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The Washington Nationals are 67-81, 5th in the NL East.

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The Washington Nationals are 67-81, 5th in the NL East. They are 0-7 over their last 7 games.

Washington Nationals News & Updates

September 10, 2026

The Washington Nationals were 67-81, 5th in the NL East. Yesterday, the Washington Nationals took a beating from the San Diego Padres 2-9 at Petco Park.

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last night's loss

Rock bottom territory. Losing by 7 last night pulls things in the wrong direction. And 0-7 over their last 7. The record says it all.

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Nationals Game on September 10

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Nationals Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Washington Nationals took a beating from the San Diego Padres 2-9 at Petco Park.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1
	0	0	3	2	2	0	1	1		9	16	0

Highlights

Keibert Ruiz went 1-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Nationals Record & Standings

NL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Braves	85	61	.582		L3
Phillies	82	64	.562	3.0	W1
Marlins	72	75	.490	13.5	L3
Mets	68	78	.466	17.0	W4
Nationals	67	81	.453	19.0	L7

Washington Nationals are 0-7 in their last 7 games, with a -23 run differential.

Nationals Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
5 CJ Abrams	30	.259	.827	95
29 James Wood	30	.266	.919	74
4 Daylen Lile	20	.251	.736	82

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
24 Cade Cavalli	12-5	3.12	1.18	158.2
76 Will Dion	1-2	3.89	1.17	39.1
54 Andrew Alvarez	2-6	3.60	1.32	95.0

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
3 Dylan Crews	5 hits, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .455 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
54 Andrew Alvarez	6.0 IP, 6 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start

Nationals News

The Washington Nationals hit a new low, achieving the dubious distinction of setting an MLB record with their 38th blown save, sealing their fate in a 9-2 drubbing at the hands of the Padres. With a dismal 0-5 record on this west coast swing and a recent 1-6 stretch, the Nats are reeling, struggling to find consistency on both sides of the ball. Manager Blake Butera’s frustration boiled over, leading to his ejection in yesterday's loss as he tried to rally the troops. Amid this chaos, the promotion of top prospect Jackson Kent to Double-A reflects a glimmer of hope for the future, even as the present feels bleak. Fans are left wondering if this year's struggles are merely a growing pain or a sign of a deeper issue in the bullpen, which has been a glaring weakness all season.

Sources

Districtondeck

Nationals promote top prospect to Double-A after impressive first professional season

One of the best prospects in baseball is being promoted to Double-A Harrisburg after a strong first professional season in the Nationals' organization.

Districtondeck

Why the Nationals setting the all-time blown saves record isn't as awful as it seems

Despite setting an MLB record with their 38th blown save on Tuesday night, here's why it might not be all doom and gloom in Washington as it pertains to their bullpen.

Federal Baseball

Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread

This road trip has been absolutely miserable. Last night, the Nats made history with their 38th blown save. Now they will look to actually win a game. They are 0-5 on this west coast swing and will look to at least win one game in sunny California. Blake Butera will be making some lineup alterations. […]

MLB.com

Kent's lessons keep stacking up with struggles in San Diego scorcher

SAN DIEGO – Six games into his Major League career, Jackson Kent (Nationals' No. 9 prospect) is still learning the ropes as a starting pitcher. “I think right when you get to the big leagues, that’s when you really start learning,” the rookie Kent said after the Nationals’ 9-2 loss

MLB.com

Butera ejected in third inning after arguing over check swing

SAN DIEGO – Nationals manager Blake Butera was ejected for the second time in his career in Washington's 9-2 loss Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park. Butera was tossed from the dugout by first-base umpire Emil Jimenez during the bottom of the third inning against the Padres. Butera was addressing Jimenez’s

CBS Sports

Nationals set MLB record with 38th blown save, fall into last place in NL East

The rebuilding Nationals have a historically bad bullpen and it's ruining their feel-good story of the year

Nationals Upcoming Schedule

The Washington Nationals host the Los Angeles Angels for a 3-game series starting Friday.

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