The Washington Nationals have the highest batting average by a team against left-handed pitchers this season, with an average of .270.

Interpreted as:

best MLB team batting averages vs lhp this regular season

	TEAM	AVG	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Nationals	.270	2026	67	.537	36	31	697	188	42	3	23	109	81	7	173	789	305	68	2	2	2	.351	.438	.788
2	Diamondbacks	.269	2026	57	.526	30	27	728	196	39	10	21	110	64	6	133	815	318	70	6	10	2	.329	.437	.766
3	Red Sox	.266	2026	60	.433	26	34	583	155	31	3	15	88	51	9	139	651	237	49	4	4	1	.332	.407	.739
4	Yankees	.258	2026	63	.571	36	27	795	205	46	8	33	116	91	6	203	904	366	87	1	11	3	.334	.460	.795
5	Giants	.257	2026	66	.409	27	39	704	181	36	6	18	73	50	5	171	769	283	60	5	5	2	.309	.402	.711
6	Athletics	.256	2026	63	.508	32	31	747	191	30	4	34	106	68	7	211	829	331	68	6	1	2	.323	.443	.766
7	Cubs	.254	2026	67	.507	34	33	709	180	28	4	24	96	87	16	178	820	288	56	2	6	4	.346	.406	.752
8	Cardinals	.251	2026	72	.542	39	33	732	184	30	2	22	93	78	12	139	837	284	54	4	11	3	.329	.388	.717
9	Braves	.250	2026	66	.636	42	24	932	233	53	3	32	120	82	11	210	1,031	388	88	1	5	1	.317	.416	.733
10	Royals	.249	2026	62	.355	22	40	776	193	42	5	16	86	73	13	175	873	293	63	5	6	4	.321	.378	.699
11	Rockies	.248	2026	65	.369	24	41	710	176	40	3	14	80	47	9	206	772	264	57	3	3	2	.302	.372	.674
12	Rays	.246	2026	66	.591	39	27	802	197	37	4	13	97	81	11	165	917	281	54	13	10	3	.320	.350	.670
13	Brewers	.245	2026	65	.646	42	23	760	186	35	4	15	95	92	5	187	867	274	54	5	5	4	.328	.361	.689
14	Astros	.244	2026	56	.518	29	27	657	160	31	3	28	85	56	13	149	734	281	62	4	4	3	.314	.428	.741
15	Pirates	.243	2026	61	.492	30	31	756	184	28	1	23	100	71	2	222	836	283	52	0	7	2	.307	.374	.682
16	White Sox	.243	2026	62	.484	30	32	711	173	28	1	36	90	77	16	200	819	311	65	7	6	4	.328	.437	.766
17	Marlins	.242	2026	67	.478	32	35	660	160	31	7	19	83	67	14	182	754	262	57	5	8	2	.322	.397	.719
18	Dodgers	.240	2026	60	.617	37	23	676	162	36	2	24	84	78	14	159	779	274	62	2	8	2	.327	.405	.733
19	Guardians	.238	2026	69	.536	37	32	780	186	36	3	20	100	95	9	190	901	288	59	5	12	4	.324	.369	.693
20	Mets	.238	2026	61	.443	27	34	661	157	25	3	21	82	54	9	164	738	251	49	8	5	0	.302	.380	.682
21	Rangers	.235	2026	62	.419	26	36	575	135	27	3	19	65	60	6	164	648	225	49	2	4	0	.312	.391	.703
22	Twins	.234	2026	61	.443	27	34	762	178	32	1	22	99	89	22	192	879	278	55	3	3	2	.330	.365	.695
23	Angels	.232	2026	63	.397	25	38	724	168	30	3	27	92	85	11	210	835	285	60	5	9	3	.318	.394	.712
24	Reds	.229	2026	59	.475	28	31	567	130	24	2	27	78	75	4	161	654	239	53	3	5	3	.321	.422	.743
25	Orioles	.227	2026	62	.435	27	35	693	157	24	1	23	75	75	5	196	783	252	48	5	5	4	.305	.364	.668

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More Nationals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

20

Wood

RBI

55

Abrams

AVG

.284

Abrams

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Griffin

81

Cavalli

ERA

2.44

Lord

Team Rankings

6th

409

1st

578

26th

ERA

4.66

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	47	27	.635
Phillies	40	35	.533	7.5
Nationals	39	37	.513	9.0
Marlins	38	38	.500	10.0
Mets	34	41	.453	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/20	WSH	@	TBR	4:10 PM
Sun 6/21	WSH	@	TBR	1:40 PM
Mon 6/22	PHI	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 6/23	PHI	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 6/24	PHI	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Nationals

39 - 37

Final

Rays

42 - 30

Fri 19 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

25

Schwarber

24

Alvarez

23

Buxton

RBI Leaders

58

Kurtz

58

Walker

57

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.334

Lopez

.328

Lee

.324

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

99

Lopez

93

Arraez

90

Alvarez

Run Leaders

68

Wood

54

Kurtz

54

Rice

OBP Leaders

.436

Kurtz

.428

Alvarez

.418

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.637

Alvarez

.616

Rice

.588

Buxton

SB Leaders

28

Witt

27

Nuñez

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Williams

9

Martin

Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

116

Sánchez

110

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.71

Schlittler

1.82

Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.84

Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.35

Misiorowski

10.87

Skenes

10.67

deGrom

K/BB Leaders

6.46

Rasmussen

6.19

Skenes

6.11

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

13

Rasmussen

14

Martinez

15

Yamamoto

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,435.2

Ohtani

1,120.6

Wood

1,077.8

Kurtz

DraftKings Points Leaders

984.2

Ohtani

834

Wood

796

Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

47-29

45-29

42-30

43-31

43-32

Worst Record ATS

27-48

29-48

29-47

30-43

32-43

33-42

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	47	27	.635
Phillies	40	35	.533	7.5
Nationals	39	37	.513	9.0
Marlins	38	38	.500	10.0
Mets	34	41	.453	13.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	45	28	.616
Cardinals	40	34	.541	5.5
Cubs	40	36	.526	6.5
Pirates	38	38	.500	8.5
Reds	35	39	.473	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	49	27	.645
Diamondbacks	39	36	.520	9.5
Padres	38	36	.514	10.0
Giants	31	44	.413	17.5
Rockies	29	47	.382	20.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	46	28	.622
Rays	42	30	.583	3.0
Blue Jays	37	39	.487	10.0
Orioles	35	42	.455	12.5
Red Sox	30	43	.411	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	39	35	.527
Guardians	40	36	.526
Twins	36	41	.468	4.5
Royals	32	45	.416	8.5
Tigers	31	44	.413	8.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	39	38	.506
Athletics	38	38	.500	0.5
Rangers	36	39	.480	2.0
Astros	36	41	.468	3.0
Angels	30	47	.390	9.0