Today the Washington Nationals go for the sweep against the Baltimore Orioles and will be sending right handed pitcher Miles Mikolas to the mound who has a 1-3 record and an ERA of 7.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season so far. The Nationals will be facing Brandon Young who has a 3-1 record and a 4.15 ERA.

The Washington Nationals rolled past the Baltimore Orioles, 13–3, on Saturday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd at Nationals Park, taking the opening game of the 2026 Beltway Series. With a win today, Washington would complete a sweep of Baltimore for the second straight series (dating back to May 16–18, 2025), which would mark the first time in the rivalry’s history they’ve done so. It would also extend the Nationals’ winning streak over the Orioles to six games, tying their longest run in the series (May 10, 2017 to June 19, 2018).

Since the start of the 2024 season, the Nationals are 9–3 (.750) against Baltimore, outscoring them 71–37 while posting a 2.70 ERA over that 12-game span. Washington is currently in the middle of a 16-game stretch without a day off, which began May 12 in Cincinnati, and is not scheduled to get a break until May 28 at home.

On Deck…

Tomorrow the Nationals will welcome the New York Mets for the first time this season to Nationals Park with first pitch at 6:45 p.m. EDT. The Nationals are scheduled to send right handed pitcher Jake Irvin (1-4; 5.91 ERA) to the mound and will face Christian Scott (0-0; 3.45 ERA) from the New York Mets.

In the hole…

On Tuesday, the Nationals will play game two of their four game series against the Mets with the first pitch at 6:45 p.m. EDT at Nationals Park. The New York Mets have yet to name the starter for game two however, the Nationals will send left-handed pitcher Foster Griffin (4-2; 3.53 ERA) to the mound.