When is the next Nationals game?

The Washington Nationals host the San Diego Padres for a 3-game series starting Friday.

How are the Nationals doing?

The Washington Nationals are 29-28, 3rd in the NL East. They are 4-3 over their last 7 games.

Washington Nationals Daily Update
May 28, 2026

The Washington Nationals are 29-28, 3rd in the NL East. Yesterday, the Washington Nationals let it slip away against the Cleveland Guardians 2-3 at Progressive Field.

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On the right side of things. Opponents scoring just 2.3 per game. The mound work is solid. Add in a +11 run differential says the wins aren't flukey.

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Nationals Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Washington Nationals let it slip away against the Cleveland Guardians 2-3 at Progressive Field.

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Nationals Record & Standings

NL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Braves	37	19	.661		L1
Phillies	29	27	.518	8.0	W3
Nationals	29	28	.509	8.5	L1
Marlins	26	31	.456	11.5	L2
Mets	23	33	.411	14.0	W1

Washington Nationals are 4-3 in their last 7 games, with a +11 run differential.

Nationals Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
5 CJ Abrams	12	.294	.937	47
29 James Wood	15	.276	.967	37
4 Daylen Lile	7	.259	.744	27

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
41 Brad Lord	2-0	2.83	1.03	35.0
24 Cade Cavalli	3-3	3.62	1.41	59.2
22 Foster Griffin	6-2	3.63	1.13	62.0

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
5 CJ Abrams	4 hits, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .4 AVG in last 3 games
45 Curtis Mead	3 hits, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .25 AVG in last 3 games
29 James Wood	8 hits, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .667 AVG in last 3 games
2 Luis García Jr.	4 hits, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .444 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
24 Cade Cavalli	6.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start
22 Foster Griffin	6.0 IP, 6 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start
39 Clayton Beeter	3.0 scoreless IP, 4 K in 3 recent games

Nationals News

The Washington Nationals stumbled in their quest for a series sweep, falling 6-3 to the Cleveland Guardians and leaving themselves just a game above .500. After a strong showing earlier in the week that had them riding high, this lackluster performance served as a reminder of the inconsistency that has plagued the team. Manager Blake Butera's crew, despite flashes of talent, simply didn’t show up in the finale, emphasizing that maintaining their recent level of play will be a challenge. With a 5-2 record over the past week and a promising offense led by hitters like CJ Abrams, the Nats need to refocus as they head into their much-deserved day off. Fans will be left hoping this isn't a sign of things to come as they look to sustain the momentum they've built over the last several games.

Sources

Districtondeck · 15h ago

Bats go quiet as Nationals fail to sweep Guardians, drop back to 1 game above .500

The Washington Nationals dropped the series finale to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon, dropping back to just a game above .500 following the defeat.

Districtondeck · Yesterday

Nationals move to 2 games over .500 after taking series from Guardians on the road

The Washington Nationals are on the verge of a series sweep in Cleveland after taking the series from the Guardians on the road on Tuesday night, moving them to 2 games above .500.

Federal Baseball · 16h ago

Washington Nationals fail to sweep the Guardians to end a successful road trip

It was a getaway day for the Nats, who have their first day off in over two weeks tomorrow. Unfortunately, they played like it was a getaway day with a day off coming. This game was pretty uneventful most of the way, and the Guardians just found a way to execute a little bit more […]

Federal Baseball · 22h ago

Is 33 year old Blake Butera an NL Manager of the Year contender?

When Blake Butera was hired as Nationals manager, there was plenty of optimism, but there was also some skepticism mixed in. Sure, Butera seemed like a sharp guy and had the endorsement of a Hall of Famer in Mike Piazza. However, he was going to be the youngest manager in over 50 years and had […]

MLB.com · 13h ago

Can Nats sustain level of play they haven't seen in five years? '100%'

CLEVELAND -- The long stretch is finally over for the Washington Nationals. And it featured a lot more positives than negatives.

MLB.com · 10h ago

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Date	Opponent	Time
Fri 05/29	vs San Diego Padres	6:45 PM
Sat 05/30	vs San Diego Padres	4:05 PM
Sun 05/31	vs San Diego Padres	1:35 PM

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