15-Day IL
Injury Side
Est. Return 7/24/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
5-2
ERA
3.88
WHIP
1.22
K
52
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Lord's rookie season can be split into three distinct phases. He opened as a swingman, posting a 4.45 ERA and 1.45 WHIP over 28.1 innings before shifting to a full-time bullpen role, where he excelled with a 2.70 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and seven holds across 36.2 frames. He was later reinserted into the rotation, making 13 second-half starts while recording a 5.21 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over 65.2 stanzas. As expected, his strikeout and walk rates were stronger in relief, even though many of those outings covered multiple innings. Lord is likely to be stretched out as a starter in spring training, but Washington's rotation depth could push him back to a high-leverage relief role, especially with limited reliable late-inning options. As a starter, he profiles as a streaming option. As a reliever, Lord carries speculative closer appeal. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2026.
Shelved by side tightness
The Nationals placed Lord on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left side tightness.
Analysis
Lord last pitched Sunday, when he was rocked for five runs over 1.1 innings. He could return when his 15 days are up or close to it if he is indeed merely dealing with tightness, but the Nationals could still need to send Lord for imaging to see if he has a strain.
Lord last pitched Sunday, when he was rocked for five runs over 1.1 innings. He could return when his 15 days are up or close to it if he is indeed merely dealing with tightness, but the Nationals could still need to send Lord for imaging to see if he has a strain.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
38
Last 10 Games
46
Last 5 Games
53
How many pitches does Brad Lord generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Brad Lord generally pitch?
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2nd
3rd
4th
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7th
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-33%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .272 | 91 | 39 | 93 | 18 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .223 | 69 | 25 | 83 | 6 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .277 | 26 | 12 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .185 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .270 | 65 | 27 | 65 | 13 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .241 | 43 | 16 | 61 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-57%
ERA on Road
2026
-82%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.92 | 1.46 | 92.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.53 | 1.09 | 96.0 | 7.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 7.50 | 1.54 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.32 | 1.00 | 34.0 | 8.5 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.37 | 1.43 | 68.2 | 7.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.19 | 1.15 | 62.0 | 7.4 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brad Lord compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.48K/9
8.1BB/9
3.3HR/9
1.1Fastball
94.5 mphERA
3.88WHIP
1.22BABIP
.278GB/FB
2.48Left On Base
73.5%Exit Velocity
81.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.2%Spin Rate
2421 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.5%Swinging Strike
9.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Nationals have had some impressive success in the last couple years turning unheralded prospects into major-league arms, and Lord might be the next hurler to join that list. An 18th-round pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, the 25-year-old right-hander pitched at three levels last year, finishing his breakout campaign with a 3.93 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 57:20 K:BB over 55 Triple-A innings. His success largely came from the deception in his nearly sidearm delivery, but if Lord has developed a legitimate fastball, it could position him for a spot in the big-league bullpen at some point in 2025.
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Serving as opener Wednesday
Lord will be the Nationals' opening pitcher in Wednesday's game versus the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
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Implodes in first loss
Lord (5-1) took a blown save and the loss against Phillies on Tuesday, allowing six runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts while recording two outs in the ninth inning.
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Snags fifth win Monday
Lord (5-0) picked up the win against the Royals on Monday, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk over three innings of relief. He struck out two.
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Slams door for six-out save
Lord secured the save Saturday against the Diamondbacks, throwing two clean innings. He struck out one.
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Pockets third hold
Lord gave up a hit and struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings Friday to record his third hold of the season in a win over the Marlins.
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