Nick Kurtz and the Oakland Athletics will look to keep their bats hot as they wrap up their series against Luis García and the Washington Nationals on Thursday at Nationals Park.

Oakland comes into the matchup riding high after exploding for a 16-7 win in Tuesday’s opener, a performance that pushed their season record to 50-65. After wrapping up this set in D.C., the A’s will pack their bags and head to Camden Yards for a tough road series against the Orioles.

Washington, meanwhile, will be eager to shake off the sting of that lopsided loss as they sit at 44-68 on the year. The Nats will head west following this homestand, where they’ll take on the San Francisco Giants.

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Washington Nationals will take on Athletics in a highly anticipated MLB game on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 12:05 pm ET/ 9:05 pm PT at Nationals Park in Washington D.C..

DateThursday, August 7, 2025First-Pitch Time12:05 pm ET/ 9:05 pm PTVenueNationals Park LocationWashington D.C.Streaming the game with a VPN

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Washington Nationals vs Athletics team newsWashington Nationals team news

For the Nationals, C.J. Abrams has been their most consistent hitter, carrying a .273 average into this one. James Wood leads the club in both homers (24) and RBIs (71), ranking 14th and 19th in the majors in those respective categories. García, who’ll be on the other side of the diamond from Kurtz, is batting .265 with nine home runs and 22 doubles. Nathaniel Lowe has contributed some pop too, with 15 home runs and 43 walks, though he’s hitting just .220 on the year.

Mitchell Parker will take the hill for Washington in what will be his 23rd start of the season.

Athletics team news

Brent Rooker continues to serve as Oakland’s main source of power at the plate, launching 23 home runs and driving in 66 runs—both tops on the team. His home run total ranks 16th in the majors, and he sits 25th overall in RBI.

Tyler Soderstrom has also been a steady run producer, tying Rooker for the team lead with 66 RBIs and ranking 29th in the league in homers. He enters Thursday’s contest with hits in back-to-back games and has been red-hot of late, batting .333 over his last five outings with three doubles, a homer, two walks, and five RBIs.

Nick Kurtz has matched Rooker’s long-ball total with 23 homers of his own, while Shea Langeliers has been tearing the cover off the ball. Langeliers enters the day with a seven-game hit streak, and over his last 10 games he’s hitting a blistering .429 with seven homers, four doubles, and eight RBIs.

The Athletics will send lefty Jacob Lopez to the mound for his 14th start of the campaign. The 26-year-old is 4-6 with a 3.99 ERA, and he’s struck out 84 batters in just over 70 innings of work.

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