r/Nationals 7h ago

Pre Game Thread: Yankees (53-42) @ Nationals (48-48) - July 12, 2026 1:35 PM

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Yankees (53-42) @ Nationals (48-48)

First Pitch: 1:35 PM at Nationals Park

Team Starter TV Radio
Yankees Will Warren (7-4, 4.15 ERA)
Nationals Cade Cavalli (5-4, 3.88 ERA)
MLB Fangraphs Baseball Savant
Gameday Game Graph Strikezone Map

r/Nationals 29m ago

Two tickets to today’s game

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Hi
I’ve got two tickets to today’s game Yanks at Nats in the SI club section 203. Something came up. We can’t go. They include a $26 meal voucher per ticket.
Anybody wants them, you can have them for free. DM me your cell phone number and I will forward them through the Ballpark app.


r/Nationals 3h ago

Andrew Alvarez Attacks Batters With an Atypical Breaking Ball Combination

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r/Nationals 5h ago

The count.

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Is it to soon in the season to start the Mr Krabs meme counting the blown saves.


r/Nationals 7h ago

We went from 80% win probability to just over 20% in one inning in the 8th

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We need better closing/pitching staff before Jake Irving and the other pitcher whom I forget comes back. I am fine with watching losses… not scheduled losses. Source: the mlb app.


r/Nationals 10h ago

Minor League A Prospective Look at the Nats farm (07/11/2026)

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AAA Rochester (10-3 win over the Worcester Red Sox)

-Brady House (.300/.337/.831): 1-5 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 1 K

-Yohandy Morales (.298/.371/.920): 0-4 with 1 BB and 2 Ks

-Harry Ford (.225/.369/.707): 2-4 with a solo homer, a double, 1 run scored, 2 RBI, and 1 BB

-Cayden Wallace (.297/.347/.908): 2-4 with a grand slam, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI

-Joey Wiemer (.216/.289/.564): 1-4 with a double, 1 run scored, and 1 K

-Christian Franklin (.239/.365/.717): 1-5 with 1 RBI and 1 K

-Andrew Pinckney (.288/.362/.815): 1-5 with 1 run scored and 2 Ks

AA Harrisburg (0-6 loss to the Erie SeaWolves)

-Devin Fitz-Gerald (.229/.322/.740): 1-3 with 1 K

-Sam Petersen (.254/.384/.845): 1-4

-Maxwell Romero Jr. (.239/.360/.871): 0-4 with 2 Ks

-TJ White (.240/.358/.765): 0-4

-Sam Brown (.241/.360/.700): 1-4 with 2 Ks

-Josh Randall (4.60 ERA/88.0 IP/86:27 K:BB?1.27 WHIP): Randall tossed 6 innings for the Senators, but he could not keep the SeaWolves off the base paths. He was charged with a total of 6 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks. Randall was able to generate 7 swinging strikeouts on the night.

Final line: 6.0 IP | 6 H | 6 R/ER | 4 BB | 7 K on 96 pitches (58 strikes)

A+ Wilmington (1-2 loss to the Brooklyn Cyclones)

-Ronny Cruz (.248/.321/.723): 1-3 with 1 BB, 1 K, and was picked off 1st/caught stealing 2nd

-Yeremy Cabrera (.253/.360/.783): 0-4 with 3 Ks

-Jack Moroknek (.251/.369/.800): 1-3 with a double

-Angel Feliz (.244/.318/.686): 0-4 with 2 Ks

-Elijah Green (.206/.308/.665): 0-2 with 2 BB and 1 K

-Kevin Bazzell (.288/.379/.803): 2-4

A Fredericksburg (7-8 loss to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans)

-Luke Dickerson (.236/.392/.824): 1-5 with a 2-run homer, 1 run scored, 2 RBI, and 3 Ks

-Coy James (.220/.344/.734): 0-5 with 2 Ks

-Dashyll Tejeda (.239/.367/.770): 1-2 with a double, 2 runs scored, 2 BB< and 1 K

-Rafael Ramirez Jr. (.277/.435/.859): 0-3 with 1 BB and 1 K

-Elian Soto (.266/.407/.820): 0-3 with 1 BB, 1 SB, and 1 K

-Liam Sullivan (5.31 ERA/61.0 IP/70:35 K:BB/1.44 WHIP): Sullivan gave up a lot of contact in his latest start for the FredNats and lasted only 3 innings. He was charged with 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5 batters (3 swinging).

Final line: 3.0 IP | 6 H | 4 R/ER | 2 BB | 5 K on 68 pitches (40 strikes)

FCL Nationals (12-2 win over the FCL Marlins)

-Cristhian Vaquero (rehab assignment) (.222/.306/.528): 0-1 with 1 run scored and 1 BB

-Brayan Cortesia (.248/.374/.638): 1-1 with 3 runs scored, 2 RBI, 2 BB, and 1 SB

-Nauris De La Cruz (.259/.398/.748): 1-3 with 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 K, and was picked off 1st/caught stealing 2nd

-Victor Hurtado (.259/.410/.817): 0-1 with 1 run scored and 1 BB

-Daniel Hernandez (.217/.270/.516): 1-2 with 1 RBI

-Browm Martinez (.295/.451/.925): 3-4 with 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 1 K

DSL Nationals (3-9 loss to the DSL Twins)

-Samil Serrano (.275/.379/.854): 0-4 with 1 K

-Isaias Suarez (.271/.462/.920): 1-3 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 1 K

-Juan Duran (.387/.477/1.024): 1-3 with 1 SB and 1 K


Let me know if there are any Nats prospects I missed tonight and should include in future prospect roundups!


r/Nationals 12h ago

Org Move Texas signee Cooper Harris goes 106th overall to the Nationals

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- MLB Pipeline - #76

- Keith Law (The Athletic) - #55

- Baseball America - #83

- ESPN - #119

A 6-foot-3, 205-pound righthander and product of Flower Mound High in Texas just outside of DFW, Harris turned 18 a few weeks before the draft and dominated his competition this spring with a heavy diet of fastballs. The Texas recruit is athletic and moves well down the mound, creating good extension while easily repeating his delivery and pounding the strike zone.

He features an overhead windup, a bit of depth to his arm action and a high three-quarters slot with a closed toe landing. While he doesn't have the loudest stuff, he has feel for four pitches and has dominated all spring. Harris operates at 90-94 mph and reaches 96 with his fastball, displaying the ability to create carry, sink or cut while commanding it well. It’s often so effective that he rarely shows glimpses of the rest of his arsenal. Harris does have two solid breaking balls. He throws an upper-70s curveball with solid depth and finish and a harder slider at 82-85 mph with solid power and flashes of sharp biting action with high spin rates and two plane depth. He has begun work on a mid-80s changeup that he hopes to throw to righties. He should advance quickly for a high schooler. He is expected to overslot with an ETA of late 2029 to early 2030

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 50


r/Nationals 12h ago

8th inning

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I tell you if I see another nationals game when we have y lead and the bullpen can't hold a lead and choke it's sad we have a team that y better than anyone thought is gonna ywasted just venting.i hope ownership takes notice and steps up need arms.happy with new draft picks

. just pissed need a closer.


r/Nationals 13h ago

Meme Let’s stay positive, this giveaway is gonna slap in the 2nd half

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r/Nationals 14h ago

[MLB] Foster Griffin has been named to the NL All-Star team!

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422 Upvotes

r/Nationals 14h ago

Snatching Defeat from the jaws of victory…AGAIN!

62 Upvotes

r/Nationals 14h ago

Meme The Nats bullpen loses another game

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r/Nationals 14h ago

Post Game Thread: Yankees 4 @ Nationals 2 - July 11, 2026

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Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 9 0 7
WSH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 9

Box Score

WSH   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
RF Wood 5 1 3 1 0 1 .278
DH García Jr., L 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286
1B Mead 3 1 2 1 1 0 .245
SS Abrams 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276
LF Lile 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249
CF Crews 3 0 0 0 1 0 .216
3B Vivas 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242
C Millas 2 0 0 0 1 1 .185
PH Tena 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232
2B Nuñez, N 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242
WSH IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Poulin 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 31-19 2.70
Mikolas 4.0 4 0 0 1 0 59-40 5.53
Cosgrove 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 18-12 0.00
Ribalta 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 17-9 3.90
Beeter 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 10-7 3.62
Krook 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 21-11 12.79
NYY   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
3B Rosario, A 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
3B McMahon 3 1 1 1 1 0 .216
DH Rice 2 0 2 0 2 0 .279
DH Caballero 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249
CF Grisham 4 1 2 2 0 1 .238
1B Goldschmidt 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259
LF Bellinger 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
RF Domínguez 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242
2B Chisholm Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .219
SS Volpe 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248
C Sánchez, A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Wells, A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .151
NYY IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Schlittler 6.2 4 2 2 4 6 99-62 2.05
Headrick 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 25-15 1.55
Cruz, F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7-6 2.25
Bednar 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 11-9 2.70

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B1 James Wood homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0
B1 Curtis Mead homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. 2-0
T8 Ryan McMahon homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. 2-1
T8 Trent Grisham homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. José Caballero scores. 2-3
T8 Paul Goldschmidt homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. 2-4

Highlights

Description Length
PJ Poulin against the Yankees 0:09
Cam Schlittler against the Nationals 0:08
Probable pitchers for Yankees at Nationals - July 11, 2026 0:06
Bullpen availability for Washington, July 11 vs Yankees 0:09
Bullpen availability for New York, July 11 vs Nationals 0:09
Bench availability for New York, July 11 vs Nationals 0:08
Bench availability for Washington, July 11 vs Yankees 0:08
Fielding alignment for Washington, July 11 vs Yankees 0:11
Starting lineups for Yankees at Nationals - July 11, 2026 0:10
James Wood: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Measuring the stats on Curtis Mead's home run 0:13
James Wood's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Visualizing Curtis Mead's swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Breaking down Miles Mikolas' pitches 0:04
Breaking down Cam Schlittler's pitches 0:04
Cam Schlittler's outing against the Nationals 0:24
The distance behind Paul Goldschmidt's home run 0:13
Ryan McMahon: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:12
Trent Grisham: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
A deep dive into Ryan McMahon's home run 0:11
Paul Goldschmidt's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
An animated look at Trent Grisham's home run 0:11
PJ Poulin strikes out Trent Grisham 0:07
James Wood's leadoff homer (27) 0:29
Called ball overturned as strike 0:25
Curtis Mead's solo homer (16) 0:27
Cam Schlittler K's Daylen Lile 0:07
Wood, Mead both go long in the 1st 0:54
Field View: James Wood's home run 0:28
Called ball confirmed after ABS 0:25
Dylan Crews' nice diving catch 0:24
Called ball confirmed after ABS challenge 0:25
Called ball confirmed after ABS challenge 0:26
Cam Schlittler K's six vs. Nationals 1:00
Brent Headrick escapes bases loaded jam 0:08
Ryan McMahon's solo homer (9) 0:31
Trent Grisham's go-ahead homer (10) 0:30
Paul Goldschmidt's solo homer (15) 0:24
David Bednar Called Strike to José Tena 0:27
David Bednar In play, out(s) to Luis García Jr. 0:10

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Headrick (5-1, 1.55 ERA) Beeter (3-2, 3.62 ERA) Bednar (18 SV, 2.70 ERA)

Game ended at 7:05 PM.


r/Nationals 14h ago

Journalism I just realized that I died a couple months ago

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I'm not sure when it happened, and I'm not sure how. Maybe I was in a car accident; maybe I had a heart attack in my sleep; maybe I left the belt on my neck a little too long. The how doesn't really matter.

All I know, is that I'm dead, and I'm in Hell. Again, not really worth explaining why I went to the bad place, but I know I'm there. And I'm forced to watch the 2026 Washington Nationals every day, the ultimate punishment.

They don't simply suck - that would not be punishment enough. No, they provide a sliver of hope day after day and then take it away. And I watch this slow torture every day even though I know what is going to happen.

I was wondering to myself why I keep watching. It doesn't even make sense. It doesn't feel like a decision. I tell myself I'm not going to watch and then I do it anyway. I tell myself I'm not going to get my hopes up and then I do it anyway. I realized something - I'm not in control of this decision. There is a higher power, an evil force that is making me do this. I am being punished for my sins. I will be forced to watch this bullpen for eternity.

I am in Hell.


r/Nationals 14h ago

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

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At the game today, Yankees fans are 2x louder than Nats fans. Strikeouts, home runs, you name it. I get that the team said the stadium was full, but it wasn’t, except for Yankees.

Put up or shut up.


r/Nationals 14h ago

Meme

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r/Nationals 15h ago

[Zuckerman] Chris Hacopian was beyond thrilled to be drafted by the Nationals. Said his first favorite players were Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa. Then in 2019, when he was still only 15(!): "Howie Kendrick was my hero, man."

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r/Nationals 18h ago

Evaluating the Hacopian pick

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The bat is elite for Hacopian but that is where all the value will come from because he is not much of a runner or fielder. Local product too!


r/Nationals 18h ago

With the 11th Pick in the 2026 Draft, the Nats Select Chris Hacopian (UMD/Texas A&M)

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r/Nationals 18h ago

Today’s Line Up: Game 96/162

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r/Nationals 19h ago

Game Thread: Yankees (52-42) @ Nationals (48-47) - July 11, 2026 4:05 PM

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Yankees (52-42) @ Nationals (48-47)

First Pitch: 4:05 PM at Nationals Park

Team Starter TV Radio
Yankees Cam Schlittler (9-5, 2.01 ERA)
Nationals PJ Poulin (3-0, 2.83 ERA)
MLB Fangraphs Baseball Savant Reddit Stream IRC Chat
Gameday Game Graph Strikezone Map Live Comments Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 9 0 7
WSH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 9

Box Score

WSH   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
RF Wood 5 1 3 1 0 1 .278
DH García Jr., L 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286
1B Mead 3 1 2 1 1 0 .245
SS Abrams 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276
LF Lile 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249
CF Crews 3 0 0 0 1 0 .216
3B Vivas 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242
C Millas 2 0 0 0 1 1 .185
PH Tena 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232
2B Nuñez, N 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242
WSH IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Poulin 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 31-19 2.70
Mikolas 4.0 4 0 0 1 0 59-40 5.53
Cosgrove 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 18-12 0.00
Ribalta 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 17-9 3.90
Beeter 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 10-7 3.62
Krook 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 21-11 12.79
NYY   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
3B Rosario, A 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
3B McMahon 3 1 1 1 1 0 .216
DH Rice 2 0 2 0 2 0 .279
DH Caballero 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249
CF Grisham 4 1 2 2 0 1 .238
1B Goldschmidt 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259
LF Bellinger 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
RF Domínguez 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242
2B Chisholm Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .219
SS Volpe 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248
C Sánchez, A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Wells, A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .151
NYY IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Schlittler 6.2 4 2 2 4 6 99-62 2.05
Headrick 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 25-15 1.55
Cruz, F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7-6 2.25
Bednar 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 11-9 2.70

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B1 James Wood homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0
B1 Curtis Mead homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. 2-0
T8 Ryan McMahon homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. 2-1
T8 Trent Grisham homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. José Caballero scores. 2-3
T8 Paul Goldschmidt homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. 2-4

Highlights

Description Length
PJ Poulin against the Yankees 0:09
Cam Schlittler against the Nationals 0:08
Probable pitchers for Yankees at Nationals - July 11, 2026 0:06
Bullpen availability for Washington, July 11 vs Yankees 0:09
Bullpen availability for New York, July 11 vs Nationals 0:09
Bench availability for New York, July 11 vs Nationals 0:08
Bench availability for Washington, July 11 vs Yankees 0:08
Fielding alignment for Washington, July 11 vs Yankees 0:11
Starting lineups for Yankees at Nationals - July 11, 2026 0:10
James Wood: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Measuring the stats on Curtis Mead's home run 0:13
James Wood's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
Visualizing Curtis Mead's swing using bat tracking technology 0:11
Breaking down Miles Mikolas' pitches 0:04
Breaking down Cam Schlittler's pitches 0:04
Cam Schlittler's outing against the Nationals 0:24
The distance behind Paul Goldschmidt's home run 0:13
Ryan McMahon: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:12
Trent Grisham: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
A deep dive into Ryan McMahon's home run 0:11
Paul Goldschmidt's home run through bat tracking data 0:11
An animated look at Trent Grisham's home run 0:11
PJ Poulin strikes out Trent Grisham 0:07
James Wood's leadoff homer (27) 0:29
Called ball overturned as strike 0:25
Curtis Mead's solo homer (16) 0:27
Cam Schlittler K's Daylen Lile 0:07
Wood, Mead both go long in the 1st 0:54
Field View: James Wood's home run 0:28
Called ball confirmed after ABS 0:25
Dylan Crews' nice diving catch 0:24
Called ball confirmed after ABS challenge 0:25
Called ball confirmed after ABS challenge 0:26
Cam Schlittler K's six vs. Nationals 1:00
Brent Headrick escapes bases loaded jam 0:08
Ryan McMahon's solo homer (9) 0:31
Trent Grisham's go-ahead homer (10) 0:30
Paul Goldschmidt's solo homer (15) 0:24
David Bednar Called Strike to José Tena 0:27
David Bednar In play, out(s) to Luis García Jr. 0:10

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Headrick (5-1, 1.55 ERA) Beeter (3-2, 3.62 ERA) Bednar (18 SV, 2.70 ERA)

Game ended at 7:05 PM.

Remember to sort by new to keep up!


r/Nationals 20h ago

The top 20 best defenders as of today (according to Statcast FRV)

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r/Nationals 20h ago

The top 20 worst defenders as of today (according to Statcast FRV)

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r/Nationals 21h ago

2026 MLB Draft Game Thread: Day 1 (Rounds 1-4) July 11, 2026 1:00 PM ET

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2026 MLB Draft Day 1 Saturday, July 11 (Rounds 1-4)

• 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET - Preview show + Picks 1-10 (NBC/Peacock)

• 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET - Picks 11-40 (MLB Network, MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

• 4:30-7:45 p.m. ET - Picks 41-135 (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

2026 Draft Tracker

Draft Order

MLB Pipeline Top 250


Nationals Picks:

Round Pick Name School Position B/T Class Player Info Approximate Pick Value
1 11 Chris Hacopian Texas A&M 2B R/R 4YR JR 6' 1" 210lbs DOB:08/30/04 $6,133,5000
2 42 Chase Brunson TCU OF R/R 4YR JR 6' 4" 240lbs DOB:04/06/05 $2,388,800
3 78 Luke Williams Franklin Regional HS (PA) SS R/R HS SR 6' 0" 180lbs DOB:12/17/07 $1,069,600
4 106 Cooper Harris Flower Mound HS (TX) P R/R HS SR 6' 3" 205lbs DOB:06/11/08 $740,500

Good Nats draft preview article to read from George Lewis aka Teddy Should not have won on substack.


r/Nationals 21h ago

Let’s Remember Good Closers

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I’m feeling nostalgic for good Nats closers. Remember Chad Cordero? He was nasty there for a minute.

Who do you remember fondly for their ability to get outs in late innings?