Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

46-49, 23-25 Away

Final

48-46, 20-28 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	0-4	0	0	0	.231
Y. AlvarezDH	0-4	0	0	0	.310
I. Paredes3B	2-4	0	0	0	.253
C. Walker1B	1-4	0	0	0	.242
C. SmithRF	0-4	0	0	0	.220
Y. DiazC	1-4	1	0	0	.242
B. MatthewsCF	1-4	0	0	1	.200
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Matthews flied out to shortstop. 5th: Matthews singled to center, Diaz scored. 7th: Matthews struck out swinging. 9th: Matthews grounded out to shortstop.
Z. DezenzoLF	2-3	1	0	0	.222
N. AllenSS	1-3	0	0	0	.244

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Arrighetti	4.0	7	8	6	2	94-48	4.50
A. Santa	2.0	1	0	1	0	38-25	1.17
N. Pearson	1.0	0	0	1	1	18-10	3.60
C. Javier	1.0	1	0	2	0	30-16	10.22

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

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Nationals Park

6:45 PM, July 8, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 17,760

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

CJ Abrams, Luis García Jr. both hit their 20th homers as the Nationals rout the Astros 8-2

— CJ Abrams and Luis García Jr. both hit their 20th homers of the season, and the Washington Nationals pounded the Houston Astros 8-2 on Wednesday night.

Jul 8, 2026, 09:52 pm - AP


HOU
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	-	8	9	1

F. Griffin10-2

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 0 BB

S. Arrighetti7-5

4.0 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 2 K, 6 BB

Scoring Summary

		HOU	WSH
3rd	Abrams hit sacrifice fly to left, Wood scored.	0	1
3rd	Lile doubled to left, García Jr. scored.	0	2
4th	García Jr. homered to right center (417 feet), Ruiz scored and Wood scored.	0	5
5th	Matthews singled to center, Diaz scored.	1	5
5th	Abrams homered to right center (415 feet).	1	6
5th	Tena grounded out to first, Lile scored, Vivas to second, Crews to third.	1	7
5th	Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to center, Crews scored.	1	8
8th	Allen reached on infield single to shortstop, Dezenzo scored on throwing error by shortstop Abrams, Allen to second.	2	8

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Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

(46-49)

(46-49, 23-25 Away)

(46-49)

Spencer Arrighetti

(7-5, 4.60)

o8.5

-126

Washington NationalsNationalsWSH

(48-46)

(48-46, 20-28 Home)

(48-46)

Foster Griffin

(12-3, 3.06)

-136

Astros
11
Nationals
12

Game 1

7/6

Astros
6
Nationals
3

Game 2

7/7

Astros
2
Nationals
8

Game 3

7/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	59	57	.509	-	L1
Texas	57	58	.496	1.5	W2
Seattle	56	59	.487	2.5	W1
Athletics	45	69	.395	13	L7
Los Angeles	43	71	.377	15	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	69	45	.605	-	W7
Philadelphia	61	54	.530	8.5	L1
Miami	58	57	.504	11.5	L2
Washington	56	60	.483	14	W1
New York	49	66	.426	20.5	W2

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Bratt Ks 9 in 7 1-hit innings for 1st win in majors, helping Diamondbacks rout Padres 10-4

— Mitch Bratt struck out nine and allowed one hit in seven innings for his first career victory, Ildemaro Vargas drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Wednesday night.

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Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

CJ Abrams, Luis García Jr. both hit their 20th homers as the Nationals rout the Astros 8-2

F. Griffin10-2

S. Arrighetti7-5

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