Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds, August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park
Last 5 Form
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Nationals
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 56-59 | .487 | #4 | #7 | 15.5 |
| Washington Nationals | 57-61 | .483 | #4 | #9 | 14.5 |
- PCT
- winning percentage
- Div
- division rank
- WC
- wild card rank
- GB
- games back
Season Comparison
2026Lower 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.
Cincinnati Reds
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.50 ERA
6.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA
6.2 IP, 4 SO, 4.05 ERA
Washington Nationals
Hitters
Pitchers
6.1 IP, 5 SO, 2.84 ERA
5.1 IP, 3 SO, 3.38 ERA
6.0 IP, 8 SO, 4.50 ERA
Top Performers
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
Line Score
Washington Nationals 5, Cincinnati Reds 3: CIN 7 hits, WSH 7 hits; CIN 1 error, WSH 0 errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
 Washington Nationals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
Matt McLain led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La CruzSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sal Stewart1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JJ BledayLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler StephensonC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eugenio SuárezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Héctor RodríguezCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noelvi MarteRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan JohnsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt McLain2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Daylen Lile led Washington Nationals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ AbramsDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abimelec Ortiz1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brady House3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daylen LileLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dylan CrewsRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry FordC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nasim NuñezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Tena2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorbit Vivas2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob YoungCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Pitching
Luis Mey went 2.2 innings for Cincinnati Reds (4 SO, 0 ER); Cade Cavalli went 6.0 innings for Washington Nationals (8 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Chase Petty | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Julian Garcia | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Luis Mey | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Zach McCambley | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Cade Cavalli | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Yovanny Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- 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
Home Run Daylen Lile homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Abrams scores. Brady House scores. CIN 0, WSH 3
- T2
Home Run Eugenio Suárez homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 1, WSH 3
- T3
Home Run Matt McLain homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 2, WSH 3
- T3
Home Run Elly De La Cruz homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 3, WSH 3
- B4
Home Run Harry Ford homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Daylen Lile scores. CIN 3, WSH 5
Play-by-Play
All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- T9
Strikeout Ivan Johnson strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T9
Groundout Noelvi Marte grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T9
Flyout Héctor Rodríguez flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B8
Flyout Dylan Crews flies out sharply to center fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B8
Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B8
Single Brady House singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B8
Walk Abimelec Ortiz walks. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B8
Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T8
Groundout Eugenio Suárez grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T8
Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T8
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B7
Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B7
Single José Tena singles on a ground ball to center fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B7
Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B7
Strikeout Harry Ford strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T7
Grounded Into DP Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T7
Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. Ke'Bryan Hayes to 2nd. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T7
Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T7
Single Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Noelvi Marte to 3rd. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T7
Single Noelvi Marte singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B6
Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, first baseman Sal Stewart to pitcher Luis Mey. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B6
Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B6
Strikeout Brady House strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T6
Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, pitcher Cade Cavalli to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T6
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T6
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T6
Walk JJ Bleday walks. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B5
Pickoff 1B Pitcher Luis Mey picks off Jacob Young at 1st on throw to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B5
Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B5
Lineout CJ Abrams lines out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B5
Single Jacob Young singles on a line drive to center fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T5
Grounded Into DP Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, third baseman Brady House to second baseman José Tena to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T5
Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T5
Double Matt McLain doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. CIN 3, WSH 5
- T5
Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B4
Groundout José Tena grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B4
Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, first baseman Sal Stewart to pitcher Julian Garcia. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B4
Home Run Harry Ford homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Daylen Lile scores. CIN 3, WSH 5
- B4
Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 3
- B4
Double Daylen Lile doubles (23) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T4
Strikeout Noelvi Marte called out on strikes. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T4
Double Héctor Rodríguez doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T4
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T4
Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 3, WSH 3
- B3
Lineout Brady House lines out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 3, WSH 3
- B3
Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes. CIN 3, WSH 3
- B3
Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T3
Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T3
Strikeout Sal Stewart called out on strikes. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T3
Home Run Elly De La Cruz homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 3, WSH 3
- T3
Home Run Matt McLain homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 2, WSH 3
- T3
Flyout Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 1, WSH 3
- B2
Caught Stealing 2B José Tena caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Tyler Stephenson to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 1, WSH 3
- B2
Flyout Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Noelvi Marte. CIN 1, WSH 3
- B2
Walk José Tena walks. CIN 1, WSH 3
- B2
Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 1, WSH 3
- T2
Strikeout Noelvi Marte strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 3
- T2
Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, second baseman José Tena to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 1, WSH 3
- T2
Home Run Eugenio Suárez homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 1, WSH 3
- T2
Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 0, WSH 3
- B1
Groundout Harry Ford grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 0, WSH 3
- B1
Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. CIN 0, WSH 3
- B1
Home Run Daylen Lile homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Abrams scores. Brady House scores. CIN 0, WSH 3
- B1
Fielders Choice Brady House reaches on a fielder's choice. CJ Abrams to 3rd. CJ Abrams advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 0, WSH 0
- B1
Flyout Abimelec Ortiz flies out sharply to center fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 0, WSH 0
- B1
Single CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. CIN 0, WSH 0
- T1
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. CIN 0, WSH 0
- T1
Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, second baseman José Tena to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 0, WSH 0
- T1
Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 0, WSH 0