Nationals take road skid into matchup against the Yankees

By Canadian Press on August 27, 2025.

Washington Nationals (53-79, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (72-60, third in the AL East)

New York; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Cade Cavalli (1-0, 2.82 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (13-5, 3.14 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 148 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals travel to the New York Yankees looking to stop a four-game road losing streak.

New York has a 40-28 record in home games and a 72-60 record overall. The Yankees lead the AL with 219 total home runs, averaging 1.7 per game.

Washington has a 27-40 record on the road and a 53-79 record overall. The Nationals have gone 29-16 in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 27 doubles, two triples and 40 home runs for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 13 for 28 with three doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.

C.J. Abrams has 27 doubles, five triples, 17 home runs and 52 RBIs for the Nationals. Paul DeJong is 9 for 38 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .269 batting average, 3.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Nationals: 4-6, .248 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Nationals: Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Law: 60-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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