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Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB
Nationals
21-22
8-7
Final/10
Reds
22-21
Great American Ball Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Nationals 8-7

The Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 in 10 innings on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Great American Ball Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Reds 4-0 in the 2nd inning. Daylen Lile went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals. Tyler Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · May 13
Daylen Lile's 2-run homer in 10th sends Nationals to 8-7 win over Reds

Daylen Lile hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 10th inning, Keibert Ruiz also went deep and the Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Wednesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
  • Nationals 15-9 on the road; Reds 12-11 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
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
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
Jake Irvin SP
Probable starter · 2-10, 5.48 ERA, 110 K, 1.39 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1James WoodLF
  2. 2Curtis Mead2B
  3. 3Brady House3B
  4. 4CJ AbramsSS
  5. 5Jacob YoungCF
  6. 6Daylen LileDH
  7. 7Joey WiemerRF
  8. 8Nasim Nunez2B
  9. 9Keibert RuizC
Reds5th in NL Cent
Nick Lodolo SP
Probable starter · 3-6, 4.97 ERA, 83 K, 1.48 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Will BensonRF
  2. 2Elly De La CruzSS
  3. 3Sal Stewart3B
  4. 4JJ BledayLF
  5. 5Spencer Steer1B
  6. 6Nathaniel LoweDH
  7. 7Tyler StephensonC
  8. 8TJ FriedlLF
  9. 9Matt McLain2B

The series

WSH wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Nationals 10, Reds 4 (May 12)

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Game info

Venue
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 17,312
Officials
Dexter Kelley (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (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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