2018 Washington Nationals season

2018 Washington Nationals
2018 Washington Nationals
National League East Champions
Division	East Division
Ballpark	Nationals Park
City	Washington, D.C.
Owners	Lerner Enterprises
Managers	Dusty Baker
Television	MASN; WUSA 9 (CBS affiliate); (Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo, Johnny Holliday, Ray Knight)
Radio	106.7 The Fan; Washington Nationals Radio Network; (Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)

The 2018 Washington Nationals season will be the Nationals' 14th season as the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the 11th season at Nationals Park, and the 50th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Nationals Park is scheduled to host the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the first time on July 17, 2018. It will be the fifth Major League Baseball All-Star Game held in Washington, D.C., and the first since 1969.

Offseason

Team news

Transactions

Spring training

In 2018, the Nationals will hold spring training at their facility at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, in West Palm Beach, Florida, which they share with the Houston Astros. It will be their second year at the facility.

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position

Season standings

National League East

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NL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	90	72	.556	—	43‍–‍38	47‍–‍34
Washington Nationals	82	80	.506	8	41‍–‍40	41‍–‍40
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	.494	10	49‍–‍32	31‍–‍50
New York Mets	77	85	.475	13	37‍–‍44	40‍–‍41
Miami Marlins	63	98	.391	26½	38‍–‍43	25‍–‍55

National League Wild Card

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Division Leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Milwaukee Brewers	96	67	.589
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	71	.564
Atlanta Braves	90	72	.556

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Chicago Cubs	95	68	.583	+4
Colorado Rockies	91	72	.558	—
St. Louis Cardinals	88	74	.543	2½
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	79	.509	8
Arizona Diamondbacks	82	80	.506	8½
Washington Nationals	82	80	.506	8½
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	.494	10½
New York Mets	77	85	.475	13½
San Francisco Giants	73	89	.451	17½
Cincinnati Reds	67	95	.414	23½
San Diego Padres	66	96	.407	24½
Miami Marlins	63	98	.391	27

Record vs. opponents

2018 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	3–4	3–4	3–3	8–11	11–8	6–1	1–5	2–5	4–2	6–1	12–7	8–11	3–3	2–5	10–10
Atlanta	4–3	—	3–3	3–4	2–5	2–5	14–5	3–4	13–6	12–7	5–1	4–3	3–3	4–2	10–9	8–12
Chicago	4–3	3–3	—	11–8	3–3	4–3	5–2	11–9	6–1	4–2	10–9	5–2	3–3	9–10	4–3	13–7
Cincinnati	3–3	4–3	8–11	—	2–4	6–1	2–5	6–13	3–3	3–4	5–14	3–4	4–2	7–12	1–6	10–10
Colorado	11–8	5–2	3–3	4–2	—	7–13	2–4	2–5	6–1	5–2	3–3	11–8	12–7	2–5	5–2	13–7
Los Angeles	8–11	5–2	3–4	1–6	13–7	—	2–4	4–3	4–2	3–4	5–1	14–5	10–9	3–4	5–1	12–8
Miami	1–6	5–14	2–5	5–2	4–2	4–2	—	2–5	7–12	8–11	1–4	2–5	4–3	3–3	6–13	9–11
Milwaukee	5–1	4–3	9–11	13–6	5–2	3–4	5–2	—	4–3	3–3	7–12	4–2	6–1	11–8	4–2	13–7
New York	5–2	6–13	1–6	3–3	1–6	2–4	12–7	3–4	—	11–8	3–4	4–2	4–3	3–3	11–8	8–12
Philadelphia	2–4	7–12	2–4	4–3	2–5	4–3	11–8	3–3	8–11	—	6–1	3–3	4–3	4–3	8–11	12–8
Pittsburgh	1–6	1–5	9–10	14–5	3–3	1–5	4–1	12–7	4–3	1–6	—	3–4	4–3	8–11	2–5	15–5
San Diego	7–12	3–4	2–5	4–3	8–11	5–14	5–2	2–4	2–4	3–3	4–3	—	8–11	4–3	2–4	7–13
San Francisco	11–8	3–3	3–3	2–4	7–12	9–10	3–4	1–6	3–4	3–4	3–4	11–8	—	2–5	4–2	8–12
St. Louis	3–3	2–4	10–9	12–7	5–2	4–3	3–3	8–11	3–3	3–4	11–8	3–4	5–2	—	5–2	11–9
Washington	5–2	9–10	3–4	6–1	2–5	1–5	13–6	2–4	8–11	11–8	5–2	4–2	2–4	2–5	—	9–11

The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Notable transactions

Major league debuts

Game log

Legend
	Nationals win
	Nationals loss
	Postponement
Bold	Nationals team member

2018 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	March 29	@ Reds						0–0
2	March 31	@ Reds

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
3	April 1	@ Reds	–	–
4	April 2	@ Braves	–	–
5	April 3	@ Braves	–	–
6	April 4	@ Braves	–	–
7	April 5	Mets	–	–
8	April 7	Mets	–	–
9	April 8	Mets	–	–
10	April 9	Braves	–	–
11	April 10	Braves	–	–
12	April 11	Braves	–	–
13	April 12	Rockies	–	–
14	April 13	Rockies	–	–
15	April 14	Rockies	–	–
16	April 15	Rockies	–	–
17	April 16	@ Mets	–	–
18	April 17	@ Mets	–	–
19	April 18	@ Mets	–	–
20	April 20	@ Dodgers	–	–
21	April 21	@ Dodgers	–	–
22	April 22	@ Dodgers	–	–
23	April 23	@ Giants	–	–
24	April 24	@ Giants	–	–
25	April 25	@ Giants	–	–
26	April 27	Diamondbacks	–	–
27	April 28	Diamondbacks	–	–
28	April 29	Diamondbacks	–	–
29	April 30	Pirates	–	–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
30	May 1	Pirates	–	–
31	May 2	Pirates	–	–
32	May 3	Pirate	–	–
33	May 4	Phillies	–	–
34	May 5	Phillies	–	–
35	May 6	Phillies	–	–
36	May 7	@ Padres	–	–
37	May 8	@ Padres	–	–
38	May 9	@ Padres	–	–
39	May 10	@ Diamondbacks	–	–
40	May 11	@ Diamondbacks	–	–
41	May 12	@ Diamondbacks	–	–
42	May 13	@ Diamondbacks	–	–
43	May 15	Yankees	–	–
44	May 16	Yankees	–	–
45	May 18	Dodgers	–	–
46	May 19	Dodgers	–	–
47	May 20	Dodgers	–	–
48	May 21	Padres	–	–
49	May 22	Padres	–	–
50	May 23	Padres	–	–
51	May 25	@ Marlins	–	–
52	May 26	@ Marlins	–	–
53	May 27	@ Marlins	–	–
54	May 28	@ Orioles	–	–
55	May 29	@ Orioles	–	–
56	May 30	@ Orioles	–	–
57	May 31	@ Braves	–	–

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
58	June 1	@ Braves	–	–
59	June 2	@ Braves	–	–
60	June 3	@ Braves	–	–
61	June 5	Rays	–	–
62	June 6	Rays	–	–
63	June 8	Giants	–	–
64	June 9	Giants	–	–
65	June 10	Giants	–	–
66	June 12	@ Yankees	–	–
67	June 13	@ Yankees	–	–
68	June 15	@ Blue Jays	–	–
69	June 16	@ Blue Jays	–	–
70	June 17	@ Blue Jays	–	–
71	June 19	Orioles	–	–
72	June 20	Orioles	–	–
73	June 21	Orioles	–	–
74	June 22	Phillies	–	–
75	June 23	Phillies	–	–
76	June 24	@ Rays	–	–
77	June 25	@ Rays	–	–
78	June 26	@ Rays	–	–
79	June 28	@ Phillies	–	–
80	June 29	@ Phillies	–	–
81	June 30	@ Phillies	–	–

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
82	July 1	@ Phillies	–	–
83	July 2	Red Sox	–	–
84	July 3	Red Sox	–	–
85	July 4	Red Sox	–	–
86	July 5	Marlins	–	–
87	July 6	Marlins	–	–
88	July 7	Marlins	–	–
89	July 8	Marlins	–	–
90	July 9	@ Pirates	–	–
91	July 10	@ Pirates	–	–
92	July 11	@ Pirates	–	–
93	July 12	@ Mets	–	–
94	July 13	@ Mets	–	–
95	July 14	@ Mets	–	–
96	July 15	@ Mets	–	–
All–Star Break (July 16–19)
97	July 20	Braves	–	–
98	July 21	Braves	–	–
99	July 22	Braves	–	–
100	July 23	@ Brewers	–	–
101	July 24	@ Brewers	–	–
102	July 25	@ Brewers	–	–
103	July 26	@ Marlins	–	–
104	July 27	@ Marlins	–	–
105	July 28	@ Marlins	–	–
106	July 29	@ Marlins	–	–
107	July 31	Mets	–	–

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
108	August 1	Mets	–	–
109	August 2	Reds	–	–
110	August 3	Reds	–	–
111	August 4	Reds	–	–
112	August 5	Reds	–	–
113	August 7	Braves	–	–
114	August 8	Braves	–	–
115	August 9	Braves	–	–
116	August 10	@ Cubs	–	–
117	August 11	@ Cubs	–	–
118	August 12	@ Cubs	–	–
119	August 13	@ Cardinals	–	–
120	August 14	@ Cardinals	–	–
121	August 15	@ Cardinals	–	–
122	August 16	@ Cardinals	–	–
123	August 17	Marlins	–	–
124	August 18	Marlins	–	–
125	August 19	Marlins	–	–
126	August 21	Phillies	–	–
127	August 22	Phillies	–	–
128	August 23	Phillies	–	–
129	August 24	@ Mets	–	–
130	August 25	@ Mets	–	–
131	August 26	@ Mets	–	–
132	August 27	@ Phillies	–	–
133	August 28	@ Phillies	–	–
134	August 29	@ Phillies	–	–
135	August 31	Brewers	–	–

September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
136	September 1	Brewers	–	–
137	September 2	Brewers	–	–
138	September 3	Cardinals	–	–
139	September 4	Cardinals	–	–
140	September 5	Cardinals	–	–
141	September 6	Cubs	–	–
142	September 7	Cubs	–	–
143	September 8	Cubs	–	–
144	September 9	Cubs	–	–
145	September 10	@ Phillies	–	–
146	September 11	@ Phillies	–	–
147	September 12	@ Phillies	–	–
148	September 14	@ Braves	–	–
149	September 15	@ Braves	–	–
150	September 16	@ Braves	–	–
151	September 17	@ Marlins	–	–
152	September 18	@ Marlins	–	–
153	September 20	Mets	–	–
154	September 21	Mets	–	–
155	September 22	Mets	–	–
156	September 23	Mets	–	–
157	September 24	Marlins	–	–
158	September 25	Marlins	–	–
159	September 26	Marlins	–	–
160	September 25	@ Rockies	–	–
161	September 26	@ Rockies	–	–
162	September 27	@ Rockies	–	–

Current roster

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

4 Dave Martinez

Coaches

35 Henry Blanco (coaching/strategy)
25 Ricky Bones (bullpen)
22 Miguel Cairo (bench)
7 Darnell Coles (hitting)
63 Sean Doolittle (pitching strategist)
12 Ricky Gutiérrez (third base)
48 Jim Hickey (pitching)
23 Chris Johnson (assistant hitting)
87 Octavio Martinez (bullpen catcher)
88 Gerardo Parra (first base)
85 Brandon Snyder (bullpen catcher)

37 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated December 11, 2024
Transactions • Depth chart
→ All MLB rosters

Statistics

Batting

(Updated as of xx/xx/xx)

Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB

Pitching

(Updated as of xx/xx/xx)

Players in bold are on the active roster.

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Billy Gardner, Jr.
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Matthew Lecroy
A-Advanced	Potomac Nationals	Carolina League	Tripp Keister
A	Hagerstown Suns	South Atlantic League	Patrick Anderson
A-Short Season	Auburn Doubledays	New York–Penn League	Jerad Head
Rookie	GCL Nationals	Gulf Coast League	Josh Johnson
Rookie	DSL Nationals	Dominican Summer League

Notes

References

External links

2018 Washington Nationals season at Baseball Reference

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