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Washington Nationals at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6–3 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 6 77-85
at Cleveland Guardians 3 85-77

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 11 0
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
  • W: Cade Cavalli (3-3)
  • L: Joey Cantillo (4-2)
  • S: Mitchell Parker

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: James Wood (15)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Schneemann. Daylen Lile scores. Jacob Young scores. 2–0
Top 2nd Washington Nationals James Wood homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. Keibert Ruiz scores. 4–0
Bottom 5th Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder James Wood. Steven Kwan scores. 4–1
Top 9th Washington Nationals Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood scores. Andrés Chaparro out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Steven Kwan to second baseman Travis Bazzana. 6–1
Bottom 9th Cleveland Guardians Travis Bazzana doubles (4) on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd. 6–2
Bottom 9th Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Brayan Rocchio scores. 6–3

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood LF 4 2 3 2 1 1 .276
Curtis Mead 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .235
Andrés Chaparro 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 .158
CJ Abrams SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .289
Dylan Crews RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242
Daylen Lile DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262
Jacob Young CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .189
Keibert Ruiz C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .262
Totals 34 6 11 6 5 6
Pitcher
Cade Cavalli (W, 3-3) 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 87 3.62
Mitchell Parker (S, 1) 3.0 3 2 2 1 5 0 47 5.33

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Travis Bazzana 2B 3 0 1 1 2 0 .293
José Ramírez 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .229
Chase DeLauter DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255
Kyle Manzardo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .219
Daniel Schneemann CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Rhys Hoskins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189
Petey Halpin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120
Angel Martínez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .240
Steven Kwan LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .206
Patrick Bailey C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .140
David Fry C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .237
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 1 3 0 0 0 .299
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 12
Pitcher
Joey Cantillo (L, 4-2) 2.0 3 4 4 4 1 1 69 3.57
Codi Heuer 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 41 1.93
Shawn Armstrong 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.38
Colin Holderman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.40
Will Dion 3.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 33 6.00

Game info

Weather
70 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
4 mph, In From CF
First pitch
6:11 PM
Time of game
2:43
Attendance
21,473
Umpires
Home Plate: Mike Estabrook, First Base: Jonathan Parra, Second Base: Lance Barrett, Third Base: Alfonso Márquez

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Nationals 10 at Cleveland Guardians 2 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 6 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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