The Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on May 26, 2026 at Progressive Field.
Final · Progressive Field
Top performers
- James Wood went 3-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals.
- Cade Cavalli pitched 6.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 1 earned run with 7 strikeouts.
- Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Guardians.
- Will Dion pitched 3.0 innings for the Guardians, allowing 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Chaparro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| James Wood | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Abrams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curtis Mead | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Daylen Lile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cavalli | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Mitchell Parker | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase DeLauter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Manzardo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brayan Rocchio | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Kwan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Bazzana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David Fry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rhys Hoskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Dion | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joey Cantillo | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Holderman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Before and after
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous May 25, 2026: WSH 10, CLE 2 · Next May 27, 2026: WSH 2, CLE 3
- Guardians · 2026 season · Previous May 25, 2026: WSH 10, CLE 2 · Next May 27, 2026: WSH 2, CLE 3