Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles, May 16, 2026

OriolesBAL
3-13
Final
NationalsWSH

May 16, 2026, 4:05 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Baltimore Orioles

2-3

Last 5
W 3-2
vs NYY
L 2-6
vs NYY
W 7-0
vs NYY
L 2-3
@ WSH
L 3-13
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

4-1

Last 5
W 10-4
@ CIN
W 8-7
@ CIN
L 1-15
@ CIN
W 3-2
vs BAL
W 13-3
vs BAL

Starting Pitchers

Baltimore Orioles

Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 16, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Baltimore Orioles20-26.435#4#810.0
Washington Nationals23-23.500#3#78.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Baltimore OriolesWashington Nationals
.710
OPS
.744
199
HR
210
718
Runs
821
4.07
ERA
4.67
1.34
WHIP
1.39
1305
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

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.

Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Coby Mayo headshot
Coby Mayo

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Samuel Basallo headshot
Samuel Basallo

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Adley Rutschman headshot
Adley Rutschman

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Kyle Bradish headshot
Kyle Bradish

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Dietrich Enns headshot
Dietrich Enns

3.2 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brandon Young headshot
Brandon Young

5.1 IP, 5 SO, 3.38 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

9 H, 4 HR, 10 RBI

Keibert Ruiz headshot
Keibert Ruiz

5 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Brady House headshot
Brady House

3 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Paxton Schultz headshot
Paxton Schultz

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Mitchell Parker headshot
Mitchell Parker

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Keibert Ruiz headshot
Keibert Ruiz
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Brady House headshot
Brady House
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 13, Baltimore Orioles 3: BAL 10 hits, WSH 13 hits; BAL 0 errors, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Baltimore Orioles0000003003100
Washington Nationals03100072x13130

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Baltimore Orioles with 2 hits each.

Baltimore Orioles batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Gunnar HendersonSS3000110
Maverick HandleyPH1000010
Taylor WardLF5021020
Adley RutschmanC4000010
Pete Alonso1B4020000
Samuel BasalloDH4111021
Tyler O'NeillRF4111011
Leody TaverasCF4120020
Coby Mayo3B3010110
Jeremiah Jackson2B4010010
Totals3631032122

CJ Abrams and Keibert Ruiz led Washington Nationals with 3 hits each.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodRF3210100
Luis García Jr.1B3010000
Curtis MeadPH/1B1100100
José Tena3B3000010
Brady HousePH/3B2223001
CJ AbramsSS5231000
Daylen LileLF5111010
Nasim Nuñez2B3100210
Keibert RuizC5235001
Jorbit VivasDH2000010
Joey WiemerPH/DH2100000
Jacob YoungCF4123011
Totals38131313453

Pitching

Chris Bassitt went 5.0 innings for Baltimore Orioles (4 SO, 4 ER); Cade Cavalli went 6.1 innings for Washington Nationals (8 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Baltimore Orioles
Chris Bassitt5.0644141
Dietrich Enns1.0100000
Keegan Akin0.1366200
Andrew Kittredge0.2111001
Josh Walker1.0222111
Washington Nationals
Cade Cavalli6.1833082
PJ Poulin0.2100100
Orlando Ribalta1.0100020
Paxton Schultz1.0000120
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

  • B2

    Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Abrams scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • B3

    Double CJ Abrams doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. James Wood scores. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T7

    Home Run Samuel Basallo homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. BAL 1, WSH 4

  • T7

    Home Run Tyler O'Neill homers (2) on a line drive to left field. BAL 2, WSH 4

  • T7

    Single Taylor Ward singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Leody Taveras scores. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 4

  • B7

    Double Brady House doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. James Wood scores. BAL 3, WSH 5

  • B7

    Fielders Choice Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Daylen Lile reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Brady House scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 6

  • B7

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward. CJ Abrams scores. Daylen Lile scores. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Home Run Jacob Young homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Keibert Ruiz scores. Joey Wiemer scores. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • B8

    Home Run Brady House homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Curtis Mead scores. BAL 3, WSH 13

Play-by-Play

All 81 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Taylor Ward flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • T9

    Strikeout Maverick Handley strikes out swinging. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • T9

    Strikeout Jeremiah Jackson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jeremiah Jackson called out on strikes. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • T9

    Walk Coby Mayo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Coby Mayo walks. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • B8

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • B8

    Strikeout Nasim Nuñez strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • B8

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • B8

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • B8

    Home Run Brady House homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Curtis Mead scores. BAL 3, WSH 13

  • B8

    Walk Curtis Mead walks. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • T8

    Strikeout Leody Taveras challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Leody Taveras called out on strikes. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • T8

    Strikeout Tyler O'Neill called out on strikes. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • T8

    Flyout Samuel Basallo flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • T8

    Double Pete Alonso doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • B7

    Flyout James Wood flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • B7

    Home Run Jacob Young homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Keibert Ruiz scores. Joey Wiemer scores. BAL 3, WSH 11

  • B7

    Fielders Choice Out Joey Wiemer reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Coby Mayo to catcher Adley Rutschman. Nasim Nuñez out at home. BAL 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward. CJ Abrams scores. Daylen Lile scores. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Walk Nasim Nuñez walks. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Daylen Lile to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 6

  • B7

    Fielders Choice Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Daylen Lile reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Brady House scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 6

  • B7

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward. Brady House to 3rd. BAL 3, WSH 5

  • B7

    Double Brady House doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. James Wood scores. BAL 3, WSH 5

  • B7

    Pop Out Curtis Mead pops out to catcher Adley Rutschman in foul territory. BAL 3, WSH 4

  • B7

    Walk James Wood walks. BAL 3, WSH 4

  • T7

    Lineout Adley Rutschman lines out to shortstop CJ Abrams. BAL 3, WSH 4

  • T7

    Single Taylor Ward singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Leody Taveras scores. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 4

  • T7

    Walk Gunnar Henderson walks. Leody Taveras to 2nd. BAL 2, WSH 4

  • T7

    Flyout Jeremiah Jackson flies out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. BAL 2, WSH 4

  • T7

    Strikeout Coby Mayo strikes out swinging. BAL 2, WSH 4

  • T7

    Single Leody Taveras singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. BAL 2, WSH 4

  • T7

    Home Run Tyler O'Neill homers (2) on a line drive to left field. BAL 2, WSH 4

  • T7

    Home Run Samuel Basallo homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. BAL 1, WSH 4

  • B6

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to center fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B6

    Fielders Choice Out Joey Wiemer reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to third baseman Coby Mayo. Keibert Ruiz out at 3rd. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B6

    Double Keibert Ruiz doubles (9) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B6

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T6

    Groundout Pete Alonso grounds out sharply, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T6

    Flyout Adley Rutschman flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile in foul territory. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T6

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Taylor Ward called out on strikes. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B5

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, first baseman Pete Alonso to pitcher Chris Bassitt. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B5

    Pop Out CJ Abrams pops out to third baseman Coby Mayo on the infield fly rule. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B5

    Strikeout José Tena strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B5

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Jacob Young to 3rd. James Wood to 2nd. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B5

    Hit By Pitch James Wood hit by pitch. Jacob Young to 2nd. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B5

    Single Jacob Young singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T5

    Groundout Gunnar Henderson grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T5

    Single Jeremiah Jackson singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder James Wood. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T5

    Flyout Coby Mayo flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T5

    Strikeout Leody Taveras strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B4

    Pop Out Jorbit Vivas pops out to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B4

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B4

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T4

    Groundout Tyler O'Neill grounds out sharply, third baseman José Tena to first baseman Luis García Jr. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T4

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • T4

    Flyout Pete Alonso flies out to right fielder James Wood. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B3

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B3

    Double CJ Abrams doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. James Wood scores. BAL 0, WSH 4

  • B3

    Groundout José Tena grounds out to first baseman Pete Alonso. James Wood to 3rd. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • B3

    Pop Out Luis García Jr. pops out to third baseman Coby Mayo in foul territory. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • B3

    Double James Wood doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • T3

    Groundout Adley Rutschman grounds out sharply, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • T3

    Strikeout Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • T3

    Strikeout Gunnar Henderson called out on strikes. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • B2

    Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • B2

    Strikeout Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • B2

    Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Abrams scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. BAL 0, WSH 3

  • B2

    Walk Nasim Nuñez walks. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • B2

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • B2

    Double CJ Abrams doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Jeremiah Jackson grounds into a double play, third baseman José Tena to second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Coby Mayo out at 2nd. Jeremiah Jackson out at 1st. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Single Coby Mayo singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Leody Taveras to 3rd. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Single Leody Taveras singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Tyler O'Neill pops out to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Groundout José Tena grounds out sharply, second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Flyout James Wood flies out sharply to center fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Single Pete Alonso singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Taylor Ward to 2nd. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Single Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. BAL 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Flyout Gunnar Henderson flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. BAL 0, WSH 0