as July 3, MLB.com reports. |
| DJ Herz | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | Herz (elbow) was diagnosed Monday with a left flexor strain, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports. |
| Jake Irvin | P | 60-Day IL· shoulder | The Nationals transferred Irvin (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list July 10. |
| Josiah Gray | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | Gray (elbow) has resumed a throwing program, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports. |
| Ken Waldichuk | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | Waldichuk (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery and an internal brace procedure April 21 and is hopeful to return to game action at some point early in the 2027 season, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. |
| Mitchell Parker | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | The Nationals transferred Parker (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday. |
| Trevor Williams | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | Williams (elbow) struck out five and allowed one unearned run on one hit and one walk across two innings Tuesday in a rehab start in the rookie-level Florida Complex League. |
WSH News
20 items
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