Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Nationals

21-23

1-15

Final

Reds

23-21

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
CIN	0	2	0	4	3	0	2	4	X	15

Who won: Reds 15-1

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 15-1 on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Great American Ball Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Reds outscored the Nationals 4-0 in the 4th inning. JJ Bleday went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · May 14

Reds get six shutout innings from Chase Burns and JJ Bleday homers twice in 15-1 rout of Nationals

Chase Burns threw six scoreless innings, JJ Bleday homered twice and drove in six runs, and the Cincinnati Reds avoided being swept by the Washington Nationals with a 15-1 victory Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.

What it means

Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
Nationals 15-10 on the road; Reds 13-11 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

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

Recap · Sep 27

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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

Foster Griffin SP

Probable starter · 15-6, 3.60 ERA, 158 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1James WoodRF
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B
3Brady House3B
4CJ AbramsSS
5Jacob YoungCF
6Daylen LileLF
7Nasim NunezSS
8Jorbit Vivas2B
9Drew MillasC

Reds5th in NL Cent

Chase Burns SP

Probable starter · 15-3, 2.86 ERA, 185 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Dane MyersCF
2Elly De La CruzSS
3Sal Stewart1B
4Spencer Steer2B
5JJ BledayDH
6Blake DunnRF
7Matt McLainSS
8Jose TrevinoC
9Ke'Bryan Hayes3B

The series

WSH wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Nationals 8, Reds 7 (May 13)

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 22,651
Officials: Doug Eddings (Home Plate Umpire), Emil Jimenez (First Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (Second Base Umpire), Dexter Kelley (Third Base Umpire)