The Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees will kick off a three-game series tonight at Yankee Stadium. The Nationals will send right-handed pitcher Brad Lord to the mound, who has a 4-6 record and an ERA of 3.46, and will face right-handed Cam Schlitter, who has a 1-2 record and an ERA of 3.22 from the New York Yankees.

On Deck…

Tomorrow, the Nationals will play game two of their three-game series against the New York Yankees and will send left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore with a 5-12 record and an ERA of 4.11, and will face right-handed pitcher Lusi Gil, who has a 1-1 record and an ERA of 4.26. Tomorrow night marks the third late-August start against the New York Yankees for MacKeznie Gore.

MacKenzie Gore has faced the New York Yankees twice recently — first on August 23, 2023, at Yankee Stadium (4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO), and again on August 28, 2024, in Washington, where he earned the win (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO).

In the hole…

On Wednesday, the Nationals will wrap up their three-game series against the New York Yankees with the first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m. EDT. The Nationals will send right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli with a 1-0 record and an ERA of 2.82 for his fifth Major League start. The Nationals will face left-handed pitcher Max Fried, who has a 13-5 record and an ERA of 3.14.