Current-feed record
+1wins for Nationals
52% Nationals · 48% Guardians
Guardians have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 7-5.
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals All-Time Record
Interleague
Cleveland Guardians
Washington Nationals
Nationals lead Guardians16to15since 2002
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Nationals lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals insights
Recent form
10-10last 20
Guardians won 3-2 on May 27, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Nationals built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 11 of 19 decided meetings (58%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 5-7, or 42% to Nationals.
Guardians vs Nationals interleague history by season
Cleveland Guardians and Washington Nationals first met in 2002, so all 31 meetings across 10 seasons sit in the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.
- Active seasons
- 10
- With at least one meeting since 2002
- Busiest season
- 2016
- 4 meetings
- Per active season
- 3.1
- Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
15W
16W
CLE
WSH
48%52%
Cleveland GuardiansWashington Nationals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
May 27
CLE 3-2 WSH
CLEMay 26
CLE 3-6 WSH
WSHMay 25
CLE 2-10 WSH
WSHMay 7
WSH 6-8 CLE
CLEMay 6
WSH 10-9 CLE
WSHMay 6
WSH 1-9 CLE
CLEJun 2
CLE 2-5 WSH
WSHJun 1
CLE 3-2 WSH
CLEMay 31
CLE 7-1 WSH
CLEApr 16
WSH 7-6 CLE
WSH| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | CLE | WSH | 3–2 | CLE |
| May 26, 2026 | CLE | WSH | 3–6 | WSH |
| May 25, 2026 | CLE | WSH | 2–10 | WSH |
| May 7, 2025 | WSH | CLE | 6–8 | CLE |
| May 6, 2025 | WSH | CLE | 10–9 | WSH |
| May 6, 2025 | WSH | CLE | 1–9 | CLE |
| Jun 2, 2024 | CLE | WSH | 2–5 | WSH |
| Jun 1, 2024 | CLE | WSH | 3–2 | CLE |
| May 31, 2024 | CLE | WSH | 7–1 | CLE |
| Apr 16, 2023 | WSH | CLE | 7–6 | WSH |
Last Meeting
May 27, 2026Final
CLE
3
HOME
WSH
2
AWAY
Guardianswon by1run
Snapped Nationals' streak·Game 31 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cleveland Guardians won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.1 runs on average
3.1runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CLE-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200248.4%
WSH-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200251.6%
Last 10 Results
CLE / WSH
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season31 games
15
16
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Cleveland Guardians Biggest Win
9–1+8 runs
May 6, 2025
Washington Nationals Biggest Win
10–2+8 runs
May 25, 2026
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | WSH ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
7-10
CLE
AWAY
6-8
WSH
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals all-time record, 2002 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 28
- Peak inning
- 2
- Record game
- 19 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 31 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 28 Retrosheet games from 2002 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.Small historical sample: 28 games. Era and inning rates describe these meetings, but should not be treated as a forecast.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
CLEWSH
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
CLEWSH
35.7
153.6
35.7
296.4
53.6
342.9
46.4
446.4
42.9
514.3
64.3
682.1
75.0
760.7
25.0
842.9
69.6
922.2
0.0
EX0.0
- CLE after scoring first
- 66.7%
- WSH after scoring first
- 57.9%
- Lead-change games
- 46.4%
- Beyond nine innings
- 0
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
19 runs
WSH 10, CLE 9
May 6, 2025
Biggest margin
8 runs
WSH 1, CLE 9
May 6, 2025
Longest game
9 innings
WSH 3, CLE 1
Jun 21, 2002
Largest crowd
38,435
WSH 10, CLE 7
Sep 28, 2019
Cleveland Guardians largest comeback
3-run deficit
CLE 7, WSH 6
Jul 26, 2016
Washington Nationals largest comeback
3-run deficit
WSH 7, CLE 6
Apr 16, 2023
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricCLEWSH
Hits213249
Home runs2724
Walks9679
Strikeouts209195
Errors1810
Where the rivalry lived
- 0111games
Progressive Field
Cleveland, OH
- 0211games
Nationals Park
Washington, DC
- 033games
Stade Olympique
Montreal, QUE
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.
Small sample: 31 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
32.3%
Share of the 31 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
67.7%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.1.
Average total
8.9runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
58.1%
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.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 19 | 12 | 61.3% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 17 | 14 | 54.8% |
| 9.5 | 13 | 18 | 41.9% |
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
16 W · 51.6%1.94
Cleveland Guardians
15 W · 48.4%2.07
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
30%vs 32.3% full archive
-2.3% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
70%vs 67.7% full archive
+2.3% in the last 20
Average total
9.6 runsvs 8.9 runs full archive
+0.7 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2013 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 Guardians in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals
How do recent Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Washington Nationals lead the decided record 16-15. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 2002 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Cleveland Guardians and Washington Nationals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Jun 21, 2002, when Washington Nationals beat Cleveland Guardians 3-1 at home. The archive covers 28 meetings from 2002 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
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 all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
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.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Cleveland Guardians and Washington Nationals have met 31 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.