The Washington Nationals had the highest run differential by a team in a game in 2018, with a differential of 21 runs against the Mets on July 31, 2018.
| TEAM | DIFF | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |||
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| 1 |  | Nationals | 21 | 7/31/2018 | vs | W 25-4 | 50 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .520 | .593 | 1.000 | 1.593 | ||
| 2 |  | Mets | 20 | 8/16/2018 | @ | W 24-4 | 52 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .481 | .550 | .827 | 1.377 | ||
| 3 |  | Phillies | 19 | 4/7/2018 | vs | W 20-1 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .476 | .531 | .857 | 1.388 | ||
| 4 |  | Athletics | 18 | 9/20/2018 | vs | W 21-3 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .569 | .795 | 1.364 | ||
| 5 |  | Rockies | 17 | 7/11/2018 | vs | W 19-2 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .442 | .510 | .930 | 1.440 | ||
| 6 |  | Red Sox | 16 | 9/26/2018 | vs | W 19-3 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .489 | .521 | 1.022 | 1.543 | ||
| 7 |  | Dodgers | 16 | 8/2/2018 | vs | W 21-5 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .510 | 1.048 | 1.558 | ||
| 8 | | Dodgers | 16 | 7/2/2018 | vs | W 17-1 | 46 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .457 | .519 | .826 | 1.345 | ||
| 9 | | Athletics | 16 | 6/1/2018 | @ | W 16-0 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .390 | .447 | .756 | 1.203 | ||
| 10 |  | Orioles | 16 | 5/13/2018 | vs | W 17-1 | 44 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .432 | .490 | .818 | 1.308 | ||
| 11 | | Dodgers | 15 | 9/30/2018 | @ | W 15-0 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .468 | .800 | 1.268 | ||
| 12 |  | Indians | 15 | 9/15/2018 | vs | W 15-0 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .762 | 1.262 | ||
| 13 | | Nationals | 15 | 8/26/2018 | @ | W 15-0 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .381 | .447 | .667 | 1.113 | ||
| 14 | | Indians | 15 | 7/11/2018 | vs | W 19-4 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .452 | .531 | .762 | 1.293 | ||
| 15 |  | Diamondbacks | 15 | 7/7/2018 | vs | W 20-5 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .439 | .520 | .902 | 1.422 | ||
| 16 | | Rockies | 14 | 9/26/2018 | vs | W 14-0 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .432 | .476 | .946 | 1.422 | ||
| 17 | | Dodgers | 14 | 9/23/2018 | vs | W 14-0 | 41 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .390 | .444 | .683 | 1.127 | ||
| 18 |  | Rangers | 14 | 9/2/2018 | vs | W 18-4 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .452 | .500 | 1.071 | 1.571 | ||
| 19 |  | Astros | 14 | 8/4/2018 | @ | W 14-0 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .342 | .422 | .737 | 1.159 | ||
| 20 | | Nationals | 14 | 7/7/2018 | vs | W 18-4 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .425 | .467 | .725 | 1.192 | ||
| 21 | | Astros | 14 | 5/7/2018 | @ | W 16-2 | 45 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .510 | .756 | 1.265 | ||
| 22 |  | Mariners | 13 | 9/22/2018 | @ | W 13-0 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .390 | .458 | .780 | 1.239 | ||
| 23 | | Dodgers | 13 | 9/15/2018 | @ | W 17-4 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .390 | .519 | .780 | 1.300 | ||
| 24 | | Mets | 13 | 9/12/2018 | vs | W 13-0 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .405 | .692 | 1.097 | ||
| 25 | | Indians | 13 | 7/21/2018 | @ | W 16-3 | 47 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .447 | .480 | .851 | 1.331 | ||
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