Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds, August 9, 2026

RedsCIN
1-7
Final
NationalsWSH

August 9, 2026, 12:15 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

2-3

Last 5
W 3-2
vs ATH
W 6-5
vs ATH
L 3-5
@ WSH
L 2-8
@ WSH
L 1-7
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

4-1

Last 5
W 10-4
@ PHI
L 3-7
@ PHI
W 5-3
vs CIN
W 8-2
vs CIN
W 7-1
vs CIN

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Brad Lord headshot
Brad Lord
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 9, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cincinnati Reds56-61.479#5#917.5
Washington Nationals59-61.492#4#713.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cincinnati RedsWashington Nationals
.699
OPS
.744
213
HR
210
666
Runs
821
4.83
ERA
4.67
1.44
WHIP
1.39
1293
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.

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Eugenio Suárez headshot
Eugenio Suárez

3 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Matt McLain headshot
Matt McLain

4 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz

3 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA

Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott

6.2 IP, 4 SO, 4.05 ERA

Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 4.50 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Andrés Chaparro headshot
Andrés Chaparro

5 H, 0 HR, 7 RBI

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

7 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Trevor Williams headshot
Trevor Williams

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Clayton Beeter headshot
Clayton Beeter

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Will Dion headshot
Will Dion

3.2 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Abimelec Ortiz headshot
Abimelec Ortiz
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Brad Lord headshot
Brad Lord
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 7, Cincinnati Reds 1: CIN 4 hits, WSH 13 hits; CIN 1 error, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cincinnati Reds010000000141
Washington Nationals02100013x7130

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Cincinnati Reds with 1 hit each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Elly De La CruzSS4000010
Sal Stewart1B4010020
JJ BledayLF4010020
Tyler StephensonC4110020
Eugenio SuárezDH2000000
Héctor RodríguezRF3000000
Dane MyersCF2001010
Matt McLain2B3010010
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B2000000
TJ FriedlPH1000000
Ivan Johnson3B0000000
Totals29141090

Keibert Ruiz led Washington Nationals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
CJ AbramsSS5110010
Abimelec Ortiz1B3121001
Andrés ChaparroPH/1B2012010
José TenaDH2000110
Brady HousePH/DH/3B2000010
Daylen LileLF4021010
Dylan CrewsRF4110010
Jorbit Vivas3B4120000
Andrew PinckneyPR0100000
Jake BirdP0000000
Nasim Nuñez2B4010010
Keibert RuizC3131100
Jacob YoungCF3102000
Totals367137271

Pitching

Brady Singer went 6.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (3 SO, 3 ER); Will Dion went 3.0 innings for Washington Nationals (1 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cincinnati Reds
Brady Singer6.0833131
Brock Burke1.0211020
Tejay Antone1.0333120
Washington Nationals
Brad Lord2.2211040
Will Dion3.0100010
Trevor Williams2.1100020
Jake Bird1.0000020
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

    Sac Fly Dane Myers out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Crews. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Dylan Crews scores. Jorbit Vivas to 3rd. CIN 1, WSH 1

  • B2

    Sac Fly Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Jorbit Vivas scores. CIN 1, WSH 2

  • B3

    Home Run Abimelec Ortiz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B7

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CJ Abrams scores. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • B8

    Forceout Jacob Young grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Andrew Pinckney scores. Nasim Nuñez out at 3rd. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. Jacob Young to 1st. CIN 1, WSH 5

  • B8

    Double Andrés Chaparro doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Keibert Ruiz scores. Jacob Young scores. CIN 1, WSH 7

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 7

  • T9

    Pop Out JJ Bleday pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. CIN 1, WSH 7

  • T9

    Strikeout Sal Stewart called out on strikes. CIN 1, WSH 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Brady House strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 7

  • B8

    Double Andrés Chaparro doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Keibert Ruiz scores. Jacob Young scores. CIN 1, WSH 7

  • B8

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 5

  • B8

    Forceout Jacob Young grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Andrew Pinckney scores. Nasim Nuñez out at 3rd. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. Jacob Young to 1st. CIN 1, WSH 5

  • B8

    Intent Walk Tejay Antone intentionally walks Keibert Ruiz. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • B8

    Single Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Andrew Pinckney to 3rd. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • B8

    Single Jorbit Vivas singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Ivan Johnson. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • T8

    Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP TJ Friedl grounds into a double play, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Matt McLain out at 2nd. TJ Friedl out at 1st. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • T8

    Single Matt McLain singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • B7

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CJ Abrams scores. CIN 1, WSH 4

  • B7

    Flyout Brady House flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro called out on strikes. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B7

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Dane Myers strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T7

    Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T7

    Pop Out Eugenio Suárez pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B6

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B6

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a fly ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B6

    Lineout Nasim Nuñez lines out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B6

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T6

    Double JJ Bleday doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T6

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T6

    Lineout Elly De La Cruz lines out to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B5

    Lineout Dylan Crews lines out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B5

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Abimelec Ortiz to 3rd. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B5

    Pop Out José Tena pops out to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B5

    Single Abimelec Ortiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B5

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T5

    Groundout Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T5

    Bunt Groundout Matt McLain bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Will Dion to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T5

    Flyout Dane Myers flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B4

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B4

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Nasim Nuñez called out on strikes. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B4

    Pop Out Jorbit Vivas pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T4

    Flyout Héctor Rodríguez flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T4

    Groundout Eugenio Suárez grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T4

    Flyout Tyler Stephenson flies out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B3

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B3

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B3

    Strikeout José Tena called out on strikes. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • B3

    Home Run Abimelec Ortiz homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 1, WSH 3

  • T3

    Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 2

  • T3

    Single Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. CIN 1, WSH 2

  • T3

    Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out softly, pitcher Brad Lord to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. CIN 1, WSH 2

  • T3

    Flyout Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Forceout CJ Abrams grounds into a force out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Keibert Ruiz out at 2nd. CIN 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Sac Fly Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Jorbit Vivas scores. CIN 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Dylan Crews scores. Jorbit Vivas to 3rd. CIN 1, WSH 1

  • B2

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Single Jorbit Vivas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dylan Crews to 3rd. CIN 1, WSH 0

  • B2

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out swinging. CIN 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Sac Fly Dane Myers out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Crews. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 1, WSH 0

  • T2

    Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Hit By Pitch Eugenio Suárez hit by pitch. Tyler Stephenson to 2nd. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • T2

    Single Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Lineout Daylen Lile lines out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Walk José Tena walks. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Groundout Abimelec Ortiz grounds out, first baseman Sal Stewart to pitcher Brady Singer. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Pop Out CJ Abrams pops out to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes in foul territory. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout JJ Bleday called out on strikes. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. CIN 0, WSH 0