When the Nationals play next
The next Washington Nationals game is against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thu, Mar 25, with the start time still to be set, at Nationals Park. For that game neither club has named a starting pitcher yet.
Over the 2026 regular season the Nationals finished 77-85, 4th in the National League East, 17 games behind the leader.
How to watch Nationals games
The TV channel for the next Nationals game has not been confirmed. National networks usually announce their picks a few days out, and in the postseason MLB often sets the Nationals channel only when the previous round ends. This Nationals page refreshes every morning, so the channel shows up here once it is listed.
The Nationals radio network posts its station list closer to first pitch.
Upcoming Nationals schedule
The 11 upcoming Nationals dates break down into 6 at Nationals Park and 5 on the road. The next game is also the next home game. TV channels in the table are the ones MLB lists today, and empty slots fill in as networks announce their Nationals picks.
| Date (ET) | Opponent | Game | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 25 · time TBA | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Mar 27 · time TBA | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Mar 28 · time TBA | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Mon, Mar 29 · time TBA | vs New York Mets | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Mar 30 · time TBA | vs New York Mets | Regular season | To be announced |
| Wed, Mar 31 · time TBA | vs New York Mets | Regular season | To be announced |
| Thu, Apr 1 · time TBA | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Fri, Apr 2 · time TBA | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Apr 3 · time TBA | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Apr 4 · time TBA | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Apr 6 · time TBA | @ Minnesota Twins | Regular season | To be announced |
The Nationals season in numbers
- Record
- 77-85
- Division
- 4 of 5
- Run diff.
- +6
- Expected wins
- 82
- Home
- 39-42
- Road
- 38-43
The Washington Nationals put 821 runs on the board and gave up 815, a run differential of +6. That works out to 5.07 runs scored and 5.03 allowed per game, against a league average of 4.48 for each side. Based on those runs, a typical team would have won about 82 games, so the Nationals finished 5 wins below that mark. A gap that size for the Nationals usually comes from one-run games and bullpen results, and it tends to shrink over a full season. The luck table ranks every club on the same measure.
Split by venue, the Nationals posted 39-42 at home and 38-43 on the road. The Nationals home and road records sit close together, which is normal for an MLB club. Against left-handed starters they were 28-22, against right-handers 49-63, and they closed the regular season 6-4 over the last ten games, winning the final game.
Recent form: the last 10 games
In their last 10 regular-season games the Nationals went 6-4, scoring 4.3 and allowing 4.3 runs per game. 5 of those 10 games finished above 9 total runs, 1 was decided by a single run, and the widest margin was 9-1 away at STL. The chart plots each of those Nationals games, runs scored above the line and runs allowed below it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | 1st inning runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs NYM | W 6-4 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | vs NYM | L 1-7 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs NYM | W 7-6 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | @ DET | W 4-2 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | @ DET | W 3-1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | @ DET | L 2-9 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | @ STL | L 3-5 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | @ STL | W 8-5 | 2 |
| Sep 18 | @ STL | W 9-1 | 3 |
| Sep 16 | vs PHI | L 0-3 | 2 |
The Nationals in the first inning
49.4% of Nationals games ended the first inning scoreless, compared with 49.4% across the league. The Nationals scored in the first inning 30.9% of the time and allowed a first-inning run in 27.8% of games. That is close to the league norm. The NRFI Lab puts the Nationals next to every other team and starter on the same split.
How to read the Nationals numbers
For anyone pricing a Nationals game: the run differential and expected wins say more about team quality than the raw record, the home and road split shows how much Nationals Park helps, and the last-ten totals show whether recent Nationals games have run high or low. For Nationals totals, the over/under guide explains the market step by step, and the odds calculator turns any price into an implied probability. None of these Nationals figures predicts a single game, and no bet is ever a sure thing.
Nationals Park, home of the Nationals
The Washington Nationals play their home games at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, at an elevation of 35 feet. Games there averaged 10.81 total runs, an index of 1.21 against the league average, so Nationals Park plays as a hitters' park. At Nationals Park, wind direction and temperature change how far the ball carries, so the game-day forecast matters. The ballpark scoring page ranks all 30 parks.
Nationals injured list
5 players are on the Nationals injured list: Drew Millas (C, IL 60-Day), Ken Waldichuk (P, IL 60-Day), Matt Waldron (P, IL 60-Day), Mitchell Parker (P, IL 60-Day), PJ Poulin (P, IL 60-Day). The list comes from the Nationals 40-man roster and refreshes every morning.
