The Washington Nationals have the best batting average by a team against left-handed pitchers this season, with an average of .274.

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MLB team with best batting avg 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	.274	2026	70	.543	38	32	734	201	45	3	25	114	81	8	181	827	327	73	2	2	2	.352	.446	.797
2	Diamondbacks	.268	2026	60	.500	30	30	738	198	39	10	21	110	64	6	135	825	320	70	6	10	2	.328	.434	.761
3	Red Sox	.268	2026	63	.429	27	36	593	159	33	3	15	90	51	9	141	661	243	51	4	4	1	.333	.410	.743
4	Cubs	.258	2026	68	.500	34	34	728	188	29	4	25	99	91	16	182	843	300	58	2	6	4	.351	.412	.763
5	Yankees	.258	2026	66	.545	36	30	852	220	47	8	34	119	97	6	219	968	385	89	1	11	3	.334	.452	.786
6	Giants	.257	2026	68	.397	27	41	713	183	37	6	18	73	51	5	172	779	286	61	5	5	2	.309	.401	.710
7	Athletics	.255	2026	65	.492	32	33	779	199	31	4	35	113	73	7	217	867	343	70	6	2	2	.324	.440	.764
8	Rockies	.252	2026	67	.373	25	42	747	188	41	4	14	84	48	9	219	810	279	59	3	3	2	.304	.373	.677
9	Cardinals	.251	2026	73	.548	40	33	736	185	30	2	22	93	79	12	139	842	285	54	4	11	4	.329	.387	.717
10	Royals	.249	2026	64	.359	23	41	784	195	42	5	17	87	73	13	177	880	298	64	4	6	4	.321	.380	.701
11	Braves	.247	2026	69	.623	43	26	982	243	56	3	34	125	83	11	227	1,083	407	93	1	6	1	.311	.414	.726
12	Rays	.245	2026	68	.588	40	28	825	202	40	4	13	98	82	11	173	941	289	57	13	10	3	.318	.350	.668
13	Pirates	.244	2026	62	.484	30	32	761	186	29	1	23	100	71	2	224	841	286	53	0	7	2	.308	.376	.684
14	Brewers	.243	2026	67	.642	43	24	789	192	35	4	15	97	93	5	198	898	280	54	5	6	4	.325	.355	.680
15	White Sox	.242	2026	65	.477	31	34	726	176	29	1	37	91	77	16	206	834	318	67	7	6	4	.326	.438	.764
16	Marlins	.242	2026	69	.478	33	36	674	163	32	7	20	86	69	15	186	771	269	59	5	8	3	.322	.399	.722
17	Astros	.240	2026	57	.509	29	28	684	164	31	3	28	86	57	13	158	762	285	62	4	4	3	.309	.417	.725
18	Mets	.237	2026	63	.429	27	36	688	163	25	3	22	83	55	9	171	766	260	50	8	5	0	.300	.378	.678
19	Angels	.234	2026	64	.406	26	38	730	171	30	3	28	95	86	12	210	843	291	61	5	9	3	.321	.399	.720
20	Reds	.232	2026	62	.484	30	32	585	136	26	2	27	82	75	4	165	672	247	55	3	5	3	.321	.422	.744
21	Guardians	.232	2026	71	.521	37	34	815	189	36	3	20	101	99	10	208	942	291	59	5	13	4	.318	.357	.675
22	Rangers	.230	2026	65	.431	28	37	595	137	27	3	19	65	61	8	174	672	227	49	3	4	0	.308	.382	.690
23	Dodgers	.230	2026	63	.603	38	25	714	164	36	2	24	84	81	14	167	820	276	62	2	8	2	.317	.387	.704
24	Orioles	.229	2026	65	.462	30	35	726	166	24	2	25	83	78	5	206	820	269	51	5	6	4	.306	.371	.676
25	Twins	.225	2026	64	.453	29	35	794	179	33	1	22	99	94	22	196	917	280	56	4	3	2	.323	.353	.676

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More Nationals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

20

Wood

RBI

57

Abrams

AVG

.288

Ruiz

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Griffin

89

Griffin

ERA

2.29

Lord

Team Rankings

103

5th

420

1st

610

23rd

ERA

4.59

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	48	29	.623
Phillies	42	36	.538	6.5
Nationals	41	38	.519	8.0
Marlins	40	39	.506	9.0
Mets	34	43	.442	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	PHI	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 6/24	PHI	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Thu 6/25	PHI	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 6/26	WSH	@	BAL	7:05 PM
Sat 6/27	WSH	@	BAL	7:05 PM

Last Game

Phillies

42 - 36

Final

Nationals

41 - 38

Mon 22 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

29

Schwarber

25

Alvarez

25

Buxton

RBI Leaders

61

Kurtz

58

Walker

57

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Lopez

.327

Lee

.326

Díaz

Hit Leaders

103

Lopez

95

Arraez

92

Alvarez

Run Leaders

70

Wood

56

Kurtz

56

Turang

OBP Leaders

.439

Kurtz

.431

Alvarez

.418

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.639

Alvarez

.607

Rice

.596

Buxton

SB Leaders

29

Nuñez

28

Witt

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Burns

9

Williams

Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

121

Sánchez

118

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.71

Schlittler

1.80

Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.50

Cease

13.35

Misiorowski

10.94

Skenes

K/BB Leaders

6.06

Schlittler

6.05

Sánchez

6.00

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

15

Rasmussen

16

Woo

16

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,484.8

Ohtani

1,151.5

Wood

1,121.7

Kurtz

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,021.2

Ohtani

857

Wood

828

Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-30

44-33

43-33

44-34

Worst Record ATS

29-49

29-48

30-49

31-45

32-45

33-44

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	48	29	.623
Phillies	42	36	.538	6.5
Nationals	41	38	.519	8.0
Marlins	40	39	.506	9.0
Mets	34	43	.442	14.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	47	29	.618
Cardinals	42	34	.553	5.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	7.5
Pirates	39	39	.500	9.0
Reds	37	40	.481	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	50	29	.633
Padres	40	37	.519	9.0
Diamondbacks	39	39	.500	10.5
Giants	31	46	.403	18.0
Rockies	31	48	.392	19.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	46	31	.597
Rays	43	32	.573	2.0
Blue Jays	39	39	.500	7.5
Orioles	38	42	.475	9.5
Red Sox	31	45	.408	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	40	37	.519
Guardians	41	38	.519
Twins	38	42	.475	3.5
Tigers	34	44	.436	6.5
Royals	33	46	.418	8.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	40	39	.506
Athletics	38	40	.487	1.5
Rangers	38	40	.487	1.5
Astros	37	43	.463	3.5
Angels	32	48	.400	8.5