Baltimore OriolesOrioles21-26
7FinalMay 17, 2026
Washington NationalsNationals23-24
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
BAL−120
WSH+100
Run line
BAL −1.5+128
WSH +1.5−155
Total O/U
Over 10−117
Under 10−103
- Run line: Orioles −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: push at 10 (10 runs).
Recap
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 at Nationals Park in Washington on May 17, 2026 to move to 21-26.
The game was played before 26,715.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
W: Nunez (2-0) · L: Lovelady (2-2)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- BALHome runHenderson homered to right (397 feet).1-0
Top 2
- BALHome runMayo homered to left (407 feet), Basallo scored.3-0
Bottom 2
- WSHHome runYoung homered to left (390 feet).3-1
Top 3
- BALSacrifice flyAlonso hit sacrifice fly to right, Ward scored.4-1
Top 4
- BALHome runCowser homered to right (394 feet), Taveras scored.6-1
Bottom 4
- WSHSacrifice flyRuiz hit sacrifice fly to center, Lile scored.6-2
Bottom 7
- WSHSingleAbrams reached on infield single to third, Wood scored, House to second.6-3
Top 9
- BALSingleHenderson singled to center, Jackson scored.7-3
Team stats
BALWSH
- Hits
- 11
- 9
- Home Runs
- 3
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 7
- 3
- Walks
- 1
- 4
- Strikeouts
- 9
- 11
- Runners Left On Base
- 17
- 17
- Errors
- 0
- 1
Player stats
Orioles · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Ward DH | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .262 | .419 | .366 |
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .214 | .269 | .423 |
| Pete Alonso 1B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .215 | .300 | .412 |
| Tyler O'Neill RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .178 | .310 | .274 |
| Samuel Basallo C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .277 | .338 | .485 |
| Leody Taveras CF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .259 | .365 | .389 |
| Coby Mayo 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .185 | .258 | .345 |
| Blaze Alexander 3B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .296 | .286 |
| Colton Cowser LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .173 | .269 | .235 |
| Jeremiah Jackson 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .248 | .265 | .411 |
Orioles · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Young P | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 70-41 | 4.25 | 70 |
| Anthony Nunez P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.80 | 17 |
| Tyler Wells P | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38-28 | 3.38 | 38 |
| Yennier Cano P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 1.06 | 17 |
| Rico Garcia P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 0.45 | 18 |
Nationals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .242 | .389 | .511 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. 1B | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .273 | .301 | .432 |
| Brady House 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .225 | .277 | .400 |
| CJ Abrams SS | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .298 | .388 | .530 |
| Daylen Lile LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .272 | .330 | .451 |
| Jacob Young CF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .224 | .275 | .353 |
| Jorbit Vivas PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .333 | .289 |
| Joey Wiemer CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .372 | .500 |
| Jose Tena DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .253 | .319 | .422 |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .236 | .255 | .483 |
| Nasim Nunez 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .191 | .305 | .214 |
Nationals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Lovelady P | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27-19 | 2.75 | 27 |
| Miles Mikolas P | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 93-61 | 6.91 | 93 |
| Brad Lord P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-19 | 3.10 | 27 |
| Paxton Schultz P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 2.55 | 19 |
Game info
VenueNationals Park, Washington, DC
Attendance26,715
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Brennan Miller · First Base Umpire: Ben May · Second Base Umpire: John Tumpane · Third Base Umpire: Chris Conroy
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