Nationals vs Rangers

Final · Thu Aug 20 · 8:05 PM ET · Globe Life Field

Washington NationalsNationals61-68

FinalAug 20, 2026

Texas RangersRangers63-65

TVFS1Rangers Sports NetworkStreamMLB.TVNationals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

WSH+168

TEX−181

Run line

WSH +1.5−132

TEX −1.5+109

Total O/U

Over 7.5−105

Under 7.5−115

Run line: Rangers −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 7.5 (2 runs).

Recap

The Texas Rangers shut out the Washington Nationals 2-0 at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Aug 20, 2026 to move to 63-65.

The game was played before 21,179.

Score by inning

Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	x	2

W: deGrom (9-8) · L: Alvarez (2-5) · S: Latz (3-1)

Scoring plays

Bottom 3

TEXHome runSeager homered to left center (382 feet).0-1

Bottom 8

TEXSacrifice flyLopez hit sacrifice fly to center, Duran scored.0-2

Team stats

WSHTEX

Hits: 1; 6
Home Runs: 0; 1
Runs Batted In: 0; 2
Walks: 4; 4
Strikeouts: 15; 8
Runners Left On Base: 9; 16
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	H	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Daylen Lile RF	0-4	4	0	0	4	19	.241	.290	.401
Abimelec Ortiz DH	0-3	3	0	0	2	11	.260	.288	.600
Harry Ford PH	0-0	0	0	1	0	6	.212	.328	.423
Andres Chaparro 1B	0-4	4	0	0	2	15	.242	.350	.525
Jose Tena LF	0-3	3	0	1	3	18	.238	.317	.399
Brady House 3B	1-1	1	1	2	0	15	.238	.298	.398
Keibert Ruiz C	0-3	3	0	0	0	12	.272	.310	.429
Dylan Crews CF	0-3	3	0	0	2	17	.209	.281	.355
Nasim Nunez SS	0-3	3	0	0	1	16	.224	.308	.260
Andrew Pinckney LF	0-2	2	0	0	1	6	.231	.313	.615
Jorbit Vivas 2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	2	.237	.327	.319

Nationals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Andrew Alvarez P	5.0	4	1	1	3	5	1	75-41	3.60	75
Orlando Ribalta P	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-13	3.32	16
Clayton Beeter P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-9	3.46	15
Tom Cosgrove P	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	16-14	4.15	16

Rangers · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Wyatt Langford DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	.251	.318	.454
Corey Seager SS	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	14	.218	.315	.415
Jake Burger 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.237	.298	.420
Brandon Nimmo RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	.268	.333	.429
Ezequiel Duran 3B	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	20	.265	.322	.434
Justin Foscue 2B	2-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	.266	.329	.487
Joc Pederson PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.331	.483
Nicky Lopez 2B	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.263	.302	.303
Danny Jansen C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	.162	.264	.292
Cody Freeman 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	.259	.355	.259
Jarred Kelenic LF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.222	.309	.292
Evan Carter CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.194	.297	.319

Rangers · Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jacob deGrom P	6.0	1	1	10	94-60	3.77	94
Jakob Junis P	1.0	0	2	0	14-6	2.91	14
Chase Silseth P	1.0	0	0	2	13-8	2.77	13
Jacob Latz P	1.0	0	1	3	16-11	1.74	16

Game info

VenueGlobe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Attendance21,179

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Chad Whitson · First Base Umpire: Brian Walsh · Second Base Umpire: Chad Fairchild · Third Base Umpire: Bill Miller

TVFS1 · nationalRangers Sports Network · local

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