Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Nationals

20-22

10-4

Final

Reds

22-20

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	2	1	10
CIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4

Who won: Nationals 10-4

The Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-4 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Great American Ball Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Reds 4-0 in the 5th inning. Daylen Lile went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Nationals. JJ Bleday went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · May 12

James Wood hits 12th homer and Nationals go deep season-high 6 times in 10-4 win over Reds

James Wood hit his 12th home run of the season, and Luis Garcia Jr. and Daylen Lile each went deep twice as part of a six-homer night by the Washington Nationals in a 10-4 win over the...

What it means

Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
Nationals 14-9 on the road; Reds 12-10 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series

Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Recap · Sep 26

Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing

Recap · Sep 25

High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals

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

Reds5th in NL Cent

Dane Myers CF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Chase Burns SP
Groin, Strain, right
15-Day-IL
Julian Garcia RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Steer 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tony Santillan RP
Hip, Surgery, left
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East

Miles Mikolas SP

Probable starter · 3-9, 5.82 ERA, 58 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1James WoodRF
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B
3Brady House3B
4CJ AbramsSS
5Jacob YoungCF
6Daylen LileLF
7Nasim Nunez2B
8Jose TenaDH
9Keibert RuizC

Reds5th in NL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 6-15, 5.85 ERA, 126 K, 1.59 WHIP

Lineup

1TJ FriedlCF
2Spencer Steer3B
3Elly De La CruzSS
4Sal StewartDH
5JJ BledayLF
6Matt McLain2B
7Will BensonRF
8Tyler StephensonC
9Ke'Bryan Hayes3B

The series

WSH wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 23,715
Officials: Mike Muchlinski (Home Plate Umpire), Dexter Kelley (First Base Umpire), Doug Eddings (Second Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)