Washington Nationals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Nationals

27-31

5-2

Final

Guardians

39-20

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
CLE	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Who won: Nationals 5-2

The Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Guardians 4-2 in the 2nd inning.

Recap · May 6

Carlos Santana's 3-run homer helps Guardians beat Nationals 9-1 and split a doubleheader

Carlos Santana broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and started a late onslaught by the Cleveland Guardians, who beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 on Tuesday night to split a doubleheader.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Nationals 17-18 on the road; Guardians 20-7 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1h ago

Guardians, White Sox to start openers in ALDS Game 3

Recap · 7h ago

White Sox surge past Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 lead in ALDS and move within 1 win of ALCS

ESPN · 22h ago

White Sox beat Guardians in Game 2, move within 1 win of ALCS

Preview · 2d ago

White Sox bring 1-0 lead into ALDS Game 2 against Guardians

ESPN · 3d ago

White Sox hold Guardians to three hits in ALDS Game 1 win

Recap · 3d ago

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

Preview · 4d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

Recap · Sep 27

Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale

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

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East

Jake Irvin SP

Probable starter · 10-14, 4.41 ERA, 156 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Lane ThomasCF
2Luis Garcia Jr.2B
3Jesse WinkerLF
4Keibert RuizC
5Nick Senzel3B
6Eddie RosarioRF
7Joey MenesesDH
8Joey Gallo1B
9Ildemaro VargasSS

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Carlos Carrasco SP

Probable starter · 3-10, 5.64 ERA, 89 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Tyler FreemanCF
3Jose RamirezDH
4Josh Naylor1B
5Will BrennanRF
6Gabriel Arias3B
7Bo NaylorC
8Daniel Schneemann2B
9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 3, Nationals 2 (Jun 1)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 25,521
Officials: Dan Merzel (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Whitson (First Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Second Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Third Base Umpire)