New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Yankees

54-42

5-3

Final

Nationals

48-49

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Yankees 5-3

The New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Nationals Park. The Yankees win the series 3-0. The Yankees outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 5th inning. James Wood went 1-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals.

Recap · Jul 12

Yankees win 5-3, sweep 3 games from the Nationals despite trailing after 7 innings in each

Ben Rice hit a two-run triple in the top of the eighth inning to give the New York Yankees their third straight come-from-behind victory over the Washington Nationals, 5-3 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: NYY win series 3-0.
Yankees have won 4 straight.
Yankees 31-22 on the road; Nationals 20-31 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 4d ago

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ESPN · 4d ago

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ESPN · 4d ago

As Yankees fall short again, Aaron Judge says front office 'should go all-in'

ESPN · 4d ago

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Recap · 4d ago

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ESPN · 4d ago

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Preview · 5d ago

Rays aim to sweep ALDS in Game 3 against Yankees

Injuries and inactives

Yankees2nd in AL East

Aaron Judge RF
Calf, Strain, right
10-Day-IL
Clarke Schmidt SP
Biceps, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Fernando Cruz RP
Elbow, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Kervin Castro RP
Elbow, Inflammation, 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

Yankees2nd in AL East

Will Warren SP

Probable starter · 11-6, 3.92 ERA, 158 K, 1.37 WHIP

Lineup

1Trent GrishamCF
2Ben Rice1B
3Jasson DominguezDH
4Cody BellingerLF
5Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B
6Jose Caballero3B
7Ryan McMahon3B
8Austin WellsC
9Max SchuemannRF

Nationals4th in NL East

Cade Cavalli SP

Probable starter · 13-5, 3.02 ERA, 200 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1James WoodRF
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B
3Abimelec OrtizDH
4CJ AbramsSS
5Dylan CrewsCF
6Daylen LileLF
7Jose Tena2B
8Jorbit Vivas3B
9Keibert RuizC

The series

NYY win series 3-0

Last meeting: Yankees 4, Nationals 2 (Jul 11)

Last 5

NYY

W@ WSH5-3
W@ WSH4-2
W@ WSH5-3
W@ TB12-4
L@ TB0-3

WSH

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 33,699
Officials: David Rackley (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)