2025 Washington Nationals season

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2025  Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals Cap Insig.svg
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Nationals Park
CityWashington, D.C.
Record65–94 (.409)
Owners Lerner Enterprises
General managers Mike Rizzo (fired July 6)
Mike DeBartolo (interim)
Managers Dave Martinez (fired July 6)
Miguel Cairo (interim)
Television MASN
Radio 106.7 The Fan
Washington Nationals Radio Network
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The 2025 Washington Nationals season is the Nationals' 21st season as the Major League Baseball franchise in the District of Columbia, the 18th season at Nationals Park, and the 57th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1] [2] The Nationals were led by Dave Martinez, in his eighth year as manager, for the first half of the season. Martinez and President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo were both dismissed on July 6. [3]

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The Nationals are members of the National League East division.

The team clinched their sixth consecutive losing season after a 4–1 loss at home on August 30 to the Tampa Bay Rays.

On September 13, the Nationals were eliminated from postseason contention following their 5–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, extending their postseason drought to six seasons.

Previous season

The Nationals finished fourth in the National League East Division in the 2024 season, with a win-loss record of 71–91.

Offseason

Reliever Jacob Barnes and starting pitcher Patrick Corbin became free agents after the 2024 World Series. [4] They were soon joined in free agency by first baseman Joey Gallo, as the Nationals declined their end of a mutual option for the 2025 season, [5] as well as first baseman Joey Meneses, utilityman Ildemaro Vargas, and reliever Michael Rucker, whom the Nationals outrighted from the 40-man roster. [6] Additionally, the Nationals lost starting pitcher Thaddeus Ward to the Baltimore Orioles on a waiver claim on November 4. Ward did not appear in a game for the Nationals in 2024, after spending the 2023 season on Washington's roster as a Rule 5 draft pick. [7] Facing decisions on whether to extend new contract offers for the 2025 season to players eligible for arbitration, Washington declined to tender contracts to two longtime Nationals relievers: closer Kyle Finnegan and former closer Tanner Rainey. [8] Starting pitcher Trevor Williams tested free agency after spending the last two seasons with the Nationals, but he signed another two-year deal on December 31, 2024, to stay in Washington. [9] Finnegan also returned to the Nationals, belatedly accepting the reported $6 million salary the Nationals had offered to avoid arbitration earlier in the offseason. [10] [11]

Washington chose to protect prospects Andry Lara and Robert Hassell III from the Rule 5 draft, adding them to the 40-man roster on November 19. [12] Hassell's promotion to the major league roster came two days after he helped lead the Salt River Rafters to the Arizona Fall League championship. [13] For the third year in a row, the Nationals made a selection in the Rule 5 draft themselves, acquiring Tampa Bay Rays minor league reliever Evan Reifert. [14]

On December 10, the Nationals won the draft lottery, giving them the first pick in the 2025 draft. Going into the lottery, Washington had the fourth best odds of winning the lottery. [15]

The Nationals signed their first major league free agent on December 19, 2024, inking right-handed pitcher Michael Soroka to a reported $9 million contract over one year. [16] Days later, they traded left-handed reliever Robert Garcia to the Texas Rangers for first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [17] On January 5, the Nationals announced they had reunited with Josh Bell, their primary first baseman in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, on a reported $6 million one-year deal. [18] Washington signed infielder Amed Rosario on January 8 to a one-year contract reportedly valued at $2 million, [19] then inked reliever Jorge López to a $3 million one-year deal on January 11. [20] For the first time in franchise history, the Nationals signed a player posted from Nippon Professional Baseball to a major league contract: left-handed pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who agreed to a two-year deal to pitch for Washington on January 24. [21] The Nationals added infielder Paul DeJong on a one-year, $1 million contract on February 16. [22] With spring training underway, Washington added to its bullpen mix with a one-year signing of reliever Lucas Sims on February 19. [23]

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Spring training

The Nationals held their spring training at the Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida. They invited the following non-roster players to camp: left-handed pitchers Konnor Pilkington and Colin Poche; right-handed pitchers Daison Acosta, Joan Adon, Marquis Grissom Jr., Clay Helvey, Brad Lord, Jack Sinclair, Tyler Stuart, and Jarlin Susana; catchers Andrew Knizner, Caleb Lomavita, and Maxwell Romero Jr.; infielders Brady House, Yohandy Morales, and Cayden Wallace; and outfielders Daylen Lile and Andrew Pinckney. [24] [25]

Outfielder James Wood was hampered early in camp by quadriceps tendinitis. [26] Reliever Zach Brzykcy was also sidelined with a quadriceps injury, [27] as were fellow relievers Jorge López with a hip injury [28] and Derek Law with arm soreness. [29] First baseman Andrés Chaparro suffered an oblique injury that ruled him out for Opening Day despite a strong spring performance. [30] Starting pitcher DJ Herz landed on the injured list at the end of spring training with a sprained left ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow, after demonstrating significantly lower velocity and control issues in games. [31] [32] Both Brzykcy and Law were also assigned to the injured list, while López recovered in time to make the Opening Day roster. [33]

Toward the end of spring training, the Nationals returned reliever Evan Reifert to the Tampa Bay Rays after he struggled with command throughout preseason play, opening a spot on their 40-man roster [34] that the Nationals filled by selecting Poche's contract. [35] Herz was transferred to the 60-day injured list after he was reportedly recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery, with Washington selecting Lord to fill his roster spot. [33]

Regular Season

Opening Day

The season kicked off at Nationals Park on March 27, 2025, against the Philadelphia Phillies. MacKenzie Gore was selected as the #1 Starting pitcher, and he answered the call by striking out 13 Phillies' batters over the course of six innings, only giving up one hit and zero walks, allowing zero runs during his time on the mound. His 13 strikeouts broke a team record for an Opening Day starting pitcher, last held by Max Scherzer, who pitched a 12 strikeout performance in 2019's Opening Day. Unfortunately, the Nationals' offense had trouble taking advantage of Gore's hot start, with only two hits (both by Keibert Ruiz) and one walk (taken by James Wood) throughout their first six innings, though one of Ruiz's hits was a home run, giving the team a 1-0 lead.

However, once both teams turned to their bullpen, the offense increased. Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber immediately smacked solo home runs against relief pitchers Lucas Sims and José A. Ferrer, respectively, giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the 7th inning. They added a run to their lead in the 8th on a wild pitch by Ferrer, going up 3-1. The Nats managed to put 2 runs across the plate in the 8th inning to tie up the game at 3-3, eventually sending the game into extra innings. However, despite holding strong at the Top of the 10th, Colin Poche was unable to get the 3rd out as the Phillies jumped back in the lead 5-3, and a dropped fly ball by Dylan Crews in right field led to a 7-3 score before Eduardo Salazar slammed the door shut. The Nats went down in order in the bottom of the inning, losing the opener by a 7-3 score despite a strong performance by Gore that earned him 0 ERA to start the season. Sims was credited with a blown save, and Poche with the official loss.

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
CJ Abrams Shortstop
James Wood Left fielder
Luis García Jr. Second baseman
Josh Bell Designated hitter
Nathaniel Lowe First baseman
Paul DeJong Third baseman
Keibert Ruiz Catcher
Dylan Crews Right fielder
Jacob Young Center fielder
MacKenzie Gore Starting Pitcher

March/April

(Top) Josh Bell, Nathaniel Lowe and CJ Abrams score in St.Louis. 3432 Washington vs Cards july 2025.png
(Top) Josh Bell, Nathaniel Lowe and CJ Abrams score in St.Louis.

The Nationals started off their season poorly, only notching one win in their first 7 games, a 5–1 win against the Phillies on March 30. Brad Lord made his MLB pitching debut in relief that game, but exited with an infinite ERA, having gotten no batters out but 2 walks and a hit that resulted in the Phillies' only run that game. Mitchell Parker notched his first win, and Kyle Finnegan his first save, of the Nats' 2025 season. Dylan Crews started off in a dramatic slump, not even recording his first hit of the season until an April 4th game against the Diamondbacks. In fact, after going 0-3 with a walk and a run scored in the season opener, Crews didn't even get on base until then, and flirted with matching an MLB record for most consecutive strikeouts (by a non-pitcher) over multiple games, ending it with 8 after hitting a groundout on his first at-bat against the Blue Jays on March 31. On the pitching side, the new acquisitions were even worse: Michael Soroka turned in a poor performance in his first 2025 start against the Blue Jays before immediately going on the IL. Meanwhile, Poche and Sims each accrued a double-digit ERA, struggling to get opposing batters out in multiple games. The team arguably reached their nadir on April 28, in a home game against the Mets. Despite putting up solid performances the previous three games, the Nats were decimated 19-5. The team's pitching was so awful that utility infielder Amed Rosario was tabbed to finish the game as a relief pitcher.

However, the Nationals also had some positive signs, rolling into a 4 game win streak split between series against the Diamondbacks and Dodgers between April 5-8. Lord, who had to make a spot start in Soroka's absence, pitched a solid 3 innings and allowed 0 runs while notching 4 strikeouts, 2 of them against the Dodgers' star player Shohei Ohtani. The Nats would win that game 8-2. Closer Kyle Finnegan went a perfect 9/9 in Save opportunities between March 30–April 23. Ruiz re-emerged as a solid hitter, maintaining a .300 or higher Batting Average throughout the month of April, and Wood emerged as a potential home run leader, having hit 9 from the start of the season through April. Following his strong performance on Opening Day, Gore tallied up several strikeouts over his next several starts, and led all MLB pitchers with 59 Ks by the end of April.

Regular season transactions

Major league debuts

Overall

Season standings

National League East
NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 9365.589—52‍–‍2541‍–‍40
New York Mets 8177.5131249‍–‍3232‍–‍45
Miami Marlins 7781.4871636‍–‍4241‍–‍39
Atlanta Braves 7584.47218½38‍–‍4037‍–‍44
Washington Nationals 6594.40928½31‍–‍4734‍–‍47
National League Wild Card
Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Milwaukee Brewers 9663.604
Philadelphia Phillies 9365.589
Los Angeles Dodgers 8968.567
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Chicago Cubs 8969.563+8
San Diego Padres 8772.547+5½
New York Mets 8177.513—
Arizona Diamondbacks 8078.5061
Cincinnati Reds 8078.5061
St. Louis Cardinals 7881.4913½
San Francisco Giants 7881.4913½
Miami Marlins 7781.4874
Atlanta Braves 7584.4726½
Pittsburgh Pirates 6989.43712
Washington Nationals 6594.40916½
Colorado Rockies 43115.27238
Record vs. opponents
Record vs. National League
2025 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025

TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona —4–23–42–48–56–63–34–33–33–32–45–57–63–32–425–23
Atlanta 2–4—2–45–24–21–58–52–48–55–81–21–61–54–29–422–26
Chicago 4–34–2—5–85–14–34–27–62–32–410–33–31–55–53–330–18
Cincinnati 4–22–58–5—5–11–53–43–74–23–36–64–23–36–72–426–22
Colorado 5–82–41–51–5—2–113–32–40–60–72–43–102–84–24–312–35
Los Angeles 6–65–13–45–111–2—5–10–63–42–42–49–49–42–43–324–21
Miami 3–35–82–44–33–31–5—3–35–54–84–33–34–23–37–626–22
Milwaukee 3–44–26–77–34–26–03–3—4–24–210–32–42–57–66–028–20
New York 3–35–83–22–46–04–35–52–4—7–62–42–44–25–27–624–24
Philadelphia 3–38–54–23–37–04–28–42–46–7—3–33–33–42–48–529–16
Pittsburgh 4–22–13–106–64–24–23–43–104–23–3—1–54–27–64–317–31
San Diego 5–56–13–32–410–34–93–34–24–23–35–1—10–34–34–220–28
San Francisco 6–75–15–13–38–24–92–45–22–44–32–43–10—2–43–324–24
St. Louis 3–32–45–57–62–44–23–36–72–54–26–73–44–2—5–122–26
Washington 4–24–93–34–23–43–36–70–66–75–83–42–43–31–5—18–27

Updated with the results of all games through September 24, 2025.

Record vs. American League
2025 National League record vs. American League

Source: MLB Standings

TeamATHBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYSEATBTEXTOR
Arizona 2–12–12–12–12–10–30–31–21–22–12–13–01–24–21–2
Atlanta 1–20–33–32–13–03–01–21–21–23–01–21–21–20–31–2
Chicago 3–02–12–15–13–01–21–21–23–01–22–11–22–12–11–2
Cincinnati 0–32–11–21–25–12–11–22–12–12–12–11–23–01–21–2
Colorado 1–21–20–31–21–20–32–40–32–12–11–20–01–20–30–3
Los Angeles 2–11–21–23–02–13–00–32–10–62–12–10–02–12–12–1
Miami 1–22–11–21–21–22–11–22–12–12–13–01–23–33–01–2
Milwaukee 2–12–13–02–11–22–12–12–13–04–20–32–11–20–32–1
New York 2–11–21–22–10–32–11–22–13–01–23–32–10–31–23–0
Philadelphia 2–12–12–11–22–12–10–32–11–20–02–13–03–03–04–2
Pittsburgh 2–10–32–10–30–34–21–20–32–11–21–20–31–21–22–1
San Diego 2–10–32–12–13–01–21–22–12–11–21–21–50–32–10–3
San Francisco 5–12–12–11–21–20–33–01–21–20–32–13–01–22–10–3
St. Louis 2–12–10–33–03–01–22–13–31–23–00–30–31–21–20–3
Washington 1–25–10–30–01–22–11–21–22–12–10–32–10–31–20–3

Updated with the results of all games through September 21, 2025.

Game log

Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
 Eliminated from playoff spot
BoldNationals team member
2025 Game Log: 65–94 (Home: 31–47; Away: 34–47)
March/April: 13–18 (Home: 9–7; Away: 4–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 27 Phillies 3–7 (10) Alvarado (1–0) Poche (0–1)—41,2310–1L1
2March 29 Phillies 6–11 Luzardo (1–0) Poche (0–2)―38,4460–2L2
3March 30 Phillies 5–1 Parker (1–0) Nola (0–1) Finnegan (1)28,0751–2W1
4March 31@ Blue Jays 2–5 Francis (1–0) Soroka (0–1) García (1)20,1371–3L1
5April 1@ Blue Jays 3–5 Green (1–0) Ferrer (0–1) Hoffman (2)21,8451–4L2
6April 2@ Blue Jays 2–4 Lucas (1–0) Gore (0–1) Hoffman (3)20,1041–5L3
7April 4 Diamondbacks 4–6 Pfaadt (1–1) Ferrer (0–2) Martínez (1)18,9741–6L4
8April 5 Diamondbacks 4–3 Parker (2–0) Rodríguez (0–1) Finnegan (2)25,9162–6W1
9April 6 Diamondbacks 5–4 Williams (1–0) Burnes (0–1) Finnegan (3)14,5283–6W2
10April 7 Dodgers 6–4 Gore (1–1) May (0–1) Finnegan (4)22,5464–6W3
11April 8 Dodgers 8–2 Poche (1–2) Wrobleski (0–1)―24,8475–6W4
12April 9 Dodgers 5–6 Yates (1–0) Salazar (0–1) Treinen (2)21,0145–7L1
13April 11@ Marlins 7–4 Sims (1–0) Bender (1–1) Finnegan (5)9,0946–7W1
14April 12@ Marlins 6–7 Alcántara (2–0) Williams (1–1) Faucher (1)18,4696–8L1
15April 13@ Marlins 4–11 Henríquez (1–0) Gore (1–2)―13,9696–9L2
16April 14@ Pirates 3–10 Skenes (2–1) Lord (0–1)―10,4026–10L3
17April 15@ Pirates 3–0 Irvin (1–0) Keller (1–2) Finnegan (6)8,3407–10W1
18April 16@ Pirates 1–6 Falter (1–2) Parker (2–1)―8,5297–11L1
19April 17@ Pirates 0–1 Heaney (1–1) Williams (1–2) Santana (2)12,7487–12L2
―April 18@ Rockies Postponed (snow); Makeup: April 20
20April 19@ Rockies 12–11 Gore (2–2) Dollander (1–2) Finnegan (7)24,6068–12W1
21April 20 (1)@ Rockies 3–2 Irvin (2–0) Freeland (0–4) Finnegan (8)24,1769–12W2
22April 20 (2)@ Rockies 1–3 Senzatela (1–3) Lord (0–2) Kinley (1)18,7039–13L1
23April 22 Orioles 7–0 Parker (3–1) Kremer (2–3)―29,50410–13W1
24April 23 Orioles 4–3 López (1–0) Soto (0–1) Finnegan (9)22,24611–13W1
25April 24 Orioles 1–2 Povich (2–1) Gore (2–3) Bautista (3)23,05811–14L1
26April 25 Mets 5–4 López (2–0) Stanek (0–1)―30,27712–14W1
27April 26 Mets 0–2 Holmes (3–1) Lord (0–3) Díaz (7)33,86712–15L1
28April 27 Mets 8–7 López (3–0) Stanek (0–2)―30,76313–15W1
29April 28 Mets 5–19 Canning (4–1) Williams (1–3) Ureña (1)14,01113–16L1
30April 29@ Phillies 6–7 Kerkering (3–1) Finnegan (0–1)―38,38713–17L2
31April 30@ Phillies 2–7 Sánchez (3–1) Irvin (2–1)―37,71313–18L3
May: 14–12 (Home: 4–7; Away: 10–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
32May 1@ Phillies 4–2 Lord (1–3) Walker (1–3) Finnegan (10)37,06914–18W1
33May 2@ Reds 1–6 Greene (4–2) Parker (3–2)―19,50914–19L1
34May 3@ Reds 11–5 Williams (2–3) Lodolo (3–3)―26,22415–19W1
35May 4@ Reds 4–1 López (4–0) Ashcraft (2–3) Finnegan (11)23,49416–19W2
―May 5 Guardians Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 6
36May 6 (1) Guardians 10–9 López (5–0) Smith (1–1) Finnegan (12)see 2nd game17–19W3
37May 6 (2) Guardians 1–9 Lively (2–2) Lord (1–4)—21,94817–20L1
38May 7 Guardians 6–8 Cantillo (1–0) Soroka (0–2) Clase (8)19,89617–21L2
39May 9 Cardinals 0–10 Fedde (3–3) Parker (3–3)—27,84917–22L3
40May 10 Cardinals 2–4 Pallante (3–2) Williams (2–4) Helsley (7)37,79617–23L4
41May 11 Cardinals 1–6 Mikolas (2–2) Gore (2–4)―20,58517–24L5
42May 12@ Braves 3–4 Iglesias (3–3) Rutledge (0–1)―32,69617–25L6
43May 13@ Braves 2–5 Schwellenbach (2–3) Lord (1–5) Johnson (1)32,72517–26L7
44May 14@ Braves 5–4 Ferrer (1–2) De Los Santos (1–2) Finnegan (13)37,13418–26W1
45May 15@ Braves 2–5 Shawver (3–2) Williams (2–5) Iglesias (7)34,07418–27L1
46May 16@ Orioles 5–4 López (6–0) Bautista (0–1) Finnegan (14)21,17119–27W2
47May 17@ Orioles 10–6 Irvin (3–1) Gibson (0–3)—28,20820–27W3
48May 18@ Orioles 10–4 Soroka (1–2) Eflin (3–2)—37,26421–27W4
49May 20 Braves 5–3 Parker (4–3) Strider (0–2) Finnegan (15)26,51722–27W5
―May 21 Braves Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 16
50May 22 Braves 8–7 (10) Rutledge (1–1) Lee (1–2)―16,90723–27W6
51May 23 Giants 0–4 Roupp (3–3) Gore (2–5)―19,19523–28L1
52May 24 Giants 3–0 Irvin (4–1) Harrison (0–1) López (1)36,87324–28W1
53May 25 Giants 2–3 Ray (7–0) Soroka (1–3) Walker (10)31,58124–29L1
54May 27@ Mariners 1–9 Evans (3–1) Parker (4–4)―19,86124–30L2
55May 28@ Mariners 9–0 Williams (3–5) Kirby (0–2)―19,47525–30W1
56May 29@ Mariners 9–3 (10) Ferrer (2–2) Snider (1–1)―19,59926–30W2
57May 30@ Diamondbacks 9–7 Irvin (5–1) Morillo (0–1) Finnegan (16)29,43527–30W3
58May 31@ Diamondbacks 11–7 Soroka (2–3) Pfaadt (7–4)―29,43428–30W4
June: 7–19 (Home: 3–10; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
59June 1@ Diamondbacks 1–3 Mena (1–0) Parker (4–5) Martínez (4)29,66428–31L1
60June 3 Cubs 3–8 Horton (3–0) Williams (3–6)―27,70228–32L2
61June 4 Cubs 2–0 Gore (3–5) Boyd (5–3) Finnegan (17)21,96529–32W1
62June 5 Cubs 1–7 Rea (4–2) Irvin (5–2)―30,40229–33L1
63June 6 Rangers 2–0 Soroka (3–3) Corbin (3–5) Finnegan (18)27,16030–33W1
64June 7 Rangers 0–5 deGrom (6–2) Parker (4–6)―22,67030–34L1
65June 8 Rangers 2–4 Webb (3–3) Williams (3–7) Garcia (4)24,89730–35L2
66June 10@ Mets 4–5 (10) Garrett (2–2) Henry (0–1)―38,47230–36L3
67June 11@ Mets 0–5 Peterson (5–2) Irvin (5–3)―40,68130–37L4
68June 12@ Mets 3–4 Senga (7–3) Soroka (3–4) Díaz (15)38,77930–38L5
69June 13 Marlins 9–11 Phillips (1–0) Parker (4–7) Faucher (6)31,09830–39L6
70June 14 Marlins 3–4 Junk (1–0) Williams (3–8) Faucher (7)21,12930–40L7
71June 15 Marlins 1–3 Bachar (3–0) Gore (3–6) Tarnok (1)28,29330–41L8
72June 16 Rockies 4–6 Vodnik (2–2) Finnegan (0–2) Halvorsen (4)11,37030–42L9
73June 17 Rockies 6–10 Senzatela (2–10) Soroka (3–5)―17,23230–43L10
74June 18 Rockies 1–3 Márquez (3–8) Parker (4–8) Halvorsen (5)20,36630–44L11
75June 19 Rockies 4–3 (11) Loutos (1–0) Halvorsen (1–2)―21,85031–44W1
76June 20@ Dodgers 5–6 Kershaw (3–0) Gore (3–7) Scott (15)46,55831–45L1
77June 21@ Dodgers 7–3 Irvin (6–3) May (4–5)―54,15432–45W1
78June 22@ Dodgers 7–13 Casparius (6–1) Ferrer (2–3)―48,17732–46L1
79June 23@ Padres 10–6 Parker (5–8) Kolek (3–3)―44,07433–46W1
80June 24@ Padres 3–4 Adam (6–3) Williams (3–9) Suárez (22)41,22933–47L1
81June 25@ Padres 0–1 Pivetta (8–2) Gore (3–8) Morejón (2)40,53233–48L2
82June 27@ Angels 15–9 Lord (2–5) Bachman (1–1)—34,28934–48W1
83June 28@ Angels 2–8 Zeferjahn (5–1) Brzykcy (0–1)―39,62334–49L1
84June 29@ Angels 7–4 (11) Finnegan (1–2) Brogdon (1–1)―33,66135–49W1
July: 9–15 (Home: 5–7; Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
―July 1 Tigers Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 2
85July 2 (1) Tigers 2–11 Smith (1–0) Williams (3–10)―13,99435–50L1
86July 2 (2) Tigers 9–4 Henry (1–1) Kahnle (0–1)―16,09536–50W1
87July 3 Tigers 11–7 Irvin (7–3) Enns (1–1)―31,59937–50W2
88July 4 Red Sox 2–11 Giolito (5–1) Soroka (3–6)—37,35537–51L1
89July 5 Red Sox 3–10 Buehler (6–6) Parker (5–9)―34,31937–52L2
90July 6 Red Sox 4–6 Crochet (9–4) Ogasawara (0–1) Hicks (1)26,77137–53L3
91July 8@ Cardinals 2–4 Gray (9–3) Irvin (7–4) Helsley (18)20,65837–54L4
92July 9@ Cardinals 8–2 Gore (4–8) Pallante (5–5)―20,95638–54W1
93July 10@ Cardinals 1–8 Mikolas (5–6) Soroka (3–7)—21,14138–55L1
94July 11@ Brewers 3–8 Priester (7–2) Parker (5–10)—35,05738–56L2
95July 12@ Brewers 5–6 Anderson (2–3) Finnegan (1–3)―35,01538–57L3
96July 13@ Brewers 1–8 Peralta (11–4) Irvin (7–5)―32,13538–58L4
All–Star Break (July 14–17)
97July 18 Padres 2–7 Peralta (4–1) Finnegan (1–4)—22,31638–59L5
98July 19 Padres 4–2 Parker (6–10) Darvish (0–2) Finnegan (19)31,13639–59W1
99July 20 Padres 1–8 Pivetta (10–2) Gore (4–9)—21,99639–60L1
100July 21 Reds 10–8 Chafin (1–0) Singer (7–8)—15,55840–60W1
101July 22 Reds 6–1 Pilkington (1–0) Burns (0–2)—29,07141–60W2
102July 23 Reds 0–5 Lodolo (8–6) Soroka (3–8)―21,56741–61L1
103July 25@ Twins 0–1 Matthews (2–2) Gore (4–10) Durán (16)27,73641–62L2
104July 26@ Twins 9–3 Parker (7–10) Ryan (10–5)—26,92842–62W1
105July 27@ Twins 7–2 Irvin (8–5) Adams (1–1)—20,37443–62W2
106July 28@ Astros 2–1 Pilkington (2–0) King (3–2) Finnegan (20)28,78644–62W3
107July 29@ Astros 4–7 Sousa (5–0) Chafin (1–1) Hader (28)35,74144–63L1
108July 30@ Astros 1–9 Gusto (7–4) Gore (4–11)—31,35744–64L2
August: 9–19 (Home: 5–11; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
109August 1 Brewers 9–16 Quintana (8–4) Parker (7–11)—25,19444–65L3
110August 2 Brewers 2–8 Woodruff (3–0) Irvin (8–6)—28,86944–66L4
111August 3 Brewers 3–14 Ashby (2–1) Lord (2–6)―20,06644–67L5
112August 5 Athletics 7–16 Severino (6–11) Gore (4–12)—21,63644–68L6
113August 6 Athletics 2–1 Ferrer (3–3) Kelly (2–1)―14,98045–68W1
114August 7 Athletics 0–6 Lopez (5–6) Parker (7–12)—14,51945–69L1
115August 8@ Giants 0–5 Teng (1–1) Irvin (8–7)―38,67945–70L2
116August 9@ Giants 4–2 Lord (3–6) Whisenhunt (1–1) Ferrer (1)38,74246–70W1
117August 10@ Giants 8–0 Gore (5–12) Verlander (1–9)―40,08947–70L1
118August 11@ Royals 4–7 Lynch IV (4–2) Rutledge (1–2) Estévez (30)17,56847–71L2
119August 12@ Royals 5–8 Wacha (7–9) Parker (7–13) Erceg (2)19,33347–72L3
120August 13@ Royals 8–7 Ferrer (4–3) Estévez (4–5)―13,66948–72W1
121August 14 Phillies 3–2 Ogasawara (1–1) Luzardo (11–6) Henry (1)21,60949–72W2
122August 15 Phillies 2–6 Banks (4–2) Beeter (0–2)—35,14349–73L1
123August 16 Phillies 2–0 Cavalli (1–0) Walker (4–6) Ferrer (2)36,04250–73W1
124August 17 Phillies 9–11 Banks (5–2) Poulin (0–1) Durán (21)26,24350–74L1
125August 19 Mets 1–8 Peterson (8–5) Irvin (8–8)—23,98950–75L2
126August 20 Mets 5–4 Lord (4–6) Senga (7–5) Ferrer (3)19,56551–75W1
127August 21 Mets 9–3 Rutledge (2–2) Manaea (1–2) Ferrer (4)20,12752–75W2
128August 22@ Phillies 5–4 Poulin (1–1) Durán (6–5)―44,75753–75W3
129August 23@ Phillies 4–6 Nola (2–7) Parker (7–14) Durán (23)44,77153–76L1
130August 24@ Phillies 2–3 Suárez (10–6) Irvin (8–9) Kerkering (4)42,58053–77L2
131August 25@ Yankees 5–10 Schlittler (2–2) Lord (4–7)―36,93953–78L3
132August 26@ Yankees 1–5 Gil (2–1) Gore (5–13)—35,53153–79L4
133August 27@ Yankees 2–11 Fried (14–5) Cavalli (1–1)—35,50153–80L5
134August 29 Rays 1–4 Van Belle (1–0) Parker (7–15) Fairbanks (23)27,35853–81L6
135August 30 Rays 1–4 Pepiot (10–10) Irvin (8–10) Baker (3)26,14953–82L7
136August 31 Rays 4–7 Seymour (3–0) Lord (4–8) Fairbanks (24)19,43653–83L8
September: 12–11 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
137September 1 Marlins 2–0 Alvarez (1–0) Bachar (5–2) Ferrer (5)13,83554–83W1
138September 2 Marlins 5–2 Cavalli (2–1) Mazur (0–2) Ferrer (6)12,37255–83W2
139September 3 Marlins 10–5 Rutledge (3–2) Pérez (6–5)―11,19056–83W3
140September 5@ Cubs 5–11 Assad (2–1) Irvin (8–11)―32,32056–84L1
141September 6@ Cubs 2–1 Lord (5–8) Boyd (12–8) Henry (2)38,01157–84W1
142September 7@ Cubs 6–3 Thompson (1–0) Palencia (1–6) Ferrer (7)33,34358–84W2
143September 8@ Marlins 15–7 Cavalli (3–1) Junk (6–3)―7,99259–84W3
144September 9@ Marlins 7–5 Parker (8–15) Mazur (0–3) Ferrer (8)8,63460–84W4
145September 10@ Marlins 3–8 Bachar (6–2) Irvin (8–12)―9,03860–85L1
146September 11@ Marlins 0–5 Weathers (2–1) Gore (5–14)―10,11060–86L2
147September 12 Pirates 6–5 Poulin (2–1) Nicolas (1–2) Ferrer (9)18,02161–86W1
148September 13 Pirates 1–5 Mlodzinski (4–8) Henry (1–2)―29,88761–87L1
149September 14 Pirates 4–3 Rutledge (4–2) Mattson (3–3) Beeter (1)20,20862–87W1
150September 15 Braves 3–11 Strider (6–13) Parker (8–16)—13,97962–88L1
151September 16 (1) Braves 3–6 Suárez (2–0) Irvin (8–13) Iglesias (26)15,58462–89L2
152September 16 (2) Braves 0–5 (10) Kinley (6–3) Thompson (1–1)—19,21662–90L3
153September 17 Braves 4–9 Waldrep (5–1) Beeter (0–3)―14,42062–91L4
154September 19@ Mets 6–12 Raley (2–0) Alvarez (1–1)―39,48462–92L5
155September 20@ Mets 5–3 (11) Lao (1–0) Rogers (4–6) Poulin (1)43,41263–92W1
156September 21@ Mets 3–2 Irvin (9–13) Manaea (2–4) Parker (1)42,96064–92W2
157September 22@ Braves 5–11 Sale (6–5) Gore (5–15)—35,24864–93L1
158September 23@ Braves 2–3 Waldrep (6–1) Lord (5–9) Iglesias (28)37,32264–94L2
159September 24@ Braves 4–3 Parker (9–16) Elder (8–11) Ferrer (10)32,89865–94W1
160September 26 White Sox
161September 27 White Sox
162September 28 White Sox

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