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When Do The Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals Play Next?<\/h2>\n

Baltimore Orioles tickets<\/a> and Washington Nationals tickets<\/a> can be found on their respective team pages, along with schedule information.<\/p>\n

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Are the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals Rivals?<\/h2>\n

Yes, the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals have a regional, interleague rivalry in Major League Baseball<\/a> known as \u201cThe Battle of the Beltways.\u201d The Orioles are members of the American League East division and the Nationals are members of the National League East. The Beltway Series name comes from the beltway highways in the greater District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia area: the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) and the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495).<\/p>\n

Who Are the Baltimore Orioles\u2019 Biggest Rivals?<\/h3>\n

The Orioles\u2019 biggest rivals are the New York Yankees<\/a> and the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> in the American League East division. Across the league, the O\u2019s have a regional rivalry with the Washington Nationals in the National League.<\/p>\n

Who Are the Washington Nationals\u2019 Biggest Rivals?<\/h3>\n

The Nationals\u2019 biggest rivals are the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> in the National League East division and the American League\u2019s Baltimore Orioles as part of the interleague Battle of the Beltways.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Orioles vs. Washington Nationals Series History<\/h2>\n

The feud between the Orioles and Nationals is relatively new in the MLB. The two teams met for the first time in 2006, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., where the Orioles came out on top 5-1.<\/p>\n

In the 119 all-time matchups between the two squads, Baltimore leads 64\u201355. Each team alternated six-game win streaks between 2015 and 2018, but Baltimore took the rivalry\u2019s win-streak record with seven consecutive wins from June 2022 to September 2023. However, the Nationals hold a slight edge in the largest margin of victory with 12. They bested the Orioles 17-5 in 2011 and 15-3 in 2020. Meanwhile, Baltimore\u2019s most lopsided victory was 11-0, also in 2020.<\/p>\n