Game Details

• Washington Nationals (24-30) vs. Seattle Mariners (30-23)

• Pitching Matchup: RHP Trevor Williams (2-5; 6.39 ERA) vs. RHP George Kirby (0-1, 12.27 ERA)

• Date: Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 | 9:40 p.m. EDT | Game: #56 | Road Game: #28

• Location: T-Mobile Park | Seattle, WA

Game storylines and notes

Another late-night baseball game as the Nationals continue their three-game mid-week series tonight against the Seattle Mariners. The Nationals will look to tie up the series against the Mariners by sending RHP Trevor Williams, who has a 2-5 record and a 6.39 ERA, to the mound, while the Mariners will be sending vs. RHP George Kirby, who has a 0-1 record with a 12.27 ERA, to the mound.

The Washington Nationals are 8-4 at T-Mobile Park and have never lost a series at T-Mobile Park.

ICYMI
Today’s Nationals Headlines

• Cade Cavalli’s Road to the Nationals: Rehab Progress & Rochester Starts Update 2025 (The Nats Report)

• Mike Rizzo spoke this morning on Nationals prospect Elijah Green (X Link)

• Looking Beyond the Headlines: Why Nationals Fans Should Embrace the Rebuild Despite Rosenthal’s Critique (The Nats Report)

• Ken Rosenthal says the Nats are “among MLB’s bottom feeders” (Talk Nats)

Game Recap
LAST GAME RECAP

Last night, the Nationals dropped game one of their three-game series against the Seattle Mariners 9-1. Mitchell Parker's outing unraveled quickly as he gave up back-to-back home runs to Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh in the first inning, putting the Nationals in an early 3-0 hole. Parker lasted 4.2 innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs, including three homers, while striking out four and walking one. [Read the full recap article here]

Washington Nationals Schedule
Up Next…

On Deck…

The Nationals will finish their three-game series against the Mariners tomorrow, with the first pitch scheduled at 9:40 p.m. EDT. The Nationals are scheduled to send LHP MacKenzie Gore with a 2-5 record and a 3.47 ERA. Gore has 18 strikeouts in 9.2 innings across his last two starts and leads Major League Baseball with 93 strikeouts this season. The Nationals will face RHP Emerson Hancock, who has a 2-2 record with an ERA of 5.95 from the Mariners.

In the hole…

After tomorrow’s game, the Nationals will travel to Arizona for a three-game weekend series against the Diamondbacks before returning to the East Coast.

Mr. James Wood

James Wood continues to stand out at the plate this season. His 14 home runs rank fifth in the National League, while his 12 doubles place him just outside the top ten. Entering tonight’s game, Wood is batting .283 with 58 hits, 14 homers, and 24 runs scored. Over his last seven games, he’s added two home runs, nine RBIs, a stolen base, nine hits, and nine strikeouts. Wood also ranks eighth in the NL in slugging percentage (.551), sixth in extra-base hits (27), and tenth in doubles (13), while reaching base 89 times this year.

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