Nationals vs Guardians

Final · Tue May 26 · 6:10 PM ET · Progressive Field

Washington NationalsNationals29-27

FinalMay 26, 2026

Cleveland GuardiansGuardians32-25

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

WSH+109

CLE−132

Run line

WSH +1.5−199

CLE −1.5+163

Total O/U

Over 7.5−104

Under 7.5−115

Run line: Nationals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 7.5 (9 runs).

Recap

The Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 at Progressive Field in Cleveland on May 26, 2026 to move to 29-27.

The Nationals have won 4 straight. They scored 4 runs in the second inning.

Score by inning

Washington Nationals and Cleveland Guardians, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
CLE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3

W: Cavalli (3-3) · L: Cantillo (4-2) · S: Parker (2-1)

Scoring plays

Top 2

WSHSingleRuiz singled to center, Lile scored and Young scored.2-0
WSHHome runWood homered to right (401 feet), Ruiz scored.4-0

Bottom 5

CLESacrifice flyRamírez hit sacrifice fly to left, Kwan scored.4-1

Top 9

WSHSingleChaparro singled to left, Nuñez scored and Wood scored, Chaparro out stretching at second.6-1

Bottom 9

CLEDoubleBazzana doubled to right, Kwan scored, Rocchio to third.6-2
CLEGroundoutRamírez grounded out to third, Rocchio scored.6-3

Team stats

WSHCLE

Hits: 11; 8
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 6; 3
Walks: 5; 3
Strikeouts: 6; 12
Runners Left On Base: 17; 20
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood LF	3-4	4	2	3	2	1	1	1	21	.276	.413	.551
Curtis Mead 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	27	.235	.355	.479
Andres Chaparro 1B	1-5	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	.158	.333	.211
CJ Abrams SS	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	27	.289	.381	.542
Dylan Crews RF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	.242	.265	.364
Daylen Lile DH	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	15	.262	.320	.434
Jacob Young CF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	.237	.289	.390
Nasim Nunez 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	19	.189	.287	.213
Keibert Ruiz C	2-4	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	15	.262	.277	.486

Nationals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Cade Cavalli P	6.0	5	1	1	2	7	0	87-61	3.62	87
Mitchell Parker P	3.0	3	2	2	1	5	0	47-32	5.33	47

Guardians · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Travis Bazzana 2B	1-3	3	0	1	1	2	0	21	.293	.404	.435
Jose Ramirez 3B	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	11	.229	.344	.400
Chase DeLauter DH	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	21	.255	.340	.436
Kyle Manzardo 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	3	14	.219	.303	.363
Daniel Schneemann CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.238	.319	.385
Rhys Hoskins PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.189	.335	.385
Petey Halpin CF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120
Angel Martinez RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	13	.240	.280	.457
Steven Kwan LF	1-3	3	2	1	0	1	0	18	.206	.330	.259
Patrick Bailey C	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.140	.207	.206
David Fry C	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.237	.348	.382
Brayan Rocchio SS	3-3	3	1	3	0	0	0	6	.299	.382	.420

Guardians · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Joey Cantillo P	2.0	3	4	4	4	1	1	69-38	3.57	69
Codi Heuer P	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	41-22	1.93	41
Shawn Armstrong P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-11	3.38	18
Colin Holderman P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	1.40	12
Will Dion P	3.0	5	2	2	0	3	0	33-27	6.00	33

Game info

VenueProgressive Field, Cleveland, OH

Attendance21,473

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Mike Estabrook · First Base Umpire: Jonathan Parra · Second Base Umpire: Lance Barrett · Third Base Umpire: Alfonso Marquez

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Last game: L 2-10 vs WSHMon May 25
Next game: W 3-2 vs WSHWed May 27
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L 0-3 at PHISat May 23
W 1-0 at PHIFri May 22

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