Colorado Rockies Defeat Washington Nationals 3-1, Improve to 51-81

Final result

Colorado Rockies defeated Washington Nationals 3-1 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Colorado Rockies at 51-81 (.386).

MLB data listed Washington Nationals at 62-72 (.463).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 4th — Colorado Rockies 2 runs, Washington Nationals 1 run; 5th — Colorado Rockies 1 run.

Daylen Lile (Washington Nationals): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Hunter Goodman (Colorado Rockies): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Mason Adams (Colorado Rockies): 4.0 innings and 5 strikeouts. Andrew Alvarez (Washington Nationals): 4.2 innings and 6 strikeouts, (L, 2-6). Connor Norby (Colorado Rockies): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Brad Lord (Washington Nationals): 2.1 innings and 2 strikeouts.

Hunter Goodman hit a home run for Colorado Rockies in the top of the 4th (1 RBI). Daylen Lile hit a home run for Washington Nationals in the bottom of the 4th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 4 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Colorado Rockies were 51-81, 5th in the division, 29.0 games back in the division, 12th in the wild-card standings, 19.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 2, wild-card elimination number 11.

In the 2026 standings, the Washington Nationals were 62-72, 4th in the division, 16.0 games back in the division, 9th in the wild-card standings, 9.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 14, wild-card elimination number 20.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings