Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals H2H Record

National League
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Nationals
Nationals lead Reds87to69since 2002

Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.

2026 season series: Nationals lead 5-1

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At a glance

Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026

Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals insights

Current-feed record
+18wins for Nationals
56% Nationals · 44% Reds

Nationals have pulled further ahead since 2023: 16-9.

Recent form
5-15last 20
Nationals on a 3-game streak

Nationals won 7-1 on Aug 9, 2026

Where it matters
0Postseason games

No postseason meetings since 2002.

Schedule context
  • Nationals built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 71 of 131 decided meetings (54%).
  • Since the schedule balanced out they are 16-9, or 64% to Nationals.

Reds vs Nationals same-league record by season

Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals met in 24 seasons inside the current feed. Their shared league makes the season table the most useful view.

Active seasons
24
With at least one meeting since 2002
Busiest season
2023
7 meetings
Per active season
6.5
Average recorded meetings
Win Percentage
69W
87W
CIN
WSH
44%56%
Cincinnati RedsWashington Nationals

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Aug 9
WSH 7-1 CIN
WSH
Aug 8
WSH 8-2 CIN
WSH
Aug 7
WSH 5-3 CIN
WSH
May 14
CIN 15-1 WSH
CIN
May 13
CIN 7-8 WSH
WSH
May 12
CIN 4-10 WSH
WSH
Jul 23
WSH 0-5 CIN
CIN
Jul 22
WSH 6-1 CIN
WSH
Jul 21
WSH 10-8 CIN
WSH
May 4
CIN 1-4 WSH
WSH
Last Meeting
Aug 9, 2026Final
WSH
7
HOME
CIN
1
AWAY
Nationalswon by6runs
Nationals' 3rd straight in this series·Game 156 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Washington Nationals: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.3 runs on average
3.3runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CIN↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
Archive since 200244.2%
WSH↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
Archive since 200255.8%
Last 10 Results
CIN / WSH

Record since 2002

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season156 games
69
87
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Cincinnati Reds Biggest Win
15–0+15 runs
Apr 5, 2013
Washington Nationals Biggest Win
18–3+15 runs
Jun 24, 2017
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
Season ↓CIN ↕WSH ↕Games ↕
2026156
2025246
2024246
2023437
2022347
2021527
2019156
2018167
2017167
2016347
2015516
2014336
2013347
2012257
2011426
2010437
2009347
2008437
2007167
2006516
2005516
2004426
2003246
2002156

All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.

Home / Away Split
38-41CIN HOME46-31WSH HOME
AWAY
31-46
CIN
AWAY
41-38
WSH

Betting Context

Betting context since 2002

How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.

One-run games
31.4%

Share of the 156 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.

Won by 2 or more
68.6%

A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.3.

Average total
9.3runs

Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.

Home side wins
53.8%

Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.

Totals ladder

Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.

LineOverUnderOver rate
7.59759
62.2%
8.5Closest to even8274
52.6%
9.56195
39.1%

Fair price from the base rate

The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.

Washington Nationals
87 W · 55.8%1.79
Cincinnati Reds
69 W · 44.2%2.26

A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.

Last 20 meetings vs full history

One-run games
20%vs 31.4% full archive
-11.4% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
80%vs 68.6% full archive
+11.4% in the last 20
Average total
10.6 runsvs 9.3 runs full archive
+1.3 runs in the last 20

Seasons 2023 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.

View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Nationals and Reds in the oddsmatcher.

Questions about this record: Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals

How do recent Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals results compare with the record since 2002?

Washington Nationals have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Washington Nationals lead the decided record 87-69. The recent window is a subset of the current-feed record since 2002, so the page reports the two separately.

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Methodology & Data Sources

Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.

The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.

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Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API

Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals have met 156 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.