Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers

Thursday, August 20, 2026, 8:05 PM ET Globe Life Field, Arlington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2–0 on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at home.

Final score, Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers
Team	Runs	2026 record
Washington Nationals	0	77-85
at Texas Rangers	2	80-82

Line score

Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers
Team	1st inning	2nd inning	3rd inning	4th inning	5th inning	6th inning	7th inning	8th inning	9th inning	Runs	Hits	Errors
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Texas Rangers	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	not played	2	6	0

W: Jacob deGrom (9-8)
L: Andrew Alvarez (2-5)
S: Jacob Latz

Home runs

Texas Rangers: Corey Seager (13)

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

Scoring plays

Every scoring play, Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers, with the score after it (away first)
Inning	Team	Play	Score
Bottom 3rd	Texas Rangers	Corey Seager homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field.	0–1
Bottom 8th	Texas Rangers	Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dylan Crews. Ezequiel Duran scores.	0–2

Box score

Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Daylen Lile	RF	4	0	0	0	0	4	.241
Abimelec Ortiz	DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	.260
Substitute: Harry Ford	PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212
Andrés Chaparro	1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.242
José Tena	LF	3	0	0	0	1	3	.238
Brady House	3B	1	0	1	0	2	0	.238
Keibert Ruiz	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.272
Dylan Crews	CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.209
Nasim Nuñez	SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.224
Andrew Pinckney	LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.231
Substitute: Jorbit Vivas	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237
Totals		27	0	1	0	4	15

Washington Nationals pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Andrew Alvarez (L, 2-5)	5.0	4	1	1	3	5	1	75	3.60
Orlando Ribalta	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16	3.32
Clayton Beeter	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	3.46
Tom Cosgrove	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	16	4.15

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Wyatt Langford	DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	.251
Corey Seager	SS	4	1	2	1	0	1	.218
Jake Burger	1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.237
Brandon Nimmo	RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.268
Ezequiel Duran	3B	2	1	2	0	2	0	.265
Justin Foscue	2B	2	0	2	0	0	0	.266
Substitute: Joc Pederson	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.239
Substitute: Nicky Lopez	2B	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263
Danny Jansen	C	3	0	0	0	0	2	.162
Cody Freeman	3B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.259
Substitute: Jarred Kelenic	LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.222
Evan Carter	CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.194
Totals		28	2	6	2	4	8

Texas Rangers pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Jacob deGrom (W, 9-8)	6.0	1	0	0	1	10	0	94	3.77
Jakob Junis (H, 16)	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	2.91
Chase Silseth (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	2.77
Jacob Latz (S, 25)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	16	1.74

Game info

Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind: 0 mph, None
First pitch: 7:08 PM
Time of game: 2:20
Attendance: 21,179
Umpires: Home Plate: Chad Whitson, First Base: Brian Walsh, Second Base: Chad Fairchild, Third Base: Bill Miller

2026 season series

Every Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers game in the 2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Nationals 0 at Texas Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers, Tue, Aug 18, 2026
Washington Nationals 6 at Texas Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers, Wed, Aug 19, 2026
Washington Nationals 0 at Texas Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers, Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Other MLB games on Aug 20

Other MLB games on Thursday, August 20, 2026
Matchup	Status	Details
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San Francisco Giants 2 at Cleveland Guardians 5	Final	Game page: San Francisco Giants at Cleveland Guardians, Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Seattle Mariners 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 7	Final	Game page: Seattle Mariners at Milwaukee Brewers, Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 6	Final	Game page: Athletics at Kansas City Royals, Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Atlanta Braves 2 at Chicago White Sox 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Braves at Chicago White Sox, Thu, Aug 20, 2026
New York Yankees 6 at Baltimore Orioles 1	Final	Game page: New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles, Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Los Angeles Angels 18 at Houston Astros 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros, Thu, Aug 20, 2026

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