PREVIEW Starts 1:05 PM ET · Nationals Park
August 27, 2026 · NL East

Colorado Rockies at Washington Nationals

August 27, 20261:05 PM ETNationals Park
AWAY
Colorado Rockies
45-70
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HOME
Washington Nationals
56-61

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · COL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 TJ Rumfield 1B · L .291 .370 .460 .830 13 58 66 .733
2 Hunter Goodman C · R .254 .323 .547 .870 33 66 147 .747
3 Ezequiel Tovar SS · R .207 .250 .335 .585 9 37 99 .738
4 Jake McCarthy CF · L .293 .331 .490 .821 11 64 67 .712
5 Willi Castro 2B · S .264 .334 .426 .760 13 48 106 .717
6 Kyle Karros 3B · R .271 .368 .428 .796 9 41 79 .735
7 Troy Johnston RF · L .281 .347 .388 .735 3 41 62 .721
8 Mickey Moniak LF · L .278 .318 .571 .889 19 52 72 .734
9 Tyler Freeman RF · R .250 .320 .317 .637 3 23 34 .720
HOME · WSH Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Daylen Lile LF · L .242 .294 .411 .705 14 56 89 .759
2 CJ Abrams SS · L .287 .362 .551 .913 28 88 110 .743
3 Nasim Nuñez 2B · S .233 .317 .272 .589 1 33 79 .735
4 Jacob Young CF · R .242 .310 .397 .707 9 39 60 .707
5 Keibert Ruiz C · S .270 .307 .439 .746 7 38 31 .706
6 Dylan Crews RF · R .221 .300 .371 .671 9 25 62 .731
7 Jorbit Vivas 3B · L .236 .324 .327 .651 3 18 34 .733
8 José Tena DH · L .235 .304 .382 .686 5 20 66 .731
9 Brady House 3B · R .228 .282 .401 .683 8 27 62 .733

Manager comparison

AWAY · COL
Warren Schaeffer
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.7 R IBBs 3.3 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 1.9 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · COL
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · WSH
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · COL
3-7 L3 -10 run diff
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HOME · WSH
2-8 L1 -19 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with COL listed first across 3 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Rockies and Nationals staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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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.

Read the full methodology.