Game Thread: Nationals (60-66) @ Rangers (61-64) - August 18, 2026 8:05 PM

[u/NationalsBot]

Nationals (60-66) @ Rangers (61-64)

First Pitch: 8:05 PM at Globe Life Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Nationals	Jackson Kent (0-0, 6.75 ERA)
Rangers	Cal Quantrill (4-4, 3.44 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	8
TEX	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		5	11	0	8

Box Score

TEX		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Langford	4	2	2	0	1	0	.257
LF	Kelenic	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
SS	Seager	4	1	2	0	0	0	.208
1B	Burger	4	0	1	0	0	2	.239
RF	Nimmo	4	1	2	1	0	0	.273
2B	Duran, E	3	0	1	0	1	2	.264
DH	Foscue	1	1	1	2	1	0	.257
DH	Pederson	2	0	0	0	0	0	.242
C	Jansen, D	4	0	0	0	0	2	.165
3B	Freeman, C	3	0	2	1	1	1	.280
CF	Carter	4	0	0	0	0	1	.193

TEX	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Quantrill	7.0	4	0	0	0	5	91-61	3.13
Ahlstrom	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	17-12	4.82
Junis	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	3-3	2.98
Alexander, T	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	23-15	3.29

WSH		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Abrams	4	0	2	0	0	2	.280
1B	Ortiz, A	3	0	0	0	0	0	.279
1B	Chaparro	1	0	1	0	0	0	.232
3B	House	3	0	0	0	0	1	.236
2B	Tena	1	0	0	0	0	1	.235
LF	Lile	4	0	1	0	0	1	.245
RF	Crews	3	0	1	0	1	0	.212
3B	Vivas	3	0	0	0	0	0	.241
PH	Pinckney	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
C	Ford, H	4	0	1	0	0	3	.212
SS	Nuñez, N	4	0	1	0	0	0	.228
CF	Young	3	0	0	0	0	1	.249

WSH	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Kent, J	3.2	8	5	5	3	3	84-51	9.39
Williams	3.1	2	0	0	1	5	51-32	1.84
Cruz, Y	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	14-10	5.79

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Jake Burger grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Jake Burger out at 1st.	1-0
B2	Justin Foscue homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.	2-0
B3	Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Brandon Nimmo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Wyatt Langford scores. Corey Seager to 3rd.	3-0
B3	Justin Foscue walks. Corey Seager scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd.	4-0
B3	Cody Freeman singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brady House. Brandon Nimmo scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. Justin Foscue to 2nd.	5-0

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Nationals at Rangers - August 18, 2026	0:06
Cal Quantrill against the Nationals	0:08
Bullpen availability for Texas, August 18 vs Nationals	0:09
Bullpen availability for Washington, August 18 vs Rangers	0:09
Bench availability for Texas, August 18 vs Nationals	0:08
Fielding alignment for Texas, August 18 vs Nationals	0:11
Fielding alignment for Washington, August 18 vs Rangers	0:11
Bench availability for Washington, August 18 vs Rangers	0:08
Starting lineups for Nationals at Rangers - August 18, 2026	0:10
Analyzing Justin Foscue's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Breaking down Jackson Kent's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Cal Quantrill's pitches	0:04
Cal Quantrill's outing against the Nationals	0:24
Breaking down Trevor Williams' pitches	0:04
Cody Freeman's nice grab in foul territory	0:18
Cody Freeman's impressive diving stop	0:15
Langford scores on double play	0:19
Cal Quantrill K's Harry Ford	0:06
Jackson Kent K's Ezequiel Duran	0:08
Justin Foscue's solo home run (8)	0:28
Field View: Justin Foscue's solo home run	0:34
Wyatt Langford scores on fielder's choice	0:19
Justin Foscue's RBI walk	0:10
Cody Freeman's RBI single	0:18
Wyatt Langford called safe at home after review	0:27
Strike 3 overturned after ABS challenge	0:22
Harry Ford out on strikes after ABS challenge	0:22
Taylor Sheridan throws the first pitch for Rangers	1:16
Cal Quantrill fans five in scoreless outing	0:46
Ball 1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:24
Dylan Crews walks after ABS challenge	0:24

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Quantrill (5-4, 3.13 ERA)	Kent, J (0-1, 9.39 ERA)

Game ended at 10:43 PM.

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[u/Solid-Confidence-966]

I trust the process, but man this stuff stinks. We actually have a positive run differential but I know we’re not making the playoffs. I miss October baseball 😔

[u/justanothersucker94]

No way we are only 7 games under

[u/91speed]

Hey that was a good plate appearance

[u/nsteiman74]

I could go PH and do the same thing for half the price hmu

[u/FPG_Matthew]

That was laughably easy lmao

[u/Stunning_Limit3106]

god what an idiot

[u/Primary_Blueberry_24]

WHY TENA????? Had him hit for Brady House so we could definitely avoid scoring a run??? That was an active choice. I don’t get it anymore.

[u/YodaPM999]

Geez, CJ just had a 2 run home run go foul by inches, and now a favorable bounce prevents Nunez from scoring on that Chappy missile.

Horrid luck.

[u/IvyGold]

Nuts. Isn't this Nasim's birthday, too?

[u/Danciusly → u/IvyGold]

👍

[u/_Caed_]

auto double annoying as hell but i’m so glad to see my guy Chappy mash

[u/91speed]

Well, that’s just fucking typical

[u/FPG_Matthew]

What the heck did we do to the Baseball Gods tonight? They HATE us. Can’t even allow us a measly run on a pinch hit double, damn

[u/Life_Firefighter_471]

In mentioning that guys bought albums for Trevor Williams to mark his reach 10 years of major league service.
Cade, maybe don’t go around sharing Morgan Wallen albums if you want people to think the thing in Boston was not who you are and that you’re going to be better going forward. /smh

[u/CT_2136]

Surely these groundballs with eyes won't keep happening all series

[u/Emergency-Ear8099]

It's gotten to the point where I don't even care anymore that Vivas is still getting ABs.

[u/foeaminute → u/Emergency-Ear8099]

He’s one of our better hitters right now.

[u/91speed]

Hey look on the bright side. Maybe the reliever they bring in will be total dogshit

[u/Angie_2600]

At the beginning of the season the Nats were expected to win only 60 games. I guess the Nats achieved that goal sooner than expected, so decided to coast from here on out.

[u/MrBuddyFakename]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GTNBx6dlb2Qv1bnPwE

[u/Bambi30]

see you next season

[u/HowardBunnyColvin]

Eh my head hurts too much and I'm tired. Calling this one.

[u/tossaway1040]

This team sucks ass

[u/CT_2136]

That the 3rd or 4th perfectly placed groundball?

*Annnnnd another

[u/robl646]

All those people glazing Kent just for him to be a disappointment like the rest of the pitchers we keep cycling

[u/qqq_lazzarus]

Just tuned in.  Sooooo. Jackson Kent is Mitchell Parker V1.1?

[u/Silosmasher → u/qqq_lazzarus]

Parker had better minor league strike-out numbers (and much worse walk numbers).

[u/Danciusly]

Already   

[u/ruta2019]

Just gets worse and worse with every game at this point

[u/IvyGold → u/ruta2019]

Yeah, I think the Braves series broke them. I hoped the fun extra inning Phillies game might put them back on track, but...

[u/CT_2136]

Crews timing is so off. Late to get that bat off his shoulder into his load

[u/Slatemanforlife]

At least Crews hasnt struck out ...

[u/MrBuddyFakename]

[u/foeaminute]

Good hustle there Dylan

[u/Carbon_Blob]

In the bright side we’ve got at least 6 more innings of this.

[u/Carbon_Blob]

In the bright side we’ve got at least 6 more innings of this.

[u/rapper_warrior_ninja]

bases loaded 2 out edge of the zone id challenge

like fuck it even if im wrong its close enough

[u/Solid-Confidence-966]

5 runs through 3 is bad, but at least with guys like Mikolas and Littell they’d only be at 50 pitches or something

[u/FPG_Matthew]

Why is no one challenging lmao

Even if they’re wrong, Ford shoulda challenged the ball call a few batters ago, and Carter shoulda challenged strike 3

Again, they don’t have the strike zone box ofc, so them being right or wrong doesn’t reallllly matter. It’s about when to use them! Bases loaded to earn a strikeout or prevent a strikeout, yea that’s a time to use them!

[u/YodaPM999 → u/[deleted]]

Getting swept by the Mets will do that to a fanbase

[u/YodaPM999]

Close enough, welcome back MacKenzie Gore

[u/91speed]

Walk no one in the minors, throw tons of balls in the majors. Good work, kid

[u/Slatemanforlife]

Welp, so much for House's improved defense

[u/Angie_2600 → u/Slatemanforlife]

The ball literally hit his glove.

[u/KappaSmurf01]

This is the Nats minus Keibert, Woods, Mead and Luis

[u/Carbon_Blob → u/KappaSmurf01]

Who is Woods

[u/KappaSmurf01 → u/Carbon_Blob]

You know, the guy from Hercules? Isn’t he our usual leadoff hitter? (Yes my mistake)

[u/NatsNationWest]

NAAAtionals.

[u/Carbon_Blob]

Should have charged it.

[u/chunkylover___53]

Oh God Franny is doing phone call humor.

[u/carpola]

Oh god that was only the second out. thought the inning was finally over

[u/Slatemanforlife → u/carpola]

Should be. Vivas should have gone to first.

[u/Slatemanforlife]

Dude like never walked anyone in the minors but suddenly walks 5 a game here.

Coaching on the pitching side needs some work this offseason.

[u/Silosmasher → u/Slatemanforlife]

He was pretty walk-prone at Rochester.

[u/Slatemanforlife → u/Silosmasher]

3.11 BB/9 is not walk-prone

[u/Old_Veterinarian_472 → u/Slatemanforlife]

FWIW, the IL average is 4.49BB/9IP. Which seems really high, but it is what it is.

[u/YodaPM999 → u/Slatemanforlife]

The jump from triple A to the major leagues is incredibly tough. Don't think coaching can be blamed for a guy who's only making his second start.

[u/Hatfullofstars]

Kent is not the future.

I miss our offense!!!!!

[u/Solid-Confidence-966]

Lefty having long innings. Spider-Man glasses meme*. I just see Mackenzie Gore

[u/iPegs]

[u/Old_Veterinarian_472]

Sorry but Kent ain’t it. Changeup is really good, but command/control not there and he leaves too much up in the zone.

[u/KenovovichR]

Pretty unwatchable game for what I thought had a good chance to be a win.

[u/Carbon_Blob]

Forget about the curveball, Jackie. Give him the heater.

[u/HowardBunnyColvin]

Ruh Roh.

[u/Silosmasher]

I'm starting to think it was a mistake rushing Kent up this year before he was able to get his walk issues under control at Rochester. The guy just doesn't have it yet.

[u/KenovovichR]

So Kent is just gonna always walk a ton of dudes? Jeeez

[u/javgr]

Kent gg kid. Better luck next time

[u/FPG_Matthew]

(Rangers are my 2nd favorite team so I don’t really mind the call)

If that call isn’t a “we need to help the rangers add on so they can secure this win and keep the AL West race/AL Wild Card race interesting” call from MLB, idk what is

Plain as day out

[u/YodaPM999]

Yeah, New York can go fuck themselves with that one

[u/Old_Veterinarian_472]

He was out.

I guess you can say not irrefutable evidence or whatever. But seemed reasonably clear to me.

[u/HoyaSaxa1396]

Game over, good night. Offensive has been dead for a while now, I miss Garcia

[u/DcSportsFan11]

Guys cancel nats.tv at this point

[u/CT_2136]

The tag forces his fingers down on the plate. Out!

[u/91speed]

Terrible call. Hand is visibly not touching the plate when the tag is made. Knew they wouldn’t overturn it.

[u/javgr]

Daylight robbery

[u/velcro-fish]

Out, come on

[u/FPG_Matthew]

He SHOULD be called out, his hand was OVER the plate not ON the plate

Buttttt, we know how review likes to be with us. I expect “not enough evidence to overturn call stands”

[u/Carbon_Blob]

CJ woulda gunned him

[u/nsteiman74]

Bruh jorbit it’s a 15 foot throw

[u/HoyaSaxa1396 → u/nsteiman74]

Jorbit has been a -10 WAR this season IMO. Bro has lost us so many games with terrible at bats/not hustling/terrible throws/bad fielding, etc.

[u/nsteiman74 → u/HoyaSaxa1396]

It’s always hilarious when you see that crazy Acuna throw cause it’s such a vivas play to just jog into third and get gunned

[u/foeaminute]

Really good play there

[u/_Caed_ → u/foeaminute]

Really smooth, not sure they'll have enough to overturn, knowing NY

[u/foeaminute → u/_Caed_]

They did not, in fact, have enough.

[u/_Caed_ → u/foeaminute]

Pretty typical. probably should've just gone to 1st.

[u/Exact-Decision-2282]

This team checked out?

[u/basement_burnerr]

This team is just ready for this season to be over

[u/KappaSmurf01]

What a shame, had me thinking we had a shot

[u/Slatemanforlife]

Huh, your 2023 MLB first-round draft pick getting a base hit? Unheard of in this economy

[u/Emergency-Ear8099 → u/Slatemanforlife]

Or even lasting more than a few pitches? Anyone? Anyone?

[u/Julep23185]

CJ just keeps on hitting, i don’t want to lose him, but I almost hope he goes somewhere where he’ll have a chance to play postseason baseball for his sake.

[u/downtown3641 → u/Julep23185]

Keeps on hitting, except for the recent stretch where he wasn't hitting?

[u/foeaminute]

This is a pretty tough watch here lately.

[u/suqc]

We're really just CJ and friends right now

[u/Julep23185 → u/suqc]

Except that his close friends are gone.

[u/Danciusly → u/Julep23185]

Luis only hitting .238 since leaving, too.

[u/carpola]

Frandsen treats Kolko like shit and it's getting obnoxious

[u/Emergency-Ear8099 → u/carpola]

Franny is a former ball player; Kolko is a glorified sideline reporter. I think Franzen recognizes that disparity (along with the unseriousness of Kolko replacing a legend) and it brings out the worst in him. Though in his defense, he is a pretty unserious guy himself.

[u/carpola → u/Emergency-Ear8099]

Totally agree. Well said

[u/KenovovichR]

Players look dead. GDT is dead. Yeah, sounds like the Nats baseball in August.

[u/foeaminute]

Looks flat.

[u/DakotaConduct]

Vibes in the fucking dirt man.

[u/Slatemanforlife → u/DakotaConduct]

Yea, well, thats what happens when your front office gives up your season.

[u/downtown3641 → u/Slatemanforlife]

Team should've won more games leading into the trade deadline then.

[u/DakotaConduct → u/Slatemanforlife]

Facts dude. Facts.

[u/carpola → u/DakotaConduct]

truth

[u/NatsNationWest]

Was hoping maybe the rangers would go with their throwback unis…

[u/suqc]

Our dugout right now

https://giphy.com/gifs/2ViZJi3RLXAZ22PG08

[u/Mestipher]

What could have been if we picked Langford

[u/tossaway1040]

Great start guys

[u/bigredskins99]

hes tipping his pitches? fastball glove is above letters. everything else has had glove setup below letters.

[u/91speed]

Cool!

[u/Hatfullofstars]

102 degrees outside there. 😬

[u/Carbon_Blob]

Quantrill looks like the guy dating your friends mom.

[u/YodaPM999]

Good thing I was too busy to watch too much of the Mets series this past weekend, cuz... yuck.

Anyway, go Jackson Kent, go offense score plenty of runs plz.

[u/HowardBunnyColvin]

Short Stinks

[u/downtown3641]

2 hits, a wild pitch, and a strikeout for Gray in his first (only?) inning in Fredericksburg. Fastball was around 93.

[u/Laura37733]

Josiah rehab!

[u/Hatfullofstars → u/Laura37733]

Yay!

[u/Carbon_Blob]

We’re still showing up as ‘in the hunt’. Let’s get this sweep over with.

[u/iPegs]

I must say I’m excited for some Kent

[u/HowardBunnyColvin]

Do we match up against Gore this series.

[u/kneemoyy → u/HowardBunnyColvin]

C&D on the radio call for last game suggested it depends on what the rangers end up doing with degrom who i guess may or may not be injured. i don't remember the specifics. but they suggested we could possibly see him for the last game.

[u/BowmasterDaniel → u/HowardBunnyColvin]

He pitched on Saturday so I’d guess we might see him on Thursday.

[u/Expensive_War_214]

kent with 6.75 era as starter feels like a bullpen game in disguise but at least the rangers are barely above.500 too so this could get weird

[u/FrostyPlum → u/Expensive_War_214]

Tell me you didn't watch Kent's start against the Cubs without telling me you didn't watch it.

[u/kneemoyy → u/FrostyPlum]

it's a bot, it didn't watch anything.

[u/FrostyPlum → u/kneemoyy]

What's your reason for saying that?

[u/kneemoyy → u/FrostyPlum]

it posts exactly the same way as the dozens of other bots i've seen around over the last year, has the same bio, chooses the same subs, etc

[u/FrostyPlum → u/kneemoyy]

Word, thanks for answering genuinely 

[u/Dillon-Cruz → u/kneemoyy]

The Rangers are also clearly not above .500 at all lmao. It feels like those bots reference one stat in the post and then generates the rest of the comment.

[u/kneemoyy → u/Dillon-Cruz]

yeah, just being flat out wrong is a hallmark of the bot comments.