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MLB · August 26, 2026

Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Final — August 26, 2026

Wednesday, August 26 · 6:46 PM ET
Last 10 games
-6+6-6-1-2-8-1-5-10+2
Game by game
-1-1-5+6-2-1-2-4+10-2
2-8
Last 10
2-8
-31
Net
-2
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
1,491 mi2,400 km
Travel to the game
Home
+2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Rockies visited the Nationals on Wednesday, August 26 at 6:46 PM ET.

The total closed 9, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rockies +118, Nationals -136) prices the Rockies at 44% and the Nationals at 56%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Colorado Rockies 13, Washington Nationals 1

Colorado Rockies won by 12.

  • Against the closing spread (Washington Nationals -1.5): Colorado Rockies covered.
  • Combined score 14 vs the closing total of 9: Over.
  • Colorado Rockies closed at +118 on the moneyline (a 44% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenNationals -1.5 (+154)
Rockies +1.5 (-190)
CloseNationals -1.5 (+143)
Rockies +1.5 (-180)
Totalno move
Open9 (o +100 / u -120)
Close9 (o -118 / u -118)
Moneyline
OpenRockies +107 47%
Nationals -125 53%
CloseRockies +118 44%
Nationals -136 56%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 25 times since 2023: the Rockies won 11 and the Nationals 14.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 25, 2026Rockies 3, Nationals 1
Rockies won


Aug 24, 2026Rockies 3, Nationals 13
Nationals won


Jul 22, 2026Nationals 8, Rockies 0
Nationals won


Jul 21, 2026Nationals 7, Rockies 8
Rockies won


Jul 20, 2026Nationals 7, Rockies 3
Nationals won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Colorado Rockies

Washington Nationals

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