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Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Orioles
20-26
3-13
Final
Nationals
23-23
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Nationals 13-3

The Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-3 on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Orioles 7-3 in the 7th inning. Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Nationals. Samuel Basallo went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Orioles.

Recap · May 16
Cavalli takes shutout into 7th, Ruiz drives in 5 as Nationals reach .500 with 13-3 win over Orioles

Cade Cavalli took a shutout into the seventh inning, Keibert Ruiz homered and drove in a career-high five runs and the Washington Nationals reached the .500 mark for the first time in two years with a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on...

What it means

  • Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
  • Orioles 8-14 on the road; Nationals 8-13 at home.

Latest headlines

Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
ESPN · Sep 27
Rain forces cancellation of Orioles-Yankees regular-season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series
Preview · Sep 27
Yankees and Orioles play, winner takes 3-game series
Recap · Sep 26
Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing
Recap · Sep 26
Pete Alonso homers twice to take over AL lead as Orioles rout Yanks 10-2 in doubleheader opener
Recap · Sep 25
High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals
Recap · Sep 24
Orioles sweep doubleheader against Blue Jays to stave off elimination -- for now

Injuries and inactives

Orioles4th in AL East
  • Blaze Alexander 3B
    Back, Spasms
    10-Day-IL
  • Jordan Westburg 3B
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Kyle Bradish SP
    Abdomen, Surgery
    60-Day-IL
  • Samuel Basallo C
    Concussion
    7-Day IL
  • Tyler O'Neill RF
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL
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

Probable starters

Orioles4th in AL East
Chris Bassitt SP
Probable starter · 9-5, 4.59 ERA, 74 K, 1.55 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Gunnar HendersonSS
  2. 2Taylor WardLF
  3. 3Adley RutschmanC
  4. 4Pete Alonso1B
  5. 5Samuel BasalloDH
  6. 6Tyler O'NeillRF
  7. 7Leody TaverasCF
  8. 8Coby Mayo3B
  9. 9Jeremiah Jackson2B
Nationals4th in NL East
Cade Cavalli SP
Probable starter · 13-5, 3.02 ERA, 200 K, 1.16 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1James WoodRF
  2. 2Luis Garcia Jr.1B
  3. 3Jose Tena3B
  4. 4CJ AbramsSS
  5. 5Daylen LileLF
  6. 6Nasim Nunez2B
  7. 7Keibert RuizC
  8. 8Jorbit VivasDH
  9. 9Jacob YoungCF

The series

WSH wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Nationals 3, Orioles 2 (May 15)

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Game info

Venue
Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 40,559
Officials
Chris Conroy (Home Plate Umpire), Brennan Miller (First Base Umpire), Ben May (Second Base Umpire), John Tumpane (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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