Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals: game summary
Final · February 21, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.
CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Washington NationalsWSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerSeth Shuman
- LoserLogan VanWey
- SaveHolden Powell
Scoring plays
- Top 2Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Shay Whitcomb scores. Will Bush to 3rd.1-0
- Bot 5CJ Abrams walks. Andrew Pinckney scores. Abimelec Ortiz to 3rd. Orelvis Martinez to 2nd.1-1
- Bot 6Jorgelys Mota homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.1-2
Box score
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach ColeCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Tommy Sacco Jr.2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Brice MatthewsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Joseph SullivanCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Cam SmithRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Kellen StrahmRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Joey LoperfidoLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Anthony HuezoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Zach Dezenzo1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Garret Guillemette1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Shay Whitcomb3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| James Nelson3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Will BushDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Nick AllenSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Riley UnroeSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| César SalazarC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Justin Thomas Jr.PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos PérezC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack WinklerPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Gordon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 0.00 |
| Peter Lambert | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 0.00 |
| Tom Cosgrove | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Miguel Ullola | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26-9 | 9.00 |
| Logan VanWey | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-7 | 9.00 |
| Alimber Santa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 |
| Sam Carlson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 0.00 |
Washington Nationals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ AbramsSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Eli WillitsSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dylan CrewsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Cristhian VaqueroCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Keibert RuizDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Coy JamesDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Riley AdamsC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew MillasC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| José Tena3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jorgelys Mota3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Andrew PinckneyRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Ethan PetryRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Abimelec Ortiz1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam Brown1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Orelvis Martinez2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Angel Feliz2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Christian FranklinLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Leandro PinedaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Eder | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42-24 | 0.00 |
| Richard Lovelady | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31-13 | 0.00 |
| PJ Poulin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 0.00 |
| Paxton Schultz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 0.00 |
| Seth Shuman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 |
| Jack Sinclair | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 0.00 |
| Sandy Gaston | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24-11 | 0.00 |
| Holden Powell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23-10 | 0.00 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
- Attendance
- 2,884
- Duration
- 2 h 40
- Weather
- 81 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 6 mph, Out To CF
- Umpires
- Tom Hanahan (Home plate) · Lance Barksdale (First base) · CB Bucknor (Second base) · Ryan Additon (Third base)
About this game
Who won Astros vs Nationals?
Nationals won 2-1 over Astros on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
When was Astros vs Nationals played?
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 1:05 PM ET at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.
Where was Astros vs Nationals played?
At CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.