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Yankees vs. Nationals: Injury report, updates and likely starters – August 26

On Monday, the New York Yankees (77-54) begin a three-game series against the Washington Nationals (59-72) at Nationals Park at 6:45 p.m. ET.

Want to know who can play for the Yankees and the Nationals? Read on for the full injury reports for both teams.

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Game info Yankees vs. Nationals

  • Matchday: Monday, August 26, 2024
  • Playing time: 6:45 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: YES
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Stadium: National Park
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    Injury news Yankees vs. Nationals today

    Yankees injuries

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Anthony Rizzo 60-day injury list wrist .223 / .289 / .341, 8, 28
    Daniela B. 15-day injury list Lat 0-1, 4.55 ERA, 9.1 K/9
    Luis Gil 15-day injury list Back 12-6, 3.39 ERA, 10.4 K/9
    Jon Berti 60-day injury list Calf .273 / .322 / .327, 1, 6
    Clarke Schmidt 60-day injury list Lat 5-3, 2.52 ERA, 9.9 K/9
    Cody Poteet 60-day injury list Triceps 3-0, 2.14 ERA, 5.6 K/9
    Jonathan Loaisiga 60-day injury list elbow 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.8 K/9
    JT Brubaker 60-day injury list elbow –
    Lou Trivino 60-day injury list elbow –

    Injuries to the Nationals

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Derek Law 15-day injury list elbow 7-2, 2.85 ERA, 7.3 K/9
    Alex call day after day leg .343 / .425 / .525, 3, 14
    Trevor Williams 15-day injury list shoulder 5-0, 2.22 ERA, 7.5 K/9
    Josiah Gray 60-day injury list elbow 0-2, 14.04 ERA, 9.7 K/9
    Cade Cavalli 60-day injury list elbow –
    Michael Thompson 60-day injury list elbow –

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    Current Yankees insights on hitting

  • New York has hit 20 home runs in the last 10 games.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Yankees averaged 3.4 extra-base hits per game with a slugging average of .442.
  • In the last ten games, New York has a batting average of .216 with a total of 71 hits (7.1 per game).
  • Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.351), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (15) over the last 10 games.
  • Juan Soto has a batting average of .200/.364/.571 in his last 10 games for the Yankees.

    • Current hitting insights from the Nationals

  • In the last 10 games, Washington has hit 10 home runs.
  • The Nationals have a .394 slugging average with 26 extra-base hits in their last 10 games.
  • In the last 10 games, Washington as a team has a batting average of .259 with 8.8 hits per game.
  • Keibert Ruiz has a batting average of .270 over the last ten games, leading the team with the most home runs and six RBIs.
  • James Wood has 11 hits and a slash line of .324/.452/.471 in his last 10 games.

    • The Yankees' starting pitcher

  • The Yankees will hand the ball to Nestor Cortes Jr. (7-10) for his 27th start of the season.
  • The left-hander allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.
  • The 29-year-old has a 4.00 ERA with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.8 walks per nine in 26 games this season.
  • In the last 10 games, the Yankees pitchers combined for an ERA of 2.74.
  • In the last ten games, opposing batters have hit five home runs against New York pitchers.

    • Starting pitcher of the Nationals

  • The Nationals will field Mitchell Parker (7-7) for his 24th start of the season. He has a 7-7 record, a 4.26 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last appearance on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, the left-hander played seven innings, allowed one earned run and collected five hits.
  • In 23 games this season, the 24-year-old posted an ERA of 4.26 and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings while allowing an opponent's batting average of .253.
  • The Nationals pitchers have an ERA of 3.86 in their last 10 games.
  • Washington has allowed 12 home runs in the last 10 games.

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