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The Washington Nationals are 67-75, 4th in the NL East.

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The Washington Nationals are 67-75, 4th in the NL East. They are 5-2 over their last 7 games.

Washington Nationals News & Updates

September 03, 2026

The Washington Nationals were 67-75, 4th in the NL East. Yesterday, the Washington Nationals were blown out by the Atlanta Braves 0-9 at Nationals Park.

Nationals Daily Vibe Check

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last night's loss

It's a wash right now. Dropping one by 9 last night stings. Counterbalancing that, winning 5 of their last 7 and it shows.

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Nationals Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Washington Nationals were blown out by the Atlanta Braves 0-9 at Nationals Park.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	9	11	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Nationals Record & Standings

NL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Braves	83	57	.593		W1
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0	L1
Marlins	71	69	.507	12.0	W2
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0	L1
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0	W1

Washington Nationals are 5-2 in their last 7 games, with a +8 run differential.

Nationals Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
5 CJ Abrams	29	.267	.845	94
29 James Wood	30	.265	.924	73
4 Daylen Lile	20	.254	.746	80

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
24 Cade Cavalli	12-5	3.12	1.20	152.2
76 Will Dion	1-1	3.38	1.13	37.1
54 Andrew Alvarez	2-6	3.47	1.31	90.2

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
12 Brady House	3 hits, 4 RBI, .429 AVG in last 3 games
4 Daylen Lile	3 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .333 AVG in last 3 games
84 Jorbit Vivas	3 hits, .429 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
24 Cade Cavalli	6.0 IP, 11 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start
73 Erik Tolman	4.2 scoreless IP, 7 K in 3 recent games
54 Andrew Alvarez	6.0 IP, 6 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start

Nationals News

James Wood's long-awaited return to the Nationals lineup couldn’t have come at a better time, as he had been sidelined with an oblique strain since August. His activation from the injured list meant a veteran was sent packing, with Tom Cosgrove designated for assignment. Fans were treated to the electric debuts of two rookies, who helped secure a win earlier in the week, but the Nats' momentum came to a halt in the final game of their home stand, a lackluster 9-0 loss to the Braves. The disheartening defeat was compounded by concerns over Keibert Ruiz, who exited after taking a foul ball to the mask, triggering memories of his concussion history. It’s a rollercoaster of a season, and while the Nats showed promise with their young talent, they need to find consistency to carry forward.

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Districtondeck

Nationals DFA veteran lefty to clear room for James Wood's return from Injured List

A veteran lefty reliever's tenure on the Washington Nationals came to an end with James Wood getting set to return to the majors off the Injured List.

Districtondeck

Pair of Nationals rookies make stellar first impressions during memorable MLB debuts

The Washington Nationals were victorious last night in large part due to their pair of stellar rookies, who got off to a fantastic start after their MLB debuts.

Federal Baseball

Washington Nationals drop the final game of a successful home stand

In the last game of a 16 day run where they played every day, the Nats did not have any juice. They came out flat before the rain delay and that continued when play resumed. However, given the context, it was a performance I can live with in a 162 game season. This was still […]

Mlbtraderumors

Nationals Designate Tom Cosgrove For Assignment, Activate James Wood

The Nationals announced Wednesday that they’ve reinstated slugger James Wood from the 10-day injured list. He’s been out for the past month due to an oblique strain. Left-hander Tom Cosgrove was designated for assignment in order to open a spot on the active roster. Washington also recalled right-hander Riley Cornelio from Triple-A Rochester. He’ll take […]

MLB.com

Wood makes presence felt in return to Nats' lineup

WASHINGTON -- After being in the unfamiliar role of spectator for the previous 27 games, James Wood returned to the Nationals’ lineup on Wednesday afternoon. The slugger recovered from a left oblique strain, which he sustained while swinging in an at-bat against the Phillies on Aug. 3.

MLB.com

Nationals lift Ruiz as precaution after catcher takes foul ball off mask

WASHINGTON -- Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz, who has a history of concussions, exited Wednesday afternoon’s 9-0 loss to the Braves after being struck in the facemask by an Ozzie Albies foul tip in the fourth inning. Ruiz immediately threw his mask off and stood leaning over with both hands on

Nationals Upcoming Schedule

The Washington Nationals visit the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 3-game series starting Friday.

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