Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees, July 12, 2026

YankeesNYY
5-3
Final
NationalsWSH

July 12, 2026, 1:35 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

New York Yankees

4-1

Last 5
L 0-3
@ TB
W 12-4
@ TB
W 5-3
@ WSH
W 4-2
@ WSH
W 5-3
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

1-4

Last 5
L 3-6
vs HOU
W 8-2
vs HOU
L 3-5
vs NYY
L 2-4
vs NYY
L 3-5
vs NYY

Starting Pitchers

New York Yankees

Will Warren headshot
Will Warren
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 Jul 12, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
New York Yankees54-42.563#2#13.0
Washington Nationals48-49.495#4#88.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
New York YankeesWashington Nationals
.720
OPS
.744
223
HR
210
739
Runs
821
3.23
ERA
4.67
1.17
WHIP
1.39
1450
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.

New York Yankees

Hitters

Ben Rice headshot
Ben Rice

7 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI

Austin Wells headshot
Austin Wells

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Trent Grisham headshot
Trent Grisham

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Angel Chivilli headshot
Angel Chivilli

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

David Bednar headshot
David Bednar

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ryan Weathers headshot
Ryan Weathers

5.1 IP, 6 SO, 1.69 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

James Wood headshot
James Wood

9 H, 4 HR, 4 RBI

Curtis Mead headshot
Curtis Mead

6 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Miles Mikolas headshot
Miles Mikolas

4.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Foster Griffin headshot
Foster Griffin

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.29 ERA

Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.25 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
Will Warren headshot
Will Warren
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
James Wood headshot
James Wood
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

New York Yankees 5, Washington Nationals 3: NYY 8 hits, WSH 6 hits; NYY 1 error, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
New York Yankees000020021581
Washington Nationals100001100360

Box Score

Batting

Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. led New York Yankees with 2 hits each.

New York Yankees batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Trent GrishamCF3100100
Ben Rice1B4012020
Ali SánchezC0000000
Jasson DomínguezDH4000000
Cody BellingerLF3220100
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B4121000
José CaballeroSS/3B3011010
Ryan McMahon3B2000020
Paul GoldschmidtPH/1B1000100
Austin WellsC2011000
Amed RosarioPH1000010
Anthony VolpeSS1000010
Max SchuemannRF4110010
Totals32585380

José Tena led Washington Nationals with 2 hits.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodRF2111211
Luis García Jr.1B2000110
Andrés ChaparroPH/1B1000000
Abimelec OrtizDH2010000
Curtis MeadPH/DH2111001
CJ AbramsSS4010010
Dylan CrewsCF4000020
Daylen LileLF4000000
José Tena2B2020000
Nasim NuñezPR/2B1100000
Jorbit Vivas3B4000010
Keibert RuizC3000000
Totals31362362

Pitching

Will Warren went 5.0 innings for New York Yankees (2 SO, 1 ER); Cade Cavalli went 6.0 innings for Washington Nationals (5 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
New York Yankees
Will Warren5.0411221
Tim Hill0.2111011
Angel Chivilli1.0110010
Ryan Yarbrough0.1000100
Paul Blackburn2.0000020
Washington Nationals
Cade Cavalli6.0422150
Andrew Alvarez2.0433120
Justin Lawrence1.0000110
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 James Wood homers (28) on a fly ball to center field. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T5

    Single Jazz Chisholm Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Cody Bellinger scores. NYY 1, WSH 1

  • T5

    Single Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • B6

    Home Run Curtis Mead homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • B7

    Field Error Keibert Ruiz reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Nasim Nuñez scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • T8

    Triple Ben Rice triples (3) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Max Schuemann scores. Trent Grisham scores. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • T9

    Sac Fly José Caballero out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dylan Crews. Cody Bellinger scores. NYY 5, WSH 3

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. NYY 5, WSH 3

  • B9

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, pitcher Paul Blackburn to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 5, WSH 3

  • B9

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out sharply to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 5, WSH 3

  • T9

    Bunt Groundout Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Max Schuemann bunt grounds out, pitcher Justin Lawrence to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. NYY 5, WSH 3

  • T9

    Strikeout Anthony Volpe strikes out swinging. NYY 5, WSH 3

  • T9

    Walk Paul Goldschmidt walks. NYY 5, WSH 3

  • T9

    Sac Fly José Caballero out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dylan Crews. Cody Bellinger scores. NYY 5, WSH 3

  • T9

    Double Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • T9

    Single Cody Bellinger singles on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Dylan Crews called out on strikes. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • B8

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • B8

    Pop Out Curtis Mead pops out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • T8

    Pop Out Jasson Domínguez pops out softly to pitcher Andrew Alvarez. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • T8

    Triple Ben Rice triples (3) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Max Schuemann scores. Trent Grisham scores. NYY 4, WSH 3

  • T8

    Walk Trent Grisham walks. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • T8

    Single Max Schuemann singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Amed Rosario strikes out swinging. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • T8

    Flyout Paul Goldschmidt flies out to right fielder James Wood. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • B7

    Groundout Andrés Chaparro grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Ben Rice. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • B7

    Walk Austin Wells challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: James Wood walks. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • B7

    Field Error Keibert Ruiz reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Nasim Nuñez scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. NYY 2, WSH 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • B7

    Single José Tena singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Max Schuemann. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • B7

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • T7

    Strikeout José Caballero called out on strikes. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • T7

    Flyout Jazz Chisholm Jr. flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • T7

    Lineout Cody Bellinger lines out sharply to center fielder Dylan Crews. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • B6

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out softly, shortstop José Caballero to first baseman Ben Rice. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • B6

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Ben Rice. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • B6

    Home Run Curtis Mead homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. NYY 2, WSH 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • T6

    Groundout Jasson Domínguez grounds out, second baseman José Tena to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Ben Rice strikes out on a foul tip. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • T6

    Flyout Trent Grisham flies out to right fielder James Wood. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • B5

    Strikeout James Wood strikes out swinging. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • B5

    Lineout Keibert Ruiz lines out to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • B5

    Lineout Jorbit Vivas lines out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • B5

    Double José Tena doubles (10) on a ground ball to right fielder Max Schuemann. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • T5

    Flyout Max Schuemann flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • T5

    Single Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. NYY 2, WSH 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. NYY 1, WSH 1

  • T5

    Pop Out José Caballero pops out softly to shortstop CJ Abrams. NYY 1, WSH 1

  • T5

    Single Jazz Chisholm Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Cody Bellinger scores. NYY 1, WSH 1

  • T5

    Double Cody Bellinger doubles (19) on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Double Play Daylen Lile lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Ben Rice. CJ Abrams out at 1st. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Schuemann. Abimelec Ortiz to 3rd. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B4

    Double Abimelec Ortiz doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T4

    Lineout Jasson Domínguez lines out to center fielder Dylan Crews. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ben Rice called out on strikes. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T4

    Groundout Trent Grisham grounds out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to pitcher Cade Cavalli. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP Luis García Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop José Caballero to first baseman Ben Rice. James Wood out at 2nd. Luis García Jr. out at 1st. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B3

    Walk James Wood walks. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B3

    Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, first baseman Ben Rice to pitcher Will Warren. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Max Schuemann called out on strikes. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T3

    Groundout Austin Wells grounds out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to pitcher Cade Cavalli. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B2

    Pop Out Jorbit Vivas pops out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch José Tena hit by pitch. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B2

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, first baseman Ben Rice to pitcher Will Warren. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B2

    Lineout Dylan Crews lines out to shortstop José Caballero. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Pickoff 1B Pitcher Cade Cavalli picks off José Caballero at 1st on throw to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Single José Caballero singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Jazz Chisholm Jr. grounds into a double play, first baseman Luis García Jr. to shortstop CJ Abrams. Cody Bellinger out at 2nd. Jazz Chisholm Jr. out at 1st. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Walk Cody Bellinger walks. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out to first baseman Ben Rice. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Abimelec Ortiz grounds into a double play, shortstop José Caballero to first baseman Ben Rice. Luis García Jr. out at 2nd. Abimelec Ortiz out at 1st. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Walk Luis García Jr. walks. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Home Run James Wood homers (28) on a fly ball to center field. NYY 0, WSH 1

  • T1

    Groundout Jasson Domínguez grounds out, pitcher Cade Cavalli to second baseman José Tena to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Groundout Ben Rice grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Flyout Trent Grisham flies out sharply to right fielder James Wood. NYY 0, WSH 0