Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals — Jul 8, 2026

MLB Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.·July 8, 2026
Houston Astros HOU 46-49, 23-25 Away
2
Final
8
Washington Nationals WSH 48-46, 20-28 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
WSH 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 8 9 1
Leaders
Hits
I.
I. Paredes 3B HOU
2 H
L.
L. García Jr. 2B WSH
3 H
Home Runs
L.
L. García Jr. 2B WSH
1 HR
RBI
B.
B. Matthews SS HOU
1 RBI
L.
L. García Jr. 2B WSH
3 RBI
Batting
Astros
Nationals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Astros
Nationals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 8th 1 - 0 2 - 8
RBI E Nick Allen Nick Allen singles to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Zach Dezenzo scores. Throwing error by CJ Abrams.
2 - 8
Bot 5th 0 - 3 1 - 8
1 - 8
Keibert Ruiz Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Brice Matthews. Dylan Crews scores. RBI
1 - 7
José Tena José Tena grounds out to shallow infield to Christian Walker. Jorbit Vivas to second. Dylan Crews to third. Daylen Lile scores. RBI
1 - 6
CJ Abrams CJ Abrams homers to center field. HR RBI
Top 5th 1 - 0 1 - 5
RBI Brice Matthews Brice Matthews singles to center field. Yainer Diaz scores.
1 - 5
Bot 4th 0 - 3 0 - 5
0 - 5
Luis García Jr. Luis García homers to center field. James Wood scores. Keibert Ruiz scores. HR RBI 3
Bot 3rd 0 - 2 0 - 2
0 - 2
Daylen Lile Daylen Lile doubles to deep center field. Luis García scores. 2B RBI
0 - 1
CJ Abrams CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Zach Dezenzo. James Wood scores. RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WSH +7 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Astros
Nationals
Batting
8 Hits 9
2 Runs 8
0 Home Runs 2
1 RBI 8
10 Strikeouts 3
0 Walks 10
3 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
14 Left on Base 28
Pitching
8 Runs Allowed 2
8 Earned Runs 1
9 Hits Allowed 8
3 Strikeouts 10
10 Walks 0
2 HR Allowed 0
43 Batters Faced 34
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
6 Assists 11
Head-to-Head
Nationals leads 3-2
Final
HOU Astros
6
WSH Nationals
3
Final
HOU Astros
11
WSH Nationals
12
Final
HOU Astros
1
WSH Nationals
3
Final
HOU Astros
4
WSH Nationals
4
Final
HOU Astros
1
WSH Nationals
2
Highlights
Astros 2 - 8 Nationals
July 8, 2026
Nationals Park
Washington, D.C., US · 41,339 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
July 8, 2026
Time
10:45 pm