Washington Nationals Playoffs 2026

Washington Nationals 2026 playoff page. The Nationals are 71-82, 4th in the NL East with a +3 point differential and a 1-game losing streak. They have been eliminated from the 2026 playoffs.

Last time out they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 0-3 at home. Next up: away at the St. Louis Cardinals (75-78) on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM EDT. Their remaining opponents have a combined 0.473 record, including 0 games against teams currently in playoff position. Updated Sep 17, 2026 6:10 AM EDT.

2026 MLB playoffs · NL East · 4th in division

Eliminated

71-82Record–NL seed11-5Home1-14Away5-9Division8-17Conference+3Point diffL1Streak9Games left

Nationals Playoff Outlook

NL East Standings

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Diff	Strk
1	Atlanta Braves	89-64	5-4	14-11	+111	L1
2	Philadelphia Phillies	84-68	7-5	12-6	+31	W1
3	Miami Marlins	76-77	4-9	11-14	+8	W2
4	Washington Nationals	71-82	5-9	8-17	+3	L1
5	New York Mets	69-83	6-0	11-4	-43	L4

Season Trend

Nationals Playoff Push: 2026 Recent Results and Upcoming Games

#	Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
1	Aug 30	vs Marlins	76-77	L 2-6
2	Aug 31	vs Marlins	76-77	W 6-3
3	Sep 1	vs Braves #3	89-64	W 9-5
4	Sep 2	vs Braves #3	89-64	L 0-9
5	Sep 4	at Dodgers #2	92-60	L 3-5
6	Sep 5	at Dodgers #2	92-60	L 5-6
7	Sep 6	at Dodgers #2	92-60	L 5-7
8	Sep 7	at Padres #6	83-69	L 2-3
9	Sep 8	at Padres #6	83-69	L 4-5
10	Sep 9	at Padres #6	83-69	L 2-9
11	Sep 11	vs Angels	58-94	W 4-3
12	Sep 12	vs Angels	58-94	W 6-5
13	Sep 13	vs Angels	58-94	W 6-5
14	Sep 15	vs Phillies #5	84-68	W 6-3
15	Sep 16	vs Phillies #5	84-68	L 0-3
16	Sep 18	at Cardinals	75-78	8:15 PM
17	Sep 19	at Cardinals	75-78	7:15 PM
18	Sep 20	at Cardinals	75-78	2:15 PM
19	Sep 21	at Tigers	72-80	6:40 PM
20	Sep 22	at Tigers	72-80	6:40 PM
21	Sep 23	at Tigers	72-80	1:10 PM
22	Sep 25	vs Mets	69-83	6:45 PM
23	Sep 26	vs Mets	69-83	4:05 PM
24	Sep 27	vs Mets	69-83	3:05 PM

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