PREVIEW Starts 6:45 PM ET · Nationals Park
September 16, 2026 · NL East

Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals

September 16, 20266:45 PM ETNationals Park
AWAY
Philadelphia Phillies
62-54
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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 · PHI Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Trea Turner SS · R .252 .298 .402 .700 16 45 108 .738
2 Luis Arraez 2B · L .326 .361 .450 .811 5 47 21 .734
3 Alec Bohm 3B · R .227 .284 .362 .646 13 62 66 .730
4 Bryce Harper 1B · L .255 .364 .500 .864 24 68 103 .759
5 Brandon Marsh LF · L .280 .318 .450 .768 16 51 111 .741
6 Kyle Schwarber DH · L .243 .363 .521 .884 33 64 170 .764
7 Bryson Stott 2B · L .260 .329 .417 .746 8 52 75 .722
8 Justin Crawford CF · L .264 .308 .344 .652 2 29 65 .750
9 J.T. Realmuto C · R .226 .304 .360 .664 8 38 67 .710
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 · PHI
Don Mattingly
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 1.1 R Interim
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 1.9 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · PHI
  • Available 7
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · WSH
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · PHI
5-5 W1 +13 run diff
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HOME · WSH
2-8 L1 -19 run diff
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Season series: 3-1 with PHI listed first across 4 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Phillies 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.

Keep reading

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.