Washington Nationals at Cleveland Guardians
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Wood's 15th homer of the season helps Nationals to 6-3 victory over Guardians
Wood’s towering, 401-foot drive to right field was his 15th homer of the season and second in as many days against AL Central-leading Cleveland. Wood leads the majors with 49 runs and ranks third with 29 extra-base hits.
The Nationals won their fourth straight and improved to 19-11 on the road. Washington (29-27) has outscored the Guardians 16-5 in the series and matched its best record of the season by moving two games over .500.
Cade Cavalli (3-3) struck out seven over six innings and allowed one run on five hits. Mitchell Parker worked the final three innings, allowing a two-run single in the ninth to rookie Travis Bazzana before earning his first save of the season.
Ruiz singled in Daylen Lile and Jacob Young, then scored one batter later on Wood’s homer that extended Washington’s lead to 4-0. Cleveland got on the board in the fifth with a sacrifice fly by José Ramírez that scored Steven Kwan.
Andrés Chaparro added a two-run single that scored Nasim Nunez and Wood in the ninth off Will Dion, who made his MLB debut after being recalled earlier in the day, extending the lead to 6-1.
Guardians starter Joey Cantillo (4-2) gave up four runs in a season-low two innings, allowing eight baserunners and a career high-tying four walks with two wild pitches. Cleveland is an AL-best 14-6 since May 6.
Daniel Schneemann robbed Washington's Curtis Mead of a two-run homer in the fourth, reaching over the fence to pull the ball back for the catch.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | DeLauter grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Ramírez grounded out to third, Rocchio scored. |
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9th Inning | Bazzana doubled to right, Kwan scored, Rocchio to third. |
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9th Inning | Rocchio singled to left, Kwan to second. |
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9th Inning | Fry struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Kwan walked. |
Statistics
 WSH |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 34 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 20 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 173 | Pitches | 134 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created | 3.5 |
| .324 | Batting Average | .235 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .441 | Slugging Percentage | .294 |
| .265 | Secondary Average | .147 |
| .410 | On Base Percentage | .308 |
| .851 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .602 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 6.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.5 |
| 41.0 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.44 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.44 |
| .118 | Isolated Power | .059 |
| 0.83 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .128 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .077 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.088 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 91.0 | MLB Rating | 74.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 21,473 | 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 |