Nationals vs Rangers Game (Aug 18, 2026)

Final · August 18, 2026 at 8:05 p.m.

Globe Life Field

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Washington NationalsWSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Texas RangersTEX	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	5	11	0

Decisions

WinnerCal Quantrill
LoserJackson Kent

Scoring plays

Bot 1Jake Burger grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Jake Burger out at 1st.0-1
Bot 2Justin Foscue homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.0-2
Bot 3Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brandon Nimmo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager to 3rd.0-3
Bot 3Justin Foscue walks. Corey Seager scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd.0-4
Bot 3Cody Freeman singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Brandon Nimmo scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. Justin Foscue to 2nd.0-5

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batters	AB	H	BB	K	AVG
CJ AbramsDH	4	2	0	2	.280
Abimelec Ortiz1B	3	0	0	0	.279
Andrés Chaparro1B	1	1	0	0	.232
Brady House3B	3	0	0	1	.236
José Tena2B	1	0	0	1	.235
Daylen LileLF	4	1	0	1	.245
Dylan CrewsRF	3	1	1	0	.212
Jorbit Vivas3B	3	0	0	0	.241
Andrew PinckneyPH	1	0	0	0	.273
Harry FordC	4	1	0	3	.212
Nasim NuñezSS	4	1	0	0	.228
Jacob YoungCF	3	0	0	1	.249
Totals	34	7	1	9

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jackson Kent	3.2	8	5	5	3	3	1	84-51	9.39
Trevor Williams	3.1	2	0	0	1	5	0	51-32	1.84
Yovanny Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	5.79

Texas Rangers

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Wyatt LangfordLF	4	2	2	0	1	0	.257
Jarred KelenicLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
Corey SeagerSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.208
Jake Burger1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.239
Brandon NimmoRF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.273
Ezequiel Duran2B	3	0	1	0	1	2	.264
Justin FoscueDH	1	1	1	2	1	0	.257
Joc PedersonDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Danny JansenC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.165
Cody Freeman3B	3	0	2	1	1	1	.280
Evan CarterCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.193
Totals	33	5	11	4	4	8

Pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Cal Quantrill	7.0	4	0	5	91-61	3.13
Robby Ahlstrom	0.2	2	0	2	17-12	4.82
Jakob Junis	0.1	0	0	1	3-3	2.98
Tyler Alexander	1.0	1	1	1	23-15	3.29

Game info

Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Attendance: 22,126
Duration: 2 h 34
Weather: 74 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
Umpires: Chad Fairchild (Home plate) · Bill Miller (First base) · John Bacon (Second base) · Brian Walsh (Third base)

About this game

Who won Nationals vs Rangers?

Rangers won 5-0 over Nationals on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

When was Nationals vs Rangers played?

On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field.

Where was Nationals vs Rangers played?

At Globe Life Field.

Team

Washington NationalsWSH

Texas RangersTEX

Scoring plays

Bot 1Jake Burger grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Jake Burger out at 1st.0-1

Bot 2Justin Foscue homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.0-2

Bot 3Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brandon Nimmo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager to 3rd.0-3

Bot 3Justin Foscue walks. Corey Seager scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd.0-4

Bot 3Cody Freeman singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Brandon Nimmo scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. Justin Foscue to 2nd.0-5

Batters

RBI

AVG

.280

.279

.232

.236

.235

.245

.212

.241

.273

.212

.228

.249

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Jackson Kent

3.2

84-51

9.39

Trevor Williams

3.1

51-32

1.84

Yovanny Cruz

1.0

14-10

5.79

Batters

RBI

AVG

.257

.232

.208

.239

.273

.264

.257

.242

.165

.280

.193

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Cal Quantrill

7.0

91-61

3.13

Robby Ahlstrom

0.2

17-12

4.82

Jakob Junis

0.1

3-3

2.98

Tyler Alexander

1.0

23-15

3.29