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Houston Astros at Washington Nationals

MLBMarch 8, 2026CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

AstrosHoustonHOU4-8

Astros 1, Nationals 3

Final
NationalsWashingtonWSHWon8-4
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
HOU000010000130
WSH00000030–330

W Cole HenryL J.P. FranceSV Gus Varland

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder Robert Hassell III.
  3.  Yordan Alvarez doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Joey Wiemer.
  4.  Yainer Diaz grounds out softly, pitcher Andrew Alvarez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.

Bot 1st

  1.  Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Robert Hassell III called out on strikes.
  3.  Keibert Ruiz walks.
  4.  Andrés Chaparro called out on strikes.

Top 2nd

  1.  Christian Walker flies out to center fielder Robert Hassell III.
  2.  Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
  3.  Lucas Spence strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Drew Millas strikes out swinging.
  2.  José Tena strikes out swinging, catcher Yainer Diaz to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Joey Wiemer grounds out, shortstop Riley Unroe to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 3rd

  1.  Riley Unroe grounds out softly to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  2.  Keibert Ruiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jax Biggers called out on strikes.
  3.  Brice Matthews called out on strikes.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Yohandy Morales called out on strikes.
  2.  Christian Franklin grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hunter Brown.
  3.  Nasim Nuñez walks.
  4.  Robert Hassell III grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 4th

  1.  Jose Altuve flies out to left fielder Christian Franklin.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez grounds out, first baseman Andrés Chaparro to pitcher Andrew Alvarez.
  3.  Yainer Diaz grounds out to pitcher Andrew Alvarez.

Bot 4th

  1.  Keibert Ruiz strikes out swinging.
  2.  Andrés Chaparro strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Drew Millas strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1.  Christian Walker called out on strikes.
  2.  Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 61%
  3.  Lucas Spence strikes out swinging.
  4.  Riley Unroe lines out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez.

Bot 5th

  1.  José Tena grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Joey Wiemer strikes out swinging.
  3.  Yainer Diaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Yohandy Morales called out on strikes.

Top 6th

  1.  Jax Biggers pops out to second baseman José Tena.
  2.  Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jose Altuve grounds out, second baseman José Tena to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.

Bot 6th

  1.  Christian Franklin flies out sharply to center fielder Anthony Huezo.
  2.  Nasim Nuñez pops out to shortstop Riley Unroe.
  3.  Robert Hassell III strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Yordan Alvarez pops out to third baseman Trey Lipscomb.
  2.  Yainer Diaz lines out to shortstop Seaver King.
  3.  Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Trey Lipscomb to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.

Bot 7th

  1.  Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.HOU 53%
  2.  Abimelec Ortiz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Justin Thomas Jr. Rafael Ramirez Jr. to 3rd.WSH 63%
  3.  Drew Millas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Justin Thomas Jr. Rafael Ramirez Jr. scores.
  4.  Ronny Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abimelec Ortiz scores.WSH 87%
  5.  Leandro Pineda grounds out, shortstop Tommy Sacco Jr. to first baseman Jason Schiavone.
  6.  Trey Lipscomb flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.

Top 8th

  1.  Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jared McKenzie.WSH 79%
  2.  Lucas Spence strikes out swinging.WSH 85%
  3.  Tommy Sacco Jr. walks. Josh Wakefield to 2nd.WSH 79%
  4.  Jack Winkler grounds out softly, pitcher Griff McGarry to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Josh Wakefield to 3rd. Tommy Sacco Jr. to 2nd.WSH 84%
  5.  Brice Matthews pops out to second baseman Ronny Cruz.WSH 91%

Bot 8th

  1.  Jared McKenzie strikes out swinging.
  2.  Seaver King walks.
  3.  Yeremy Cabrera pops into a double play, shortstop Tommy Sacco Jr. to first baseman Jason Schiavone. Seaver King out at 1st.

Top 9th

  1.  Anthony Huezo grounds out softly, third baseman Trey Lipscomb to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz.
  2.  John Garcia strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jason Schiavone strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 5th

  1.  HOU 1, WSH 0Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 61%

Bot 7th

  1.  HOU 1, WSH 1Drew Millas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Justin Thomas Jr. Rafael Ramirez Jr. scores.
  2.  HOU 1, WSH 3Ronny Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abimelec Ortiz scores.WSH 87%

Win probability

Bot 7th · Biggest swing #1 · HOU 1–3 WSH

Ronny Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abimelec Ortiz scores.

See it in the scoring summary
WSH 87%WSH +27 pts

Game leaders

AstrosHouston

NationalsWashington

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Brice Matthews 2B4000003.273
Jose Altuve 2B3000000.118
Anthony Huezo CF1000000.143
Yordan Alvarez LF3010000.091
John Garcia C1000001.100
Yainer Diaz C3000000.077
Jason Schiavone 1B1000001.000
Christian Walker 1B3000001.000
Justin Thomas Jr. LF0000000.000
Cam Smith RF3121101.278
Josh Wakefield RF0000000.286
Lucas Spence DH3000003.133
Riley Unroe SS2000000.263
Tommy Sacco Jr. SS0000010.091
Jax Biggers 3B2000001.182
Jack Winkler 3B1000000.333
Totals301311111

2B: Alvarez.HR: Smith.RBI: Smith.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Hunter Brown4.000029621.04
Christian Roa1.000002131.80
Steven Okert1.0000011010.80
J.P. France L1.133311387.71
Tom Cosgrove0.20000011.59

Video

1:20Hunter Brown's nine strikeouts0:30Cam Smith's solo home run0:37Andrew Alvarez strikes out five

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