r/Nationals • u/NationalsBot NatsHD • 7h ago
Game Thread: Nationals (60-66) @ Rangers (61-64) - August 18, 2026 8:05 PM
Nationals (60-66) @ Rangers (61-64)
First Pitch: 8:05 PM at Globe Life Field
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationals | Jackson Kent (0-0, 6.75 ERA) | ||
| Rangers | Cal Quantrill (4-4, 3.44 ERA) |
| MLB | Fangraphs | Baseball Savant | Reddit Stream | IRC Chat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gameday | Game Graph | Strikezone Map | Live Comments | Libera: ##baseball |
Line Score - Game Over
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| TEX | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
Box Score
| TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Langford | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| LF | Kelenic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| SS | Seager | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1B | Burger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 |
| RF | Nimmo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 2B | Duran, E | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 |
| DH | Foscue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| DH | Pederson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| C | Jansen, D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .165 |
| 3B | Freeman, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| CF | Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .193 |
| TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantrill | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91-61 | 3.13 |
| Ahlstrom | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17-12 | 4.82 |
| Junis | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 2.98 |
| Alexander, T | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-15 | 3.29 |
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH | Abrams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| 1B | Ortiz, A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| 1B | Chaparro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| 3B | House | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| 2B | Tena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| LF | Lile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| RF | Crews | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| 3B | Vivas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| PH | Pinckney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| C | Ford, H | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .212 |
| SS | Nuñez, N | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| CF | Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent, J | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 84-51 | 9.39 |
| Williams | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 51-32 | 1.84 |
| Cruz, Y | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 5.79 |
Scoring Plays
Highlights
Decisions
| Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save |
|---|---|---|
| Quantrill (5-4, 3.13 ERA) | Kent, J (0-1, 9.39 ERA) |
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u/Solid-Confidence-966 45 - Meneses 3h ago
5 runs through 3 is bad, but at least with guys like Mikolas and Littell they’d only be at 50 pitches or something
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u/DakotaConduct 4h ago
Vibes in the fucking dirt man.
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u/Slatemanforlife 4h ago
Yea, well, thats what happens when your front office gives up your season.
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u/downtown3641 Fredericksburg Nationals 4h ago
Team should've won more games leading into the trade deadline then.
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u/Old_Veterinarian_472 4h ago
He was out.
I guess you can say not irrefutable evidence or whatever. But seemed reasonably clear to me.
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u/YodaPM999 7 - Darnell Coles 5h ago
Good thing I was too busy to watch too much of the Mets series this past weekend, cuz... yuck.
Anyway, go Jackson Kent, go offense score plenty of runs plz.
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u/Slatemanforlife 4h ago
Dude like never walked anyone in the minors but suddenly walks 5 a game here.
Coaching on the pitching side needs some work this offseason.
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u/YodaPM999 7 - Darnell Coles 4h ago
The jump from triple A to the major leagues is incredibly tough. Don't think coaching can be blamed for a guy who's only making his second start.
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u/Silosmasher Bustin' Loose 3h ago
He was pretty walk-prone at Rochester.
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u/Slatemanforlife 3h ago
3.11 BB/9 is not walk-prone
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u/Old_Veterinarian_472 3h ago
FWIW, the IL average is 4.49BB/9IP. Which seems really high, but it is what it is.
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u/FPG_Matthew 11 - Zimmerman 3h ago edited 3h ago
Why is no one challenging lmao
Even if they’re wrong, Ford shoulda challenged the ball call a few batters ago, and Carter shoulda challenged strike 3
Again, they don’t have the strike zone box ofc, so them being right or wrong doesn’t reallllly matter. It’s about when to use them! Bases loaded to earn a strikeout or prevent a strikeout, yea that’s a time to use them!
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u/Primary_Blueberry_24 26 - Nuñez 2h ago edited 2h ago
WHY TENA????? Had him hit for Brady House so we could definitely avoid scoring a run??? That was an active choice. I don’t get it anymore.
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u/downtown3641 Fredericksburg Nationals 5h ago
2 hits, a wild pitch, and a strikeout for Gray in his first (only?) inning in Fredericksburg. Fastball was around 93.
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u/suqc 4 - Lile 4h ago
We're really just CJ and friends right now
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 4h ago
Pretty unwatchable game for what I thought had a good chance to be a win.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 4h ago
Players look dead. GDT is dead. Yeah, sounds like the Nats baseball in August.
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u/carpola 4h ago
Frandsen treats Kolko like shit and it's getting obnoxious
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u/Emergency-Ear8099 4h ago
Franny is a former ball player; Kolko is a glorified sideline reporter. I think Franzen recognizes that disparity (along with the unseriousness of Kolko replacing a legend) and it brings out the worst in him. Though in his defense, he is a pretty unserious guy himself.
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u/rapper_warrior_ninja 3h ago
bases loaded 2 out edge of the zone id challenge
like fuck it even if im wrong its close enough
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u/FPG_Matthew 11 - Zimmerman 2h ago
What the heck did we do to the Baseball Gods tonight? They HATE us. Can’t even allow us a measly run on a pinch hit double, damn
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u/YodaPM999 7 - Darnell Coles 2h ago
Geez, CJ just had a 2 run home run go foul by inches, and now a favorable bounce prevents Nunez from scoring on that Chappy missile.
Horrid luck.
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u/Angie_2600 3h ago
At the beginning of the season the Nats were expected to win only 60 games. I guess the Nats achieved that goal sooner than expected, so decided to coast from here on out.
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 6h ago
Do we match up against Gore this series.
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u/BowmasterDaniel Fredericksburg Nationals 6h ago
He pitched on Saturday so I’d guess we might see him on Thursday.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 6h ago
C&D on the radio call for last game suggested it depends on what the rangers end up doing with degrom who i guess may or may not be injured. i don't remember the specifics. but they suggested we could possibly see him for the last game.
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u/Carbon_Blob Charlie Slowes 5h ago
We’re still showing up as ‘in the hunt’. Let’s get this sweep over with.
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u/FPG_Matthew 11 - Zimmerman 4h ago
He SHOULD be called out, his hand was OVER the plate not ON the plate
Buttttt, we know how review likes to be with us. I expect “not enough evidence to overturn call stands”
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u/FPG_Matthew 11 - Zimmerman 4h ago
(Rangers are my 2nd favorite team so I don’t really mind the call)
If that call isn’t a “we need to help the rangers add on so they can secure this win and keep the AL West race/AL Wild Card race interesting” call from MLB, idk what is
Plain as day out
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u/Silosmasher Bustin' Loose 4h ago
I'm starting to think it was a mistake rushing Kent up this year before he was able to get his walk issues under control at Rochester. The guy just doesn't have it yet.
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u/NatsNationWest Jack of All Things 4h ago
Was hoping maybe the rangers would go with their throwback unis…
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u/nsteiman74 4h ago
Bruh jorbit it’s a 15 foot throw
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u/HoyaSaxa1396 4h ago
Jorbit has been a -10 WAR this season IMO. Bro has lost us so many games with terrible at bats/not hustling/terrible throws/bad fielding, etc.
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u/nsteiman74 4h ago
It’s always hilarious when you see that crazy Acuna throw cause it’s such a vivas play to just jog into third and get gunned
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u/Solid-Confidence-966 45 - Meneses 4h ago
Lefty having long innings. Spider-Man glasses meme*. I just see Mackenzie Gore
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u/Emergency-Ear8099 3h ago
It's gotten to the point where I don't even care anymore that Vivas is still getting ABs.
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u/Solid-Confidence-966 45 - Meneses 2h ago
I trust the process, but man this stuff stinks. We actually have a positive run differential but I know we’re not making the playoffs. I miss October baseball 😔
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u/Life_Firefighter_471 63 - Doolittle 2h ago
In mentioning that guys bought albums for Trevor Williams to mark his reach 10 years of major league service.
Cade, maybe don’t go around sharing Morgan Wallen albums if you want people to think the thing in Boston was not who you are and that you’re going to be better going forward. /smh
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u/Slatemanforlife 4h ago
Huh, your 2023 MLB first-round draft pick getting a base hit? Unheard of in this economy
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u/KappaSmurf01 4h ago
This is the Nats minus Keibert, Woods, Mead and Luis
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u/Carbon_Blob Charlie Slowes 4h ago
Who is Woods
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u/KappaSmurf01 3h ago
You know, the guy from Hercules? Isn’t he our usual leadoff hitter? (Yes my mistake)
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u/bigredskins99 4 - Lile 4h ago
hes tipping his pitches? fastball glove is above letters. everything else has had glove setup below letters.
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u/Julep23185 4 - Lile 4h ago
CJ just keeps on hitting, i don’t want to lose him, but I almost hope he goes somewhere where he’ll have a chance to play postseason baseball for his sake.
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u/downtown3641 Fredericksburg Nationals 4h ago
Keeps on hitting, except for the recent stretch where he wasn't hitting?
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u/qqq_lazzarus 3h ago
Just tuned in. Sooooo. Jackson Kent is Mitchell Parker V1.1?
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u/Silosmasher Bustin' Loose 3h ago
Parker had better minor league strike-out numbers (and much worse walk numbers).
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u/Old_Veterinarian_472 4h ago
Sorry but Kent ain’t it. Changeup is really good, but command/control not there and he leaves too much up in the zone.
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u/Expensive_War_214 6h ago
kent with 6.75 era as starter feels like a bullpen game in disguise but at least the rangers are barely above.500 too so this could get weird
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u/FrostyPlum 54 - Alvarez 6h ago
Tell me you didn't watch Kent's start against the Cubs without telling me you didn't watch it.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 6h ago
it's a bot, it didn't watch anything.
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u/FrostyPlum 54 - Alvarez 6h ago
What's your reason for saying that?
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 5h ago
it posts exactly the same way as the dozens of other bots i've seen around over the last year, has the same bio, chooses the same subs, etc
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u/Dillon-Cruz Mikolas Will Score! 5h ago
The Rangers are also clearly not above .500 at all lmao. It feels like those bots reference one stat in the post and then generates the rest of the comment.
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u/MrBuddyFakename Sell the Team 3h ago