Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Washington NationalsWSH

0–2

Final

Texas RangersTEX

Globe Life Field

Team Season Averages

Washington NationalsLeads 9 of 18

Texas RangersLeads 9 of 18

Batting

5.28Runs per game4.03
0.251Batting average0.242
0.326On-base percentage0.315
0.437Slugging percentage0.393
0.763OPS0.707
1.42Home runs per game1.10
8.59Hits per game8.04
182Home runs140
135Stolen bases60

Pitching

4.69ERA4.28
1.39WHIP1.30
7.77Strikeouts per nine8.56
3.54Walks per nine3.06
4.64Runs allowed per game4.17
0.258Opponent batting average0.249
983Pitching strikeouts1057
29Quality starts39
33Saves35

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (TEX)	Total	WSH ML	TEX ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	7.5	+168	-181
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+166	-180
BBetMGM	-1.5	7.5	+155	-190
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+160	-175
BBetOnline	-1.5	7.5	+159	-176
BBetRivers	-1.5	7.5	+165	-200
BBetus	-1.5	7	+155	-176
BBovada	-1.5	7	+158	-193
FFanatics	-1.5	7.5	+155	-190
LLowVig	-1.5	7.5	+159	-176
MMyBookie	-1.5	7.5	+155	-184

Game Information

Globe Life Field

Stadium

Aug 20, 2026

8:05 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 9 mph

102°

Lineups

WSH

Starters

TEX

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
WSH	1st	28th
TEX	25th	15th

Matchup

WSHTEX

61-67Record62-65
47.7%Win %48.8%
27-36Home record33-28
34-31Road record29-37
4-6Last 103-7
1Streak-1
+19Run diff-48
11-27Division18-25
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	—	2

Team Stats

WSHStatTEX

0Runs2
1Hits6
0Errors0
0Home runs1
0RBI2
1Stolen bases2
15K (bat)8
8K (pit)15
4BB (pit)4

Player Stats

WSH — Batting

Player	AB	H	BB
Daylen LileLF	4	0	0
Andres Chaparro1B	4	0	0
Jose TenaDH	3	0	1
Dylan CrewsRF	3	0	0
Nasim Nunez2B	3	0	0
Keibert RuizC	3	0	0
Abimelec Ortiz1B	3	0	0
Andrew PinckneyLF	2	0	0
Brady House3B	1	1	2
Jorbit Vivas3B	1	0	0
Harry FordC	0	0	1

WSH — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andrew AlvarezSP	5.0	4	1	1	3	5
Tom CosgroveRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
Clayton BeeterRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Orlando RibaltaRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2

TEX — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jake Burger1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Corey SeagerSS	4	1	2	1	1	0
Brandon NimmoRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Evan CarterCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny JansenC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wyatt LangfordLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Foscue2B	2	0	2	0	0	0
Ezequiel DuranSS	2	1	2	0	0	2
Cody Freeman3B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Joc PedersonDH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jarred KelenicRF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nicky Lopez2B	0	0	0	0	1	0

TEX — Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K
Jacob deGromSP	6.0	1	1	10
Jacob LatzRP	1.0	0	1	3
Jakob JunisRP	1.0	0	2	0
Chase SilsethRP	1.0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

84 events · 2 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Lile struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Ortiz struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Chaparro popped out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Langford flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Seager grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Burger struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Tena struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
House singled to right.
0-0
Top
Ruiz grounded out to first, House to second.
0-0
Top
Crews flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Nimmo struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Duran walked.
0-0
Bottom
Foscue doubled to right, Duran to third.
0-0
Bottom
Jansen struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Freeman walked.
0-0
Bottom
Carter fouled out to third.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Nuñez lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Pinckney struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Lile struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Langford grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Seager homered to left center (382 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Burger grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Bottom
Nimmo grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Ortiz struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Chaparro struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Tena struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Duran walked.
0-1
Bottom
Foscue singled to left, Duran to second.
0-1
Bottom
Jansen hit sacrifice bunt to catcher, Foscue to second, Duran to third.
0-1
Bottom
Freeman struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Carter struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
House walked.
0-1
Top
Ruiz popped out to second.
0-1
Top
Crews struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Nuñez flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Langford popped out to shortstop.
0-1
Bottom
Seager doubled to right.
0-1
Bottom
Burger fouled out to first.
0-1
Bottom
Nimmo flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Pinckney flied out to center.
0-1
Top
Lile struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Ortiz grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Ribalta relieved Alvarez
0-1
Bottom
Duran singled to center.
0-1
Bottom
Pederson hit for Foscue
0-1
Bottom
Pederson fouled out to first.
0-1
Bottom
Duran stole second.
0-1
Bottom
Jansen struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Kelenic hit for Freeman
0-1
Bottom
Kelenic struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Duran at third base.
0-1
Top
Lopez at second base.
0-1
Top
Kelenic in left field.
0-1
Top
Junis relieved deGrom
0-1
Top
Chaparro grounded out to third.
0-1
Top
Tena walked.
0-1
Top
Tena stole second.
0-1
Top
House walked.
0-1
Top
Ruiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, House out at second.
0-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Beeter relieved Ribalta
0-1
Bottom
Carter flied out to center.
0-1
Bottom
Langford walked.
0-1
Bottom
Langford stole second.
0-1
Bottom
Seager struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Burger grounded out to third.
0-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Silseth relieved Junis
0-1
Top
Crews struck out looking.
0-1
Top
Nuñez struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Vivas hit for Pinckney
0-1
Top
Vivas grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Tena in left field.
0-1
Bottom
Vivas at second base.
0-1
Bottom
Cosgrove relieved Beeter
0-1
Bottom
Nimmo grounded out to first.
0-1
Bottom
Duran tripled to right.
0-1
Bottom
Lopez hit sacrifice fly to center, Duran scored.
0-2
Bottom
Jansen grounded out to third.
0-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Latz relieved Silseth
0-2
Top
Lile struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Ford hit for Ortiz
0-2
Top
Ford walked. Texas Rangers challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-2
Top
Chaparro struck out looking.
0-2
Top
Ford to second on fielder's indifference.
0-2
Top
Tena struck out looking. Washington Nationals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-2

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Player props

Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

MacKenzie Gore
Hits Allowed: 8/20 over · last line 4.5
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Corey Seager
Home Runs: 5/19 over · last line 0.5
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Danny Jansen
Hits: 12/18 over · last line 0.5
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Jacob deGrom
Outs: 6/18 over · last line 15.5
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Nathan Eovaldi
Hits Allowed: 11/17 over · last line 3.5
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Brady House
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Connelly Early
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 3.5
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Kumar Rocker
ER: 5/14 over · last line 1.5
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Cade Cavalli
Hits Allowed: 6/13 over · last line 4.5
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Andrew Alvarez
Hits Allowed: 6/12 over · last line 4.5
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Jack Leiter
Strikeouts: 4/11 over · last line 3.5
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Alejandro Osuna
Home Runs: 0/8 over · last line 0.5
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Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers: Final Score & Recap

The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 in this MLB game at Globe Life Field on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Washington Nationals vs Texas Rangers Odds

DraftKings lists the Texas Rangers at TEX -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7.5. Moneylines are Washington Nationals +168 and Texas Rangers -181. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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