Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals, August 18, 2026

NationalsWSH
0-5
Final
RangersTEX

August 18, 2026, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

1-4

Last 5
W 7-0
vs CHC
L 1-4
@ NYM
L 4-5
@ NYM
L 3-4
@ NYM
L 0-5
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

2-3

Last 5
L 0-7
@ LAA
L 3-8
@ ATH
W 5-3
@ ATH
L 2-5
@ ATH
W 5-0
vs WSH

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Jackson Kent headshot
Jackson Kent
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 18, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Washington Nationals60-67.472#4#914.5
Texas Rangers62-64.492#2#31.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Washington NationalsTexas Rangers
.744
OPS
.713
210
HR
183
821
Runs
673
4.67
ERA
4.32
1.39
WHIP
1.30
1283
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

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

Abimelec Ortiz headshot
Abimelec Ortiz

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Brady House headshot
Brady House

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Andrés Chaparro headshot
Andrés Chaparro

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli

8.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Will Dion headshot
Will Dion

4.1 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Wyatt Langford headshot
Wyatt Langford

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Justin Foscue headshot
Justin Foscue

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cody Bradford headshot
Cody Bradford

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 4.50 ERA

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 4.77 ERA

Top Performers

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

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Justin Foscue headshot
Justin Foscue
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 5, Washington Nationals 0: WSH 7 hits, TEX 11 hits; WSH 0 errors, TEX 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Washington Nationals000000000070
Texas Rangers11300000x5110

Box Score

Batting

CJ Abrams led Washington Nationals with 2 hits.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
CJ AbramsDH4020020
Abimelec Ortiz1B3000000
Andrés ChaparroPH/1B1010000
Brady House3B3000010
José TenaPH/2B1000010
Daylen LileLF4010010
Dylan CrewsRF3010100
Jorbit Vivas2B/3B3000000
Andrew PinckneyPH1000000
Harry FordC4010030
Nasim NuñezSS4010000
Jacob YoungCF3000010
Totals34070190

4 players led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Wyatt LangfordLF4220100
Jarred KelenicLF0000000
Corey SeagerSS4120000
Jake Burger1B4010020
Brandon NimmoRF4121000
Ezequiel Duran2B3010120
Justin FoscueDH1112101
Joc PedersonPH/DH2000000
Danny JansenC4000020
Cody Freeman3B3021110
Evan CarterCF4000010
Totals335114481

Pitching

Jackson Kent went 3.2 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 5 ER); Cal Quantrill went 7.0 innings for Texas Rangers (5 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Washington Nationals
Jackson Kent3.2855331
Trevor Williams3.1200150
Yovanny Cruz1.0100000
Texas Rangers
Cal Quantrill7.0400050
Robby Ahlstrom0.2200020
Jakob Junis0.1000010
Tyler Alexander1.0100110
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

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Jake Burger grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Jake Burger out at 1st. WSH 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Home Run Justin Foscue homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B3

    Fielders Choice Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brandon Nimmo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager to 3rd. WSH 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Walk Justin Foscue walks. Corey Seager scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd. WSH 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Single Cody Freeman singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Brandon Nimmo scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. Justin Foscue to 2nd. WSH 0, TEX 5

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T9

    Single Harry Ford singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Dylan Crews to 2nd. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T9

    Lineout Andrew Pinckney lines out to left fielder Jarred Kelenic. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T9

    Walk Dylan Crews challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Dylan Crews walks. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Wyatt Langford grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman José Tena to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Cody Freeman out at 2nd. Wyatt Langford out at 1st. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B8

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B8

    Single Cody Freeman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T8

    Strikeout José Tena strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T8

    Double Andrés Chaparro hits a ground-rule double (9) on a line drive to left field. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T8

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T8

    Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T8

    Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Danny Jansen called out on strikes. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Flyout Joc Pederson flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Single Ezequiel Duran singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young, deflected by shortstop Nasim Nuñez. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Danny Jansen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Harry Ford called out on strikes. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T7

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T7

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T7

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP Corey Seager grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Wyatt Langford out at 2nd. Corey Seager out at 1st. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B6

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B6

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T6

    Lineout Brady House lines out to center fielder Evan Carter. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T6

    Groundout Abimelec Ortiz grounds out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T6

    Strikeout CJ Abrams called out on strikes. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Cody Freeman strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Danny Jansen strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Pop Out Joc Pederson pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T5

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to shortstop Corey Seager. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T5

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T5

    Strikeout Harry Ford strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B4

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran called out on strikes. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B4

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Jake Burger to 3rd. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B4

    Single Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B4

    Flyout Corey Seager flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B4

    Flyout Wyatt Langford flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T4

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T4

    Forceout Dylan Crews grounds into a force out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to shortstop Corey Seager. Daylen Lile out at 2nd. Dylan Crews to 1st. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T4

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • T4

    Strikeout Brady House called out on strikes. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B3

    Strikeout Evan Carter called out on strikes. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B3

    Single Cody Freeman singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Brandon Nimmo scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. Justin Foscue to 2nd. WSH 0, TEX 5

  • B3

    Pop Out Danny Jansen pops out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz on the infield fly rule. WSH 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Walk Justin Foscue walks. Corey Seager scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd. WSH 0, TEX 4

  • B3

    Walk Ezequiel Duran walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. WSH 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Fielders Choice Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brandon Nimmo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager to 3rd. WSH 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B3

    Double Corey Seager doubles (9) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B3

    Single Wyatt Langford singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • T3

    Groundout Abimelec Ortiz grounds out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • T3

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • T3

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • T3

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Lineout Evan Carter lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Walk Cody Freeman walks. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Lineout Danny Jansen lines out to third baseman Brady House. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Home Run Justin Foscue homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. WSH 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Harry Ford strikes out swinging. WSH 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Lineout Jorbit Vivas lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. WSH 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Flyout Dylan Crews flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. WSH 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Pop Out Brandon Nimmo pops out to third baseman Brady House in foul territory. WSH 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Jake Burger grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Jake Burger out at 1st. WSH 0, TEX 1

  • B1

    Single Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. WSH 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Single Wyatt Langford singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger. WSH 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. CJ Abrams to 3rd. WSH 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Abimelec Ortiz pops out to third baseman Cody Freeman in foul territory. WSH 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Double CJ Abrams hits a ground-rule double (24) on a line drive to right-center field. WSH 0, TEX 0