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Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers

MLB
Nationals
60-67
0-5
Final
Rangers
62-64
Globe Life Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Rangers 5-0

The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Rangers outscored the Nationals 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Justin Foscue went 1-for-1 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers. CJ Abrams went 2-for-4 for the Nationals.

Recap · Aug 18
Rangers beat the Nationals 5-0 behind Cal Quantrill’s 7 innings, Justin Foscue's homer

Cal Quantrill gave up four hits in seven innings, Justin Foscue hit a home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
  • Nationals 33-31 on the road; Rangers 33-27 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28
Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow
ESPN · Sep 27
Rangers stumble in final weekend of season, miss playoffs
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins
Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series
ESPN · Sep 27
Rangers' quest for AL West title, .500 record down to last day
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins
Recap · Sep 26
Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing

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
Rangers2nd in AL West
  • Corey Seager SS
    Elbow, Bone Spur, right
    Out
  • Danny Jansen C
    Hand, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Cal Quantrill RP
    Lat, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Joc Pederson DH
    Hand, Fracture, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Josh Jung 3B
    Hand, Fracture, right
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East
Jackson Kent SP
Probable starter · 2-4, 5.94 ERA, 30 K, 1.79 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1CJ AbramsDH
  2. 2Abimelec Ortiz1B
  3. 3Brady House3B
  4. 4Daylen LileLF
  5. 5Dylan CrewsRF
  6. 6Jorbit Vivas3B
  7. 7Harry FordC
  8. 8Nasim NunezSS
  9. 9Jacob YoungCF
Rangers2nd in AL West
Cal Quantrill SP
Probable starter · 9-5, 2.86 ERA, 81 K, 1.04 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Wyatt LangfordLF
  2. 2Corey SeagerSS
  3. 3Jake Burger1B
  4. 4Brandon NimmoRF
  5. 5Ezequiel Duran2B
  6. 6Justin FoscueDH
  7. 7Danny JansenC
  8. 8Cody Freeman3B
  9. 9Evan CarterCF

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 22,126
Officials
Chad Fairchild (Home Plate Umpire), Bill Miller (First Base Umpire), John Bacon (Second Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesTEX wins series 2-1

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