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# RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Nationals
Slate date: 2026-03-23
Generated: 2026-08-09 06:30:41 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 1:05 PM ET
- Venue: Nationals Park (day game)
- Series: Spring Training, game 2 of 2
- Status: Final — Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Nationals 0 (at generation time)
- Away: Baltimore Orioles [BAL] — record 13-13 (.500)
    Probable starter: Shane Baz — 4-10, 3.82 ERA, 134.1 IP, 119 K / 45 BB, 1.33 WHIP (23 GS)
- Home: Washington Nationals [WSH] — record 14-11 (.560)
    Probable starter: PJ Poulin — 3-0, 2.70 ERA, 36.2 IP, 25 K / 21 BB, 1.31 WHIP (11 GS)

## RECENT FORM — Baltimore Orioles [BAL] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 0-3 in last 3 | scored 3 (1.0/gm), allowed 11 (3.7/gm), combined 14 (4.7/gm)

### 2026-08-08 — L 1-5 @ Texas Rangers
Innings: BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | TEX 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 x
R/H/E: BAL 1/6/2 — TEX 5/6/0
Decisions: W: Jacob deGrom  |  L: Kyle Bradish
Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 6:15 PM.  |  T: 2:41.  |  Att: 38,626.
BAL batting: 1 R, 6 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB
  Gunnar Henderson (SS): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .215
  Pete Alonso (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .247
  Jackson Holliday (2B): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .242
  Tyler O'Neill (DH): 1-2, 2 BB  | avg .220
  Dylan Beavers (LF): 0-4  | avg .241
  Leody Taveras (RF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .221
  Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .245
  Colton Cowser (CF): 1-3, 1 2B, 2 K  | avg .207
  Carlos Narváez (C): 0-3, 2 K  | avg .181
BAL pitching:
  Kyle Bradish: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 98 pitches  | season ERA 3.69
  Rico Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 2.90
  Grant Wolfram: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 29 pitches  | season ERA 5.24
TEX batting: 5 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 6 LOB
  Joc Pederson (DH): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .249
    Justin Foscue (PH): 0-0, 1 BB  | avg .256
    Alejandro Osuna (DH): 0-0, 1 R  | avg .255
  Wyatt Langford (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP  | avg .260
  Corey Seager (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI  | avg .199
  Brandon Nimmo (RF): 1-4, 2 K  | avg .274
  Ezequiel Duran (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .275
  Evan Carter (CF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .195
  Jake Burger (1B): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .237
  Austin Wynns (C): 2-3, 1 K  | avg .125
  Nicky Lopez (2B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .274
TEX pitching:
  Jacob deGrom: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 88 pitches  | season ERA 3.87
  Peyton Gray: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 29 pitches  | season ERA 3.38
  Chase Silseth: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches  | season ERA 2.89
  Cal Quantrill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 3.56

### 2026-08-07 — L 1-2 @ Texas Rangers
Innings: BAL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | TEX 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x
R/H/E: BAL 1/7/0 — TEX 2/3/0
Decisions: W: Tyler Alexander  |  L: Shane Baz  |  SV: Jacob Latz
Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed.  |  Wind: 0 mph, None.  |  First pitch: 7:15 PM.  |  T: 2:29.  |  Att: 27,804.
BAL batting: 1 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB
  Gunnar Henderson (SS): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .217
  Pete Alonso (1B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .247
  Jackson Holliday (2B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .234
  Tyler O'Neill (DH): 0-2, 2 BB  | avg .217
  Dylan Beavers (LF): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .246
    Jeremiah Jackson (LF): 0-1  | avg .239
  Leody Taveras (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .224
  Coby Mayo (3B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .205
  Colton Cowser (CF): 1-2  | avg .205
    Christian Franklin (CF): 1-2, 1 2B  | avg .125
  Carlos Narváez (C): 1-3  | avg .184
    Christian Encarnacion-Strand (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .245
BAL pitching:
  Shane Baz: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 93 pitches  | season ERA 3.76
TEX batting: 2 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 4 LOB
  Joc Pederson (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .252
  Wyatt Langford (LF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .262
  Corey Seager (SS): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .198
  Brandon Nimmo (RF): 1-3  | avg .274
  Ezequiel Duran (3B): 0-2, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .274
  Evan Carter (CF): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .197
  Jake Burger (1B): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .236
  Elias Díaz (C): 1-3, 1 R, 2 K  | avg .242
  Nicky Lopez (2B): 0-2  | avg .278
TEX pitching:
  Nathan Eovaldi: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches  | season ERA 4.21
  Tyler Alexander: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 3.20
  Robby Ahlstrom: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.01
  Jacob Latz: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 32 pitches  | season ERA 1.87

### 2026-08-06 — L 1-4 vs Los Angeles Angels
Innings: LAA 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 | BAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R/H/E: LAA 4/9/0 — BAL 1/4/1
Decisions: W: Mitch Farris  |  L: Brandon Young  |  SV: Samy Natera Jr.
Conditions: Weather: 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 5 mph, Out To CF.  |  First pitch: 12:36 PM.  |  T: 2:53.  |  Att: 21,202.
LAA batting: 4 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 24 LOB
  Wade Meckler (LF): 2-5, 2 R  | avg .310
  Mike Trout (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .239
  Nolan Schanuel (1B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .273
  Zach Neto (SS): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K  | avg .230
  Vaughn Grissom (3B): 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .261
  Moisés Ballesteros (C): 1-4  | avg .228
  Jose Siri (CF): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .267
  Josh Lowe (RF): 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K  | avg .201
  Oswald Peraza (2B): 0-4  | avg .233
LAA pitching:
  Ryan Johnson: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 78 pitches  | season ERA 7.11
  Mitch Farris: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches  | season ERA 4.18
  Luke Murphy: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 0.00
  Tayler Saucedo: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 4.50
  Samy Natera Jr.: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches  | season ERA 2.16
BAL batting: 1 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 8 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB
  Dylan Beavers (LF): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .244
  Pete Alonso (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .249
  Gunnar Henderson (DH): 0-1, 3 BB  | avg .218
  Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP  | avg .250
  Jackson Holliday (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .240
  Leody Taveras (RF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .220
    Tyler O'Neill (RF): 1-1  | avg .219
  Jeremiah Jackson (2B): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .240
  Colton Cowser (CF): 0-3, 1 K  | avg .203
    Christian Franklin (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .000
  Yohel Pozo (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .238
    Coby Mayo (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .205
BAL pitching:
  Brandon Young: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 98 pitches  | season ERA 3.43
  Josh Walker: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches  | season ERA 3.55
  Yaramil Hiraldo: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 21 pitches  | season ERA 11.25
  Albert Suárez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 24 pitches  | season ERA 4.02

## RECENT FORM — Washington Nationals [WSH] (last 3 completed games, most recent first)
Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 12 (4.0/gm), combined 28 (9.3/gm)

### 2026-08-08 — W 8-2 vs Cincinnati Reds
Innings: CIN 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 | WSH 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 x
R/H/E: CIN 2/5/0 — WSH 8/10/0
Decisions: W: Clayton Beeter  |  L: Chase Burns
Conditions: Weather: 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 6 mph, Out To CF.  |  First pitch: 6:47 PM.  |  T: 2:35.  |  Att: 32,602.
CIN batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 10 LOB
  Elly De La Cruz (SS): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .274
  Sal Stewart (1B): 1-4, 1 R  | avg .255
  Dane Myers (CF): 1-4  | avg .263
  Eugenio Suárez (DH): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .204
  JJ Bleday (LF): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .225
  Matt McLain (2B): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .193
  Jose Trevino (C): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .242
  Noelvi Marte (RF): 1-3  | avg .200
    Ivan Johnson (3B): 0-1  | avg .083
  Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .141
    Héctor Rodríguez (RF): 1-1  | avg .200
CIN pitching:
  Chase Burns: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 96 pitches  | season ERA 2.61
  Sam Moll: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 4.27
  Ron Marinaccio: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 38 pitches  | season ERA 5.13
WSH batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB
  CJ Abrams (SS): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .288
  Abimelec Ortiz (1B): 1-4, 2 RBI  | avg .211
  Dylan Crews (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .218
  Daylen Lile (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .244
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B  | avg .270
  Jorbit Vivas (3B): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB  | avg .233
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K  | avg .229
  José Tena (DH): 1-2, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .240
    Andrés Chaparro (DH): 2-2, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI  | avg .229
  Jacob Young (CF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .244
WSH pitching:
  Andrew Alvarez: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 73 pitches  | season ERA 3.76
  Max Kranick: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches  | season ERA 8.64
  Yovanny Cruz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches  | season ERA 2.35
  Clayton Beeter: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches  | season ERA 3.75
  Tom Cosgrove: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 2.70

### 2026-08-07 — W 5-3 vs Cincinnati Reds
Innings: CIN 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | WSH 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x
R/H/E: CIN 3/7/1 — WSH 5/7/0
Decisions: W: Cade Cavalli  |  L: Julian Garcia  |  SV: Clayton Beeter
Conditions: Weather: 86 degrees, Cloudy.  |  Wind: 7 mph, Out To RF.  |  First pitch: 7:47 PM.  |  T: 2:38 (1:02 delay).  |  Att: 26,065.
CIN batting: 3 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB
  Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB  | avg .277
  Sal Stewart (1B): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .255
  JJ Bleday (LF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K  | avg .228
  Tyler Stephenson (C): 0-4, 1 K  | avg .248
  Eugenio Suárez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .203
  Héctor Rodríguez (CF): 1-4, 1 2B  | avg .111
  Noelvi Marte (RF): 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB  | avg .198
  Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .143
    Ivan Johnson (PH): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .091
  Matt McLain (2B): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .195
CIN pitching:
  Chase Petty: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 38 pitches  | season ERA 4.83
  Julian Garcia: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 39 pitches  | season ERA 2.74
  Luis Mey: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 37 pitches  | season ERA 5.56
  Zach McCambley: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches  | season ERA 4.70
WSH batting: 5 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB
  CJ Abrams (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .287
  Abimelec Ortiz (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .200
  Brady House (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K  | avg .229
  Daylen Lile (LF): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K  | avg .244
  Dylan Crews (RF): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .217
  Harry Ford (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K  | avg .200
  Nasim Nuñez (SS): 0-3  | avg .231
  José Tena (2B): 1-2, 1 BB  | avg .238
  Jacob Young (CF): 1-3, 1 K  | avg .243
WSH pitching:
  Cade Cavalli: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 100 pitches  | season ERA 3.57
  Yovanny Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 2.70
  Orlando Ribalta: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches  | season ERA 3.34
  Clayton Beeter: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches  | season ERA 3.86

### 2026-08-06 — L 3-7 @ Philadelphia Phillies
Innings: WSH 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 | PHI 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 x
R/H/E: WSH 3/8/0 — PHI 7/16/0
Decisions: W: Cristopher Sánchez  |  L: Miles Mikolas
Conditions: Weather: 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy.  |  Wind: 9 mph, Out To CF.  |  First pitch: 6:08 PM.  |  T: 2:42.  |  Att: 40,301.
WSH batting: 3 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB
  Dylan Crews (CF): 1-5, 4 K  | avg .221
  Andrés Chaparro (1B): 1-4, 1 K  | avg .213
    Abimelec Ortiz (PH): 0-1  | avg .250
  Brady House (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K  | avg .228
  CJ Abrams (SS): 0-4, 2 K  | avg .287
  Harry Ford (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K  | avg .188
  Andrew Pinckney (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI  | avg .500
    Daylen Lile (RF): 0-2, 1 K  | avg .242
  Jacob Young (CF): 2-2, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 HBP  | avg .242
    José Tena (LF): 0-1, 1 K  | avg .235
  Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-3, 1 BB  | avg .233
  Keibert Ruiz (C): 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .270
WSH pitching:
  Miles Mikolas: 5.0 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 93 pitches  | season ERA 5.89
  Max Kranick: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 31 pitches  | season ERA 8.22
  Trevor Williams: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 15 pitches  | season ERA 0.00
PHI batting: 7 R, 16 H, 8 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB
  Kyle Schwarber (DH): 2-5, 1 RBI, 2 K  | avg .243
  Trea Turner (SS): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B  | avg .252
  Bryce Harper (RF): 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB  | avg .255
  Luis Arraez (2B): 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .326
  Alec Bohm (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .227
  Brandon Marsh (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .280
  J.T. Realmuto (C): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI  | avg .226
  Bryson Stott (3B): 2-3, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB  | avg .260
  Justin Crawford (CF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K  | avg .264
PHI pitching:
  Cristopher Sánchez: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 98 pitches  | season ERA 2.65
  Orion Kerkering: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 29 pitches  | season ERA 3.40
  José Alvarado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches  | season ERA 5.44
  Jonathan Bowlan: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches  | season ERA 2.88
  Jhoan Duran: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches  | season ERA 1.83

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