Nationals notebook: Nationals 13, Baltimore Orioles 3

Thirteen runs give the local matchup an emphatic Washington finish. The scoreboard makes the bragging-rights argument this time.

Washington’s selected result for this edition was a 13–3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on May 16, 2026 at Nationals Park. MLB’s final game record is the source for the score and venue; the link below leads to the game’s box score.

Across completed regular-season games dated May 16–31, 2026, the Nationals went 9–6, scoring 85 runs and allowing 65. These are totals calculated from MLB’s game records for this edition’s dates, not the club’s full-season record. They put the selected result in context without attributing turning points, individual performances or standings positions that the score alone cannot establish.