MLB

Washington Nationals at Cleveland Guardians

· Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals
28-27, 18-11 Away
Final
10 - 2
Cleveland Guardians
32-24, 15-11 Home

Curtis Mead goes deep twice, Nationals pound 6 homers in a 10-2 win over the Guardians

Jacob Young crushes a HR to left-center field for Nats

James Wood, Jacob Young, and CJ Abrams joined García and Mead with long balls as the Nationals matched their highest homer output of the season, first set in a 10-4 victory over Cincinnati on May 12.

Wood hit a leadoff 412-foot homer on the sixth pitch of the game, and Mead added his first of the game two batters later, giving Washington a 3-0 lead before the first out was recorded.

Young started off the second inning with a solo shot and García added a two-run line-drive homer to right that extended Washington’s lead to 6-0.

PJ Poulin threw two innings as the Nationals' opener, allowing two hits and one run. Zack Littell (4-4) worked seven innings of relief and allowed five hits and one run with seven strikeouts.

The Nationals scored seven runs in the first three innings, with Abrams hitting a solo shot to start the third.

Tanner Bibee (0-7) gave up eight hits, seven runs, and five homers while striking out three in three innings.

Mead hit his second homer in the fifth, and García hit a two-run single in the sixth to cap Washington's outburst. The Nationals had averaged 2.3 runs in their previous four games.

Rhys Hoskins had a solo homer in the second inning for the Guardians, and Angel Martínez had an RBI double to complete Cleveland's scoring.

Up next Nationals RHP Cade Cavalli (2-3, 3.86 ERA) faces Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (4-1, 3.05) in the second game of the series on Tuesday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Kwan grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Martínez popped out to shortstop.
9th Inning Manzardo grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Lile flied out to center.
9th Inning Crews doubled to center.
9th Inning Tena struck out looking.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 8
11 Strikeouts 7
10 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
15 Hits 7
0 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
10 Runs 2
1 Ground Into Double Play 2
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
41 At Bats 31
6 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
15 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 2
20 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
169 Pitches 135
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
35 Total Bases 12
42 Plate Appearances 34
972.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
8 Extra Base Hits 3
11.5 Runs Created 2.9
.366 Batting Average .226
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.854 Slugging Percentage .387
.512 Secondary Average .258
.381 On Base Percentage .294
1.235 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .681
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
11.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.1
77.0 Batter Rating 22.0
6.8 At Bats Per Home Run 31.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.02 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.97
.488 Isolated Power .161
0.09 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.43
.024 Walks Per Plate Appearance .088
.146 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .032
20.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.9 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
120.0 MLB Rating 75.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 25,494 | Capacity:

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 21 W2 0.6769231 44
Philadelphia 9.5 30 L1 0.53125 34
Washington 11 32 W2 0.50769234 33
Miami 14 35 W1 0.46153846 30
New York 15.5 36 L1 0.4375 28

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 29 W1 0.56060606 37
Chicago 2 30 W1 0.53125 34
Minnesota 7 36 L1 0.45454547 30
Detroit 10.5 39 L1 0.4 26
Kansas City 10.5 39 W1 0.4 26
Full Standings