Game Details

• Philadelphia Phillies (0-0) vs. Washington Nationals (0-0)

• Pitching Matchup: RHP Zack Wheeler (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore 0-0, -.--)

• Date: March 27, 2025| 4:05 p.m. EDT | Game: # 1 | Home Game: # 1

• Location: Nationals Park | Washington, D.C.

Game storylines and notes

The Washington Nationals kick off the 2025 season against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, D.C. The Nationals will host the Phillies for a three-game series and then head north to Toronto to face the Blue Jays for another three-game series to kick off the 2025 season.

THE LEAD

Opening Day at Nationals Park

Today, the Washington Nationals will kick off their 2025 season at Nationals Park by hosting the Philadelphia Phillies.

2024 Season

In 2024, the Washington Nationals finished fourth place in the NL East, having a 71-91 record, and went 9-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Nationals had a home record of 38-43 and had a 33-48 record on the road. The Nationals finished 25-27 against teams in the NL East, 51-63 against Right-handed pitching, and 20-28 against lefties.

Opening Day record

The Nationals have faced the Phillies eight times on Opening Day, have a 2-6 record, and are 1-3 in opening days played during March.

In last year’s Opening Day game, the Nationals lost to the Cincinnati Reds on Opening Day on March 28, 2024, 2-8. RHP Josiah Gray was the Opening Day starter for the Nationals. The last time the Washington Nationals won their Opening Day home matchup was back on April 6, 2021, against the Atlanta Braves (6-5)

WASHINGTON NATIONALS NEWS AND STATS

2024 Season in Review Highlights

Here are some highlights from the 2024 season:

• Washington Nationals’ 38 wins at home in 2024 were the most since the 2019 season (50-31)

• The Nationals played 15 rookies in 2024, matching the third-most they’ve used in a season since 2005, training only in 2017 with 17 and 2006 with 18.

• Shortstop CJ Abrams put up some of the best numbers among National League shortstops in the first half of the season, which earned him a spot in the 2024 MLB All-Star game in Arlington, Texas.

• The Washington Nationals led Major League Baseball with 223 stolen bases, the most in Nationals history (2005-present) and the most by any team in Major League Baseball since the Montreal Expos stole 228 in 1993.

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