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Washington Nationals

71–814th East · 11.5 GB WC

2026Season

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Today’s score, the next game, standings, injuries, latest news, and official highlights for the Washington Nationals.

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Top 6thNationals Park

Philadelphia PhilliesPHI83-6876%2

Washington NationalsWSH71-8124%0

WatchNationals.TV · NBCSP

RadioWJFK 106.7 The Fan · WIP

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Next game

Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 8:15 PM EDT

@St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium

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Standings

4th in NL East

71–812026 · .467 · W4

11.5 GB out of a wild-card spot

11th in the National League · 18.0 GB · +6 RD

Team	W	L	GB
1ATL	89	63	-
2PHI	83	68	5.5
3MIA	75	77	14.0
4Washington Nationals	71	81	18.0
5NYM	69	82	19.5

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Today’s lineup

Pitcher and batting order

PJared Simpson #72
1James Wood RF #29
2Daylen Lile LF #4
3Abimelec Ortiz 1B #81
4CJ Abrams 2B #5
5José Tena DH #8
6Jorbit Vivas 3B #84
7Dylan Crews CF #3
8Keibert Ruiz C #20
9Nasim Nuñez SS #26

Latest news

Headlines that mention the Washington Nationals.

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 4:55 p.m. · 8 stories

Bleacher Nation · Sep 15, 10:51 p.m. ·
MLB.com · Sep 15, 7:11 p.m. ·
Yahoo Sports · Sep 15, 5:22 p.m. ·
thenatsreport.com · Sep 16, 4:21 a.m. ·
MLB.com · Sep 16, 4:01 p.m. ·
Yahoo Sports · Sep 16, 2:50 p.m. ·
District on Deck · Sep 16, 2:07 p.m. ·
TownAndCountryToday.com · Sep 16, 1:29 p.m. ·

Injuries

Current injured list from MLB. League injury report

CDrew MillasInjured 60-Day
PConnelly EarlyInjured 60-Day
PDJ HerzInjured 60-Day
PJosiah GrayInjured 60-Day
PKen WaldichukInjured 60-Day
PMatt WaldronInjured 60-Day
PMitchell ParkerInjured 60-Day
PPJ PoulinInjured 60-Day
POrlando RibaltaInjured 15-Day

Injury headlines

The Washington Post · Sep 16, 3:12 p.m. ·

Recent highlights

Latest official clips from the MLB channel.

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Washington Nationals

Today’s lineup

Latest news

Nationals vs. Phillies: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters – Sept. 16 - Bleacher Nation

Daylen Lile talks huge homer in Nationals' win - MLB.com

Phillies Rotation Gets Tough Jesus Luzardo Injury News Before Nationals Series - Yahoo Sports