Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
Who won: Rangers 2-0
The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. Corey Seager went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.
Recap · Aug 20
Rangers' Jacob deGrom surpasses 2,000 K's and combines with 3 on 1-hitter in 2-0 win over Nationals
Jacob deGrom struck out 10 and allowed one hit and one walk in six innings while reaching 2,000 career strikeouts in the second-fewest games and innings in major league history as the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Thursday night.
What it means
- Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
- Nationals 34-32 on the road; Rangers 34-28 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- 60-Day-ILDrew Millas CFinger, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk RPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILMatt Waldron RPChest, Inflammation
- 15-Day-ILOrlando Ribalta RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILPJ Poulin RPForearm, Strain, left
Rangers2nd in AL West- OutCorey Seager SSElbow, Bone Spur, right
- OutDanny Jansen CHand, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILCal Quantrill RPLat, Strain, right
- 10-Day-ILJoc Pederson DHHand, Fracture, left
- 10-Day-ILJosh Jung 3BHand, Fracture, right
Probable starters
Nationals4th in NL East
Andrew Alvarez SP
Probable starter · 2-6, 3.43 ERA, 114 K, 1.30 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Daylen LileRF
- 2Abimelec OrtizDH
- 3Andres Chaparro1B
- 4Jose TenaLF
- 5Brady House3B
- 6Keibert RuizC
- 7Dylan CrewsCF
- 8Nasim NunezSS
- 9Andrew PinckneyLF
Rangers2nd in AL West
Jacob deGrom SP
Probable starter · 11-11, 4.20 ERA, 201 K, 1.14 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Wyatt LangfordDH
- 2Corey SeagerSS
- 3Jake Burger1B
- 4Brandon NimmoRF
- 5Ezequiel Duran3B
- 6Justin Foscue2B
- 7Danny JansenC
- 8Cody Freeman3B
- 9Evan CarterCF
The series
TEX wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Nationals 6, Rangers 0 (Aug 19)
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Game info
- Venue
- Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 21,179
- Officials
- Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Brian Walsh (First Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Second Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
