May 17, 2026Updated 8:14 am EDT
The Washington Nationals will look for continued production from a hitter on a roll against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET, at Nationals Park. Keibert Ruiz is currently on a two-game homer streak. Brandon Young (3-1, 4.15 ERA) gets the start for the Orioles, who are 20-26 this season and fourth in the AL East. Miles Mikolas (1-3, 7.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Nationals, who are 23-23 and third in the NL East.
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Injury reportsOrioles
Dylan Beavers: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jackson Holliday: 10 Day IL (Finger), Cade Povich: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Helsley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Grant Wolfram: 15 Day IL (Back), Dean Kremer: 15 Day IL (Quadricep), Zach Eflin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Heston Kjerstad: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Ryan Mountcastle: 60 Day IL (Foot), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60 Day IL (Ucl), Colin Selby: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Nationals
Cole Henry: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Kranick: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clayton Beeter: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Baltimore’s Taylor Ward has hit one home run this season. He has also tallied 13 RBIs and has scored 28 runs. In 205 plate appearances, he has recorded a .269 BA, .424 OBP and .375 SLG with a 21% walk rate and an 18% strikeout rate.
In 195 plate appearances, Pete Alonso has slashed .220/.308/.422 this season. He has hit eight long balls and driven in 23 runs with a strikeout rate of 24.1% and a walk rate of 10.8%. He has come around to score 27 times.
Washington’s C.J. Abrams is slashing .301/.393/.540 this season with nine home runs, 37 RBIs (3rd in MLB) and an OPS of .933 (11th in MLB). He has a 19.4% strikeout rate and a 10.5% walk rate in 191 plate appearances, and he has scored 28 total runs. Abrams has recorded seven steals on 10 attempts.
In 216 plate appearances, James Wood has slashed .236/.384/.511 this season. He has hit 12 long balls (11th in MLB) and driven in 29 runs with a strikeout rate of 31% and a walk rate of 17.6%. He has stolen seven bases on eight attempts and has scored 38 runs (2nd in MLB).
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