The Washington Nationals will host the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday.
The Baltimore Orioles will take the field in the middle game of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park. The Nationals edged out a one-run win in the first game of this series on Friday night, 3-2. After three and a half innings scoreless, Brady House opened the runs and put Washington up 1-0 on a sacrifice fly that scored C.J. Abrams. Two innings later, Daylen Lile blasted a two-run home run, one of his three hits on the night. It wasn’t until the ninth inning that the Orioles even saw one run go on the board as the nine-hole hitter Jeremiah Jackson hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Samuel Basallo and making it 3-1. In the next at-bat, Gunnar Henderson lined one to single, scoring a run and putting a man on third, but Baltimore couldn’t find the game-tying run.
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Game Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Game Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
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TV Channel: FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes
Location: Nationals Park
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Chris Bassitt will take the mound for the visiting Baltimore squad in the second game of the series. The right-hander is 3-2 this season with a 5.21 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP. He has conceded 48 hits over 38.0 innings pitched with 26 strikeouts. He was credited with a win in his last start, giving up one earned run on four hits with six strikeouts over six innings at home against the divisional-leading Athletics in a game that ended in a 2-1 win for Baltimore.
Washington will open this game with Cade Cavalli on the mound in the first inning. The right-handed starting pitcher is 1-2 in his 2026 campaign with a 4.02 ERA and 44 strikeouts over 40.1 innings. Cavalli pitched 5.2 innings against the Miami Marlins on the road in his last outing, which ended in a 5-2 loss. He allowed two earned runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts in an outing decided by another pitcher.
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The Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals game will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 4:05 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch all the MLB action.
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