Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals, May 26, 2026

NationalsWSH
6-3
Final
GuardiansCLE

May 26, 2026, 6:10 PM ET | Progressive Field

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

4-1

Last 5
L 4-5
@ ATL
W 2-0
@ ATL
W 2-1
@ ATL
W 10-2
@ CLE
W 6-3
@ CLE

Cleveland Guardians

2-3

Last 5
W 1-0
@ PHI
L 0-3
@ PHI
W 3-1
@ PHI
L 2-10
vs WSH
L 3-6
vs WSH

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Recorded starter

Cleveland Guardians

Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 26, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Washington Nationals29-27.518#2#78.5
Cleveland Guardians32-25.561#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Washington NationalsCleveland Guardians
.744
OPS
.696
210
HR
162
821
Runs
678
4.67
ERA
3.77
1.39
WHIP
1.26
1283
Strikeouts by pitchers
1530

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Washington Nationals

Hitters

James Wood headshot
James Wood

9 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Curtis Mead headshot
Curtis Mead

5 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Foster Griffin headshot
Foster Griffin

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brad Lord headshot
Brad Lord

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Travis Bazzana headshot
Travis Bazzana

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Rhys Hoskins headshot
Rhys Hoskins

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Kyle Manzardo headshot
Kyle Manzardo

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams

8.0 IP, 11 SO, 0.00 ERA

Logan Allen headshot
Logan Allen

4.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
James Wood headshot
James Wood
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Mitchell Parker headshot
Mitchell Parker
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 6, Cleveland Guardians 3: WSH 11 hits, CLE 8 hits; WSH 0 errors, CLE 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Washington Nationals0400000026110
Cleveland Guardians000010002380

Box Score

Batting

James Wood led Washington Nationals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodLF4232111
Curtis Mead3B3000210
Andrés Chaparro1B5012010
CJ AbramsSS3010110
Dylan CrewsRF4010000
Daylen LileDH3110100
Jacob YoungCF4110000
Nasim Nuñez2B4110010
Keibert RuizC4122010
Totals346116561

Brayan Rocchio led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Travis Bazzana2B3011200
José Ramírez3B4012000
Chase DeLauterDH5010000
Kyle Manzardo1B4010030
Daniel SchneemannCF3000010
Rhys HoskinsPH1000010
Petey HalpinCF0000000
Angel MartínezRF4000030
Steven KwanLF3210100
Patrick BaileyC2000020
David FryPH/C2000020
Brayan RocchioSS3130000
Totals343833120

Pitching

Cade Cavalli went 6.0 innings for Washington Nationals (7 SO, 1 ER); Will Dion went 3.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Washington Nationals
Cade Cavalli6.0511270
Mitchell Parker3.0322150
Cleveland Guardians
Joey Cantillo2.0344411
Codi Heuer2.0100100
Shawn Armstrong1.0100010
Colin Holderman1.0100010
Will Dion3.0522030
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. Daylen Lile scores. Jacob Young scores. WSH 2, CLE 0

  • T2

    Home Run James Wood homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. Keibert Ruiz scores. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B5

    Sac Fly José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder James Wood. Steven Kwan scores. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T9

    Single Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood scores. Andrés Chaparro out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Steven Kwan to second baseman Travis Bazzana. WSH 6, CLE 1

  • B9

    Double Travis Bazzana doubles (4) on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. WSH 6, CLE 2

  • B9

    Groundout José Ramírez grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Brayan Rocchio scores. WSH 6, CLE 3

Play-by-Play

All 79 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, first baseman Andrés Chaparro to pitcher Mitchell Parker. WSH 6, CLE 3

  • B9

    Groundout José Ramírez grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Brayan Rocchio scores. WSH 6, CLE 3

  • B9

    Double Travis Bazzana doubles (4) on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. WSH 6, CLE 2

  • B9

    Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Steven Kwan to 2nd. WSH 6, CLE 1

  • B9

    Strikeout David Fry called out on strikes. WSH 6, CLE 1

  • B9

    Walk Steven Kwan walks. WSH 6, CLE 1

  • T9

    Single Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood scores. Andrés Chaparro out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Steven Kwan to second baseman Travis Bazzana. WSH 6, CLE 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Curtis Mead strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T9

    Single James Wood singles on a ground ball to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T9

    Double Nasim Nuñez doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Angel Martínez called out on strikes. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Rhys Hoskins called out on strikes. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B8

    Single Chase DeLauter singles on a fly ball to left fielder James Wood. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T8

    Lineout Jacob Young lines out to left fielder Steven Kwan. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T8

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to right fielder Angel Martínez. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T8

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T8

    Strikeout CJ Abrams called out on strikes. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B7

    Pop Out José Ramírez pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B7

    Flyout Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder James Wood. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B7

    Hit By Pitch Brayan Rocchio hit by pitch. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B7

    Strikeout David Fry challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: David Fry called out on strikes. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T7

    Grounded Into DP Andrés Chaparro grounds into a double play, second baseman Travis Bazzana to shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Curtis Mead out at 2nd. Andrés Chaparro out at 1st. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T7

    Forceout Curtis Mead grounds into a force out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana. James Wood out at 2nd. Curtis Mead to 1st. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T7

    Single James Wood singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B6

    Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B6

    Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B6

    Single Kyle Manzardo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T6

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a fly ball to right fielder Angel Martínez. Keibert Ruiz out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Angel Martínez to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Nasim Nuñez called out on strikes. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • T6

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B5

    Lineout Chase DeLauter lines out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B5

    Sac Fly José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder James Wood. Steven Kwan scores. WSH 4, CLE 1

  • B5

    Walk Travis Bazzana walks. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B5

    Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Steven Kwan to 2nd. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B5

    Single Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T5

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T5

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a ground ball to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T5

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B4

    Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T4

    Flyout Curtis Mead flies out sharply to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T4

    Walk James Wood walks. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T4

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T4

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, first baseman Kyle Manzardo to pitcher Codi Heuer. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B3

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B3

    Groundout José Ramírez grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. Travis Bazzana to 2nd. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B3

    Walk Travis Bazzana walks. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B3

    Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey called out on strikes. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T3

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Angel Martínez. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T3

    Lineout Dylan Crews lines out to right fielder Angel Martínez. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T3

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B2

    Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder James Wood. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B2

    Lineout Angel Martínez lines out to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Daniel Schneemann strikes out swinging. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T2

    Caught Stealing 2B Curtis Mead caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Patrick Bailey to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T2

    Flyout Andrés Chaparro flies out to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T2

    Walk Curtis Mead walks. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T2

    Home Run James Wood homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. Keibert Ruiz scores. WSH 4, CLE 0

  • T2

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. Daylen Lile scores. Jacob Young scores. WSH 2, CLE 0

  • T2

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Single Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. Daylen Lile to 2nd. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • T2

    Walk Daylen Lile walks. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. José Ramírez to 3rd. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Double José Ramírez doubles (12) on a fly ball to third baseman Curtis Mead, deflected by shortstop CJ Abrams. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • B1

    Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Walk CJ Abrams challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: CJ Abrams walks. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Forceout Andrés Chaparro grounds into a force out, third baseman José Ramírez to second baseman Travis Bazzana. Curtis Mead out at 2nd. Andrés Chaparro to 1st. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Walk Curtis Mead walks. WSH 0, CLE 0

  • T1

    Strikeout James Wood strikes out swinging. WSH 0, CLE 0