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May 16, 2026 · NL East

Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals

May 16, 2026Nationals ParkSunny 83°F · 7 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Baltimore Orioles
20-26
3
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
23-23
13

Game Highlights

Published May 16, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B2 Keibert Ruiz Keibert Ruiz homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Abrams scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. BAL 0, WSH 3
B3 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. James Wood scores. BAL 0, WSH 4
T7 Samuel Basallo Samuel Basallo homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. BAL 1, WSH 4
T7 Tyler O'Neill Tyler O'Neill homers (2) on a line drive to left field. BAL 2, WSH 4
T7 Taylor Ward Taylor Ward singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Leody Taveras scores. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 4
B7 Brady House Brady House doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. James Wood scores. BAL 3, WSH 5
B7 Daylen Lile Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Daylen Lile reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Brady House scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 6
B7 Keibert Ruiz Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward. CJ Abrams scores. Daylen Lile scores. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. BAL 3, WSH 8
B7 Jacob Young Jacob Young homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Keibert Ruiz scores. Joey Wiemer scores. BAL 3, WSH 11
B8 Brady House Brady House homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Curtis Mead scores. BAL 3, WSH 13

Box score

  123456789 R
BAL 000000300 3
WSH 031000720 13

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Orioles AWAY 3

Chris Bassitt started for Orioles, leaving trailing 0–4. Out of the bullpen, Keegan Akin took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Chris Bassitt Starter 5.0 82 4 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Chris Bassitt threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 57% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 26 32% 3 5 5 8 5
    Cutter 22 27% 3 1 3 9 6
    Curveball 22 27% 2 2 4 12 2
    Slider 5 6% 0 1 2 0 2
    Sweeper 4 5% 1 0 0 2 1
    Changeup 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1
    Four-Seam Fastball 1 1% 0 1 0 0 0
  • Dietrich Enns Reliever 1.0 18 0 0
  • Keegan Akin Middle 0.1 22 6 0
  • Andrew Kittredge Middle 0.2 12 1 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Josh Walker Reliever 1.0 30 2 1
Nationals HOME 13

Cade Cavalli started for Nationals, leaving with a 4–3 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Cade Cavalli Starter 6.1 94 3 8 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Cade Cavalli threw
    CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 62% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Knuckle Curve 32 34% 4 9 3 8 8
    Four-Seam Fastball 31 33% 4 3 11 9 4
    Sinker 15 16% 0 6 4 2 3
    Changeup 8 9% 0 2 0 3 3
    Sweeper 8 9% 0 1 3 4 0
  • PJ Poulin Reliever 0.2 19 0 0 HLD inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Orlando Ribalta Middle 1.0 14 0 2
  • Paxton Schultz Middle 1.0 17 0 2

Where the game turned

3 runs Bottom 2nd · off Bassitt
  • Ruiz HR (3)

Batting lines

AWAY · BAL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Maverick Handley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Taylor Ward LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .269 .424 .375 .799
Adley Rutschman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .314 .509 .823
Pete Alonso 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .220 .308 .422 .730 2B
Samuel Basallo DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 .278 .341 .492 .833 HR (6)
Tyler O'Neill RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .174 .313 .275 .588 HR (2)
Leody Taveras CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 .257 .361 .381 .742 SB
Coby Mayo 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .183 .258 .322 .580
Jeremiah Jackson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .259 .401 .660
Gunnar Henderson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .199 .256 .393 .649
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .236 .384 .511 .895 2B
Curtis Mead 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 .355 .435 .790
Brady House 3B 2 2 2 3 0 0 .226 .280 .406 .686 HR (7), 2B
CJ Abrams SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 .301 .393 .540 .933 2 2B
Daylen Lile LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .272 .332 .456 .788
Nasim Nuñez 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 .197 .313 .220 .533 SB
Keibert Ruiz C 5 2 3 5 0 0 .230 .244 .471 .715 HR (4), 2B, SB
Joey Wiemer DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .372 .500 .872
Jacob Young CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 .221 .268 .331 .599 HR (4)
Luis García Jr. 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .298 .425 .723
José Tena 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .322 .438 .760
Jorbit Vivas DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .337 .293 .630

Pitching lines

AWAY · BAL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Chris Bassitt 5.0 6 4 4 1 4 1 82 5.44 L
Dietrich Enns 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.42
Keegan Akin 0.1 3 6 6 2 0 0 22 14.63
Andrew Kittredge 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 11.05
Josh Walker 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 30 4.50
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Cade Cavalli 6.1 8 3 3 0 8 2 94 4.05 W
PJ Poulin 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.05 HLD
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.25
Paxton Schultz 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.16

Manager comparison

AWAY · BAL
Craig Albernaz
Craig Albernaz
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 2.3 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · BAL
5-5 W3 +8 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4 W1 +8 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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