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Venezuela at Houston Astros

MLBMarch 3, 2026CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

VenezuelaVEN0-1

Venezuela 1, Astros 3

Final
AstrosHoustonHOUWon1-0
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
VEN010000000170
HOU00000102–382

W Sam CarlsonL Amilcar Chirinos

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, third baseman Carlos Correa to first baseman Isaac Paredes.
  2.  Luis Arraez flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell.
  3.  Jackson Chourio flies out to center fielder Zach Cole.

Bot 1st

  1.  Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Chourio.HOU 60%
  2.  Carlos Correa grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Luis Arraez. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Carlos Correa out at 1st.HOU 51%
  3.  Zach Cole grounds out, first baseman Luis Arraez to pitcher Eduard Bazardo.

Top 2nd

  1.  Wilyer Abreu triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.VEN 60%
  2.  Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Zach Cole. Wilyer Abreu scores.VEN 66%
  3.  Eugenio Suárez grounds into a double play, third baseman Carlos Correa to second baseman Jax Biggers to first baseman Isaac Paredes. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Eugenio Suárez out at 1st.VEN 57%
  4.  William Contreras singles on a line drive to center fielder Zach Cole.
  5.  Gleyber Torres flies out to center fielder Zach Cole.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Christian Walker walks.VEN 52%
  2.  Yainer Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Chourio. Christian Walker to 2nd.HOU 55%
  3.  Taylor Trammell grounds into a double play, second baseman Gleyber Torres to shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Luis Arraez. Christian Walker to 3rd. Yainer Diaz out at 2nd. Taylor Trammell out at 1st.VEN 58%
  4.  Cam Smith called out on strikes.

Top 3rd

  1.  Andrés Giménez walks.VEN 66%
  2.  Ronald Acuña Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Luis Arraez grounds out, third baseman Carlos Correa to first baseman Isaac Paredes. Andrés Giménez to 2nd.
  4.  Jackson Chourio strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Nick Allen lines out sharply to center fielder Jackson Chourio.
  2.  Jax Biggers doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Chourio, deflected by left fielder Wilyer Abreu.VEN 54%
  3.  Isaac Paredes reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to catcher William Contreras. Jax Biggers out at home.VEN 60%
  4.  Carlos Correa singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Chourio. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.
  5.  Zach Cole called out on strikes.

Top 4th

  1.  Wilyer Abreu singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith.VEN 67%
  2.  Maikel Garcia walks. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.VEN 73%
  3.  Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging.VEN 68%
  4.  William Contreras grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Allen to second baseman Jax Biggers to first baseman Isaac Paredes. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. William Contreras out at 1st.VEN 58%

Bot 4th

  1.  Christian Walker strikes out swinging.
  2.  Yainer Diaz lines out to first baseman Luis Arraez.
  3.  Taylor Trammell walks.
  4.  Cam Smith grounds into a force out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to second baseman Gleyber Torres. Taylor Trammell out at 2nd.

Top 5th

  1.  Gleyber Torres singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell.VEN 69%
  2.  Andrés Giménez pops out to third baseman Carlos Correa in foul territory.
  3.  Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out to first baseman Isaac Paredes.VEN 59%

Bot 5th

  1.  Nick Allen strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jax Biggers walks.
  3.  Isaac Paredes strikes out on a foul tip.
  4.  Carlos Correa lines out sharply to left fielder Wilyer Abreu.

Top 6th

  1.  Luis Arraez singles on a line drive to center fielder Cam Smith.VEN 70%
  2.  Jackson Chourio strikes out swinging.
  3.  Wilyer Abreu pops into a force out, third baseman Carlos Correa to second baseman Jax Biggers. Luis Arraez out at 2nd. Wilyer Abreu to 1st.
  4.  Maikel Garcia strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 6th

  1.  Zach Cole strikes out swinging.
  2.  Christian Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  3.  Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Walker Janek to 2nd.VEN 52%
  4.  Taylor Trammell walks. Walker Janek to 3rd. Yainer Diaz to 2nd.HOU 58%
  5.  Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wilyer Abreu. Walker Janek scores. Yainer Diaz out at home on the throw, left fielder Wilyer Abreu to catcher William Contreras. Chase Call to 2nd.
  6.  Nick Allen grounds out softly, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Luis Arraez.HOU 52%

Top 7th

  1.  Eugenio Suárez lines out to shortstop Nick Allen.
  2.  William Contreras strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Gleyber Torres reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Pascanel Ferreras.
  4.  Ezequiel Tovar singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Justin Thomas Jr. Gleyber Torres to 2nd.
  5.  Ronald Acuña Jr. called out on strikes.HOU 58%

Bot 7th

  1.  Jax Biggers called out on strikes.
  2.  Jason Schiavone grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar to first baseman Luis Arraez.
  3.  Pascanel Ferreras grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Luis Arraez.

Top 8th

  1.  Luis Arraez flies out to left fielder Chase Call.
  2.  Willson Contreras walks.HOU 50%
  3.  Wilyer Abreu lines out to center fielder Justin Thomas Jr.HOU 57%
  4.  Javier Sanoja called out on strikes.

Bot 8th

  1.  Anthony Huezo strikes out swinging.
  2.  Walker Janek walks.HOU 62%
  3.  Carlos Pérez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Walker Janek scores.HOU 91%
  4.  Chase Call grounds out, third baseman Javier Sanoja to first baseman Luis Arraez.
  5.  Justin Thomas Jr. strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Eugenio Suárez pops out to first baseman Jason Schiavone.
  2.  Salvador Perez pops out to shortstop Tommy Sacco Jr.
  3.  Sandro Pereira strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1.  VEN 1, HOU 0Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Zach Cole. Wilyer Abreu scores.VEN 66%

Bot 6th

  1.  VEN 1, HOU 1Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wilyer Abreu. Walker Janek scores. Yainer Diaz out at home on the throw, left fielder Wilyer Abreu to catcher William Contreras. Chase Call to 2nd.

Bot 8th

  1.  VEN 1, HOU 3Carlos Pérez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Walker Janek scores.HOU 91%

Win probability

Bot 8th · Biggest swing #1 · VEN 1–3 HOU

Carlos Pérez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Walker Janek scores.

See it in the scoring summary
HOU 91%HOU +29 pts

Game leaders

Venezuela

AstrosHouston

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF4000002.000
Nehomar Ochoa Jr. RF0000000.000
Luis Arraez 1B4010000.250
Jackson Chourio CF3000002.000
Willson Contreras PH0000010.000
Mason Lytle CF0000000.000
Wilyer Abreu LF4120000.500
Roiner Quintana LF0000000.000
Maikel Garcia 3B2011011.500
Javier Sanoja 3B1000001.000
Eugenio Suárez DH4000001.000
William Contreras C3010001.333
Salvador Perez C1000000.000
Gleyber Torres 2B3010000.333
Sandro Pereira 2B1000001.000
Andrés Giménez SS1000010.000
Ezequiel Tovar SS10100001.000
Totals32171039

3B: Abreu.RBI: Garcia.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Eduard Bazardo1.010000110.00
Jhonathan Díaz1.010011170.00
José Buttó1.020001230.00
Ricardo Sánchez1.000011160.00
Andrés Machado1.000012220.00
Daniel Palencia0.2311112513.50
Alex Santos II0.10000060.00
Angel Zerpa1.000001110.00
Amilcar Chirinos L1.0122122018.00

Video

4:00Venezuela vs. Astros HighlightsMLB video
1:00Ryan Weiss' three strikeouts0:14 Maikel Garcia's RBI single0:59Carlos Pérez's go-ahead two-run homer0:25Cam Smith's RBI single
All 7 clips

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