Astros vs Nationals Game (Jul 8, 2026) - Played at Nationals Park

Final · July 8, 2026 at 6:45 p.m.

Nationals Park

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston AstrosHOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
Washington NationalsWSH	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	-	8	9	1

Bot 3CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. James Wood scores.0-1
Bot 3Daylen Lile doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Luis García Jr. scores.0-2
Bot 4Luis García Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Keibert Ruiz scores. James Wood scores.0-5
Top 5Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Yainer Diaz scores.1-5
Bot 5CJ Abrams homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field.1-6
Bot 5José Tena grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd.1-7
Bot 5Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. Dylan Crews scores.1-8
Top 8Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop CJ Abrams.2-8

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	0	0	2	.231
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0	2	.310
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	2	0	1	.253
Christian Walker1B	4	0	1	0	0	.242
Cam SmithRF	4	0	0	0	2	.220
Yainer DiazC	4	1	1	0	1	.242
Brice MatthewsCF	4	0	1	1	1	.200
Zach DezenzoLF	3	1	2	0	1	.222
Nick AllenSS	3	0	1	0	0	.244
Totals	34	2	8	1	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Spencer Arrighetti	4.0	7	8	8	6	2	2	94-48	4.50
Alimber Santa	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	38-25	1.17
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-10	3.60
Cristian Javier	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	30-16	10.22

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
James WoodRF	2	2	0	0	3	1	.269
Luis García Jr.1B	4	2	3	3	1	0	.291
Curtis Mead3B	3	0	0	0	2	1	.240
CJ AbramsSS	3	1	1	2	1	0	.276
Daylen LileLF	5	1	2	1	0	0	.252
Dylan CrewsCF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.226
Jorbit Vivas2B	3	0	1	0	2	0	.249
José TenaDH	4	0	0	1	0	1	.234
Keibert RuizC	3	1	1	1	0	0	.280
Totals	31	8	9	8	10	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	P-S	ERA
Foster Griffin	7.0	5	1	1	9	99-71	2.77
Orlando Ribalta	1.0	2	1	0	1	21-15	3.29
Justin Lawrence	1.0	1	0	0	0	17-10	7.44

Ballpark: Nationals Park
Attendance: 17,760
Duration: 2 h 54
Weather: 84 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 5 mph, R To L
Umpires: Mark Ripperger (Home plate) · Brock Ballou (First base) · Dan Merzel (Second base) · Shane Livensparger (Third base)

Nationals won 8-2 over Astros on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 6:45 PM ET at Nationals Park.

At Nationals Park.

Team

Scoring plays

Bot 3CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. James Wood scores.0-1

Bot 3Daylen Lile doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Luis García Jr. scores.0-2

Bot 4Luis García Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Keibert Ruiz scores. James Wood scores.0-5

Top 5Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Yainer Diaz scores.1-5

Bot 5CJ Abrams homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field.1-6

Bot 5José Tena grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd.1-7

Bot 5Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. Dylan Crews scores.1-8

Top 8Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop CJ Abrams.2-8

Box score

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	0	0	2	.231
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0	2	.310
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	2	0	1	.253
Christian Walker1B	4	0	1	0	0	.242
Cam SmithRF	4	0	0	0	2	.220
Yainer DiazC	4	1	1	0	1	.242
Brice MatthewsCF	4	0	1	1	1	.200
Zach DezenzoLF	3	1	2	0	1	.222
Nick AllenSS	3	0	1	0	0	.244
Totals	34	2	8	1	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Spencer Arrighetti	4.0	7	8	8	6	2	2	94-48	4.50
Alimber Santa	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	38-25	1.17
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-10	3.60
Cristian Javier	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	30-16	10.22

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
James WoodRF	2	2	0	0	3	1	.269
Luis García Jr.1B	4	2	3	3	1	0	.291
Curtis Mead3B	3	0	0	0	2	1	.240
CJ AbramsSS	3	1	1	2	1	0	.276
Daylen LileLF	5	1	2	1	0	0	.252
Dylan CrewsCF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.226
Jorbit Vivas2B	3	0	1	0	2	0	.249
José TenaDH	4	0	0	1	0	1	.234
Keibert RuizC	3	1	1	1	0	0	.280
Totals	31	8	9	8	10	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	P-S	ERA
Foster Griffin	7.0	5	1	1	9	99-71	2.77
Orlando Ribalta	1.0	2	1	0	1	21-15	3.29
Justin Lawrence	1.0	1	0	0	0	17-10	7.44