Astros vs Nationals: 1-3 Final Score (Mar 8, 2026)

Final · March 8, 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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Washington NationalsWSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-	3	3	0

Decisions

WinnerCole Henry
LoserJ.P. France
SaveGus Varland

Scoring plays

Top 5Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.1-0
Bot 7Drew Millas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Justin Thomas Jr. Rafael Ramirez Jr. scores.1-1
Bot 7Ronny Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abimelec Ortiz scores.1-3

Box score

Houston Astros

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Brice Matthews2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.273
Jose Altuve2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.118
Anthony HuezoCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Yordan AlvarezLF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.091
John GarciaC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.100
Yainer DiazC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.077
Jason Schiavone1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Christian Walker1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Justin Thomas Jr.LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cam SmithRF	3	1	2	1	0	1	.278
Josh WakefieldRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Lucas SpenceDH	3	0	0	0	0	3	.133
Riley UnroeSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.263
Tommy Sacco Jr.SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091
Jax Biggers3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Jack Winkler3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals	30	1	3	1	1	11

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Hunter Brown	4.0	0	0	0	2	9	0	62-39	1.04
Christian Roa	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-10	1.80
Steven Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	10.80
J.P. France	1.1	3	3	3	1	1	1	38-27	7.71
Tom Cosgrove	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1.59

Washington Nationals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Nasim NuñezSS	2	0	0	0	1	1	.188
Seaver KingSS	0	0	0	0	1	0	.385
Robert Hassell IIICF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.278
Yeremy CabreraCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Keibert RuizC	2	0	1	0	1	1	.263
Rafael Ramirez Jr.PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Riley AdamsC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Andrés Chaparro1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.214
Abimelec Ortiz1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.083
Drew MillasDH	2	0	0	1	0	2	.308
José Tena2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.154
Ronny Cruz2B	1	1	1	2	0	0	.500
Joey WiemerRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.056
Leandro PinedaRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Yohandy Morales3B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Trey Lipscomb3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.313
Christian FranklinLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Jared McKenzieLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	25	3	3	3	3	13

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Andrew Alvarez	4.0	1	0	0	0	5	0	41-28	2.00
Orlando Ribalta	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	18-12	3.00
Jackson Rutledge	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	1.93
Cole Henry	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	0.00
Griff McGarry	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	23-12	2.45
Gus Varland	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	12.27

Game info

Ballpark: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
Attendance: 3,325
Duration: 2 h 06
Weather: 82 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 15 mph, In From RF
Umpires: Carlos Torres (Home plate) · Dan Merzel (First base) · James Jean (Second base) · Ramon De Jesus (Third base)

About this game

Who won Astros vs Nationals?

Nationals won 3-1 over Astros on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

When was Astros vs Nationals played?

On Sunday, March 8, 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.