Major League BaseballNationals Park · Washington, District of Columbia
WSH
Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
HOU
WSH
Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
The Nationals crushed the Astros 8-2 in a commanding victory! The standout performance came from the Nationals' offense, which dominated with a powerful display at the plate.
HOU2 R · .284 xBA
WSH8 R · .350 xBAThe scoreboard matched the contact — WSH both hit it harder and scored more.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
WSH win4th in the NL East, 7 GB| Inn | 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 | 8 | 9 | 1 |








Abrams hit sacrifice fly to left, Wood scored.3rd Inning0-1
Lile doubled to left, García Jr. scored.3rd Inning0-2
García Jr. homered to right center (417 feet), Ruiz scored and Wood scored.4th Inning0-5
Matthews singled to center, Diaz scored.5th Inning1-5
Abrams homered to right center (415 feet).5th Inning1-6
Tena grounded out to first, Lile scored, Vivas to second, Crews to third.5th Inning1-7
Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to center, Crews scored.5th Inning1-8
Allen reached on infield single to shortstop, Dezenzo scored on throwing error by shortstop Abrams, Allen to second.8th Inning2-8| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Altuve | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .231 | .306 | .396 |
| Y. Alvarez | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .310 | .416 | .614 |
| I. Paredes | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .253 | .346 | .419 |
| C. Walker | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .242 | .318 | .473 |
| C. Smith | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .220 | .296 | .374 |
| Y. Diaz | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .242 | .267 | .389 |
| B. Matthews | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .200 | .253 | .337 |
| Z. Dezenzo | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .222 | .300 | .352 |
| N. Allen | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .244 | .295 | .314 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Arrighetti | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 94-48 | 4.50 | 94 |
| A. Santa | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38-25 | 1.17 | 38 |
| N. Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 3.60 | 18 |
| C. Javier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30-16 | 10.22 | 30 |
HOU 0%WSH 100% 
Biggest swing: García Jr. homered to right center (417 feet), Ruiz scored and Wood scored. (+14% WSH)
HOUWSH
HOUWSH
Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)
Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant
Nationals
Max Kranick · RPJul 1060-Day-IL
Cade Cavalli · SPJul 12Suspension
Richard Lovelady · RPJul 1715-Day-IL
Brad Lord · RPJul 2415-Day-IL
Trevor Williams · SPJul 2960-Day-IL
Astros
Jeremy Pena · SSJul 1010-Day-IL
Ronel Blanco · SPJul 1760-Day-IL
Lance McCullers Jr. · SPJul 1715-Day-IL
Bennett Sousa · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Kai-Wei Teng · RPJul 1715-Day-ILSend someone this game's postgame recap.
HOU+108+1.5O 10-102
WSH-130-1.5U 10-118Odds by


Pace current win rate over a full 162 · Pythagthe record you'd expect from runs scored vs allowed (+ = winning more than that, − = fewer)
MLB Stats API
HOU46-49· 23-25 away
WSH48-46· 20-28 home
HOULast 6Rec 46-49
WSHLast 6Rec 48-46
LADW161-33
MILL158-34
TBL154-37
ATLW254-38
CHCL152-41
NYYW151-42
TOR44-4920-24 away10
SF38-5419-24 home0
CHC52-4025-21 away9
BAL42-5124-25 home7
ATH41-5122-23 away1
DET42-5025-21 home6
ATL53-3826-20 away3
PIT47-4624-23 home0
NYY50-4227-22 away0
TB54-3633-13 home3
SEA47-4620-26 away0
MIA51-4230-17 home2
PHI51-4226-21 away5
CIN42-4921-25 home11
KC38-5517-29 away2
NYM39-5420-25 home6