The Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-2 on May 25, 2026 at Progressive Field.
Final · Progressive Field
Top performers
- Curtis Mead went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Nationals.
- Zack Littell pitched 7.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 1 earned run with 7 strikeouts.
- Rhys Hoskins went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.
- Tanner Bibee pitched 3.0 innings for the Guardians, allowing 7 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
Washington Nationals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| James Wood | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Mead | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Young | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Abrams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Drew Millas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daylen Lile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Tena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 41 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Littell | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| PJ Poulin | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Hoskins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Angel Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Bazzana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Kwan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Bailey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Manzardo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| David Fry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Petey Halpin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bibee | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Matt Festa | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 5.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Before and after
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous May 24, 2026: WSH 2, ATL 1 · Next May 26, 2026: WSH 6, CLE 3
- Guardians · 2026 season · Previous May 24, 2026: CLE 3, PHI 1 · Next May 26, 2026: WSH 6, CLE 3