MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/20/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2496 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (74-55) 1 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 14 13 1
Texas Rangers (64-64) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 10 2
Nationals Drop Rangers, 14-5
Manny Machado was a major factor in the 14-5 Washington win over Texas. The Nationals third baseman went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Washington leads the National League East Division by 5½ games.

Washington got a big at-bat from Panama, Panama native Christian Bethancourt, who in the top of the third hit a bases-clearing double. It was his 8th double of the season and put the Nationals ahead, 8-1.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Machado told the Washington News.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jarvis SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .288 0 9
B. Harper CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .267 20 75
M. Machado 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .323 7 39
M. Choice LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .260 2 13
   b-M. Harrison PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 0 0
N. Castellanos 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .293 18 71
S. Daniels DH 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .282 16 42
D. Dahl RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 6 .254 8 42
C. Bethancourt C 5 1 1 3 0 2 3 .244 4 21
S. Mardirosian 2B 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .262 4 29
   a-J. Wendle PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 2
Totals 39 14 13 12 5 10 17      
a - J. Wendle pinch hit for S. Mardirosian in the 7th
b - M. Harrison pinch hit for M. Choice in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jarvis (8, 1st Inning off R. Cancio, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Dahl (19, 2nd Inning off R. Cancio, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Bethancourt (8, 3rd Inning off D. Gomez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Machado (7, 4th Inning off D. Gomez, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper (20, 5th Inning off J. Costa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Jarvis 2 , B. Harper 5 , M. Machado 6 , M. Choice , N. Castellanos 2 , S. Daniels , D. Dahl 2 , C. Bethancourt 2 , S. Mardirosian
2-out RBI: C. Bethancourt , S. Mardirosian
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bethancourt
GIDP: M. Choice , D. Dahl
Sac Fly: S. Mardirosian
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bethancourt (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Machado-Mardirosian-Castellanos)
OF assists: 2 (Harper(Cameron at 3rd base), Harper(Ito at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Camacho 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .367 0 46
I. López LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .331 3 20
J. Taylor DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .283 5 19
S. Ito C 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .239 13 59
T. Silva 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268 13 66
I. Lópes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .229 3 12
J. Tate RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .228 4 20
J. García SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .222 11 38
O. Cameron CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .219 5 29
Totals 34 5 10 4 5 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Silva (32, 6th Inning off J. Alomar, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Ito (16, 7th Inning off M. Bauerewski, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Camacho 2 , I. López 2 , S. Ito 3 , T. Silva 2 , I. Lópes , J. Tate , J. García
2-out RBI: I. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Taylor , S. Ito
GIDP: I. Lópes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Camacho (58) , O. Cameron (30)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ito (4) , I. Lópes (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Camacho-García-Camacho, Lópes-García-Camacho)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Alomar W (3-3) 5.0 8 4 3 2 6 0 24 103 4.62   
M. Bauerewski 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 8 33 4.50   
J. McCain 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 33 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Alomar 41
Batters Faced: J. Alomar 24, M. Bauerewski 8, J. McCain 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Alomar 4-4, M. Bauerewski 1-3, J. McCain 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Alomar 103-63, M. Bauerewski 33-16, J. McCain 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bauerewski 2-2
WP: M. Bauerewski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Cancio L (3-4) 2.1 5 8 2 2 3 0 15 64 4.94   
D. Gomez 2.0 7 5 4 1 2 1 13 46 4.38   
J. Costa 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 24 2.26   
T. Wright 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 1.21   
L. Green 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 20 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cancio 24
Batters Faced: R. Cancio 15, D. Gomez 13, J. Costa 7, T. Wright 4, L. Green 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cancio 2-1, D. Gomez 2-1, J. Costa 0-2, T. Wright 3-0, L. Green 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cancio 64-41, D. Gomez 46-28, J. Costa 24-17, T. Wright 15-8, L. Green 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gomez 3-3 , J. Costa 1-1
WP: R. Cancio , D. Gomez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Machado
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Rain (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 40993
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