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Washington Nationals vs Athletics

MLB
Nationals
50-50
5-2
Final
Athletics
42-57
Sutter Health Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Nationals 5-2

The Washington Nationals beat the Athletics 5-2 on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Sutter Health Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Athletics 3-0 in the 5th inning. CJ Abrams went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals. Jacob Wilson went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Jul 19
Abrams and Crews hit back-to-back homers Nationals beat Athletics 5-2

CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.

What it means

  • Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
  • Nationals 30-19 on the road; Athletics 20-30 at home.

Latest headlines

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Bolte and Stefanic each hit 2 RBIs in sixth to lift Athletics past Astros 6-5

Injuries and inactives

Nationals4th in NL East
  • Drew Millas C
    Finger, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk RP
    Elbow, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Matt Waldron RP
    Chest, Inflammation
    60-Day-IL
  • Orlando Ribalta RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin RP
    Forearm, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL
Athletics4th in AL West
  • Seth Johnson RP
    Knee, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Alika Williams SS
    Upper Body, Soreness
    Day-To-Day
  • Brent Rooker DH
    Knee, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • J.T. Ginn SP
    Elbow, Soreness, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Max Muncy 3B
    Knee, Soreness, left
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East
Foster Griffin SP
Probable starter · 15-6, 3.60 ERA, 158 K, 1.21 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1James WoodDH
  2. 2Curtis Mead3B
  3. 3Andres Chaparro1B
  4. 4CJ AbramsSS
  5. 5Dylan CrewsRF
  6. 6Harry FordC
  7. 7Daylen LileLF
  8. 8Jacob YoungCF
  9. 9Nasim Nunez2B
Athletics4th in AL West
Jacob Lopez SP
Probable starter · 7-5, 5.47 ERA, 112 K, 1.49 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jacob WilsonSS
  2. 2Tyler SoderstromLF
  3. 3Shea LangeliersDH
  4. 4Jonah HeimC
  5. 5Joshua Kuroda-Grauer3B
  6. 6Colby ThomasRF
  7. 7Tommy White1B
  8. 8Henry BolteCF
  9. 9Alika Williams2B

The series

WSH wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Athletics 15, Nationals 1 (Jul 18)

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Game info

Venue
Sutter Health Park, Sacramento, California · Attendance 9,088
Officials
Jacob Metz (Home Plate Umpire), Sean Barber (First Base Umpire), John Libka (Second Base Umpire), James Hoye (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesWSH wins series 2-1

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