July 12, 2026 Updated 7:18 am EDT
Two of the league’s top sluggers go head-to-head when the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees meet at Nationals Park, at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday. James Wood has 27 homers (fifth in league) for the Nationals, and Ben Rice is third with 29 dingers for the Yankees. Cade Cavalli (5-4, 3.88 ERA) will start for the Nationals, who are 48-48 this season and fourth in the NL East. Will Warren (7-4, 4.15 ERA) is expected to start for the Yankees, who are 53-42 and second in the AL East.
How to watch New York Yankees vs. Washington NationalsYankees vs. Nationals odds
Favorite Moneyline: Nationals -110
Underdog Moneyline: Yankees -110
Total: 9
Total Over Odds: -120
Total Under Odds: +100
Injury reportsNationals
Richard Lovelady: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Brad Lord: 15 Day IL (Side), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Kranick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jake Irvin: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mitchell Parker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Yankees
Giancarlo Stanton: 10 Day IL (Leg), Aaron Judge: 10 Day IL (Rib), Carlos Rodon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Max Fried: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Washington’s Wood is slashing .278/.407/.567 this season with 27 home runs (5th in MLB), 63 RBIs (12th in MLB) and an OPS of .973 (3rd in MLB). He has a 28.4% strikeout rate and a 17.1% walk rate in 450 plate appearances, and he has scored 88 total runs. Wood has recorded 15 steals on 17 attempts.
In 391 plate appearances, C.J. Abrams has slashed .276/.353/.513 this season. He has hit 20 long balls (18th in MLB) and driven in 67 runs (4th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 21.5% and a walk rate of 8.7%. He has 15 stolen bases on 19 attempts. He has come around to score 56 times.
New York’s Rice is slashing .279/.373/.598 this season with 29 home runs (3rd in MLB), 66 RBIs (5th in MLB) and an OPS of .971 (4th in MLB). He has a 23.1% strikeout rate and a 12.4% walk rate in 386 plate appearances, and he has scored 64 total runs.
In 399 plate appearances, Cody Bellinger has slashed .250/.341/.416 this season. He has hit 11 long balls and driven in 51 runs with a strikeout rate of 15% and a walk rate of 12.5%. He has stolen 10 bases on 15 attempts and has scored 47 runs.
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Jul 12, 2026
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