Quantrill dominant as Rangers blank Nationals 5‑0

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Cal Quantrill pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals at Globe Life Park.

Quantrill (5-4) allowed four hits and struck out five. Jackson Kent (0-1) took the loss. Trevor Williams gave Washington 3 1/3 innings of two-hit relief with five strikeouts. Yovanny Cruz worked one scoreless inning.

Texas scored one run in the first, one in the second and three in the third. Justin Foscue homered, his eighth, and drove in two. Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Corey Seager also had two hits. The Rangers finished with 11 hits; the Nationals had seven. Texas grounded into three double plays.

Tyler Alexander, Jakob Junis and Robby Ahlstrom combined for two scoreless innings of relief for Texas. Andrés Chaparro singled as a pinch hitter for Washington.

Texas improved to 62-64, while Washington fell to 60-67. Attendance was 22,126, and the game lasted 2:34.