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Houston Astros 1
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Match Report

Ruiz gets 2 big hits late as the Nationals beat the Astros 4-1 in 10 innings to avoid a sweep

— Lane Thomas and Keibert Ruiz each hit an RBI single in a three-run 10th inning that carried the Washington Nationals past the Houston Astros 4-1 on Thursday night to prevent a three-game sweep.

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Top Performers

WSH

  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Corey Dickerson OF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Ildemaro Vargas 1B H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Jeimer Candelario 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

HOU

  • Kyle Tucker RF H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Jose Altuve 2B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Yainer Diaz C H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Mauricio Dubon LF H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0

Head to Head

HOU wins series 2-1

Injuries

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Washington Nationals

  • Matt Waldron 60-Day-IL
  • Drew Millas 60-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin 60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk 60-Day-IL
  • Mitchell Parker 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

HOU

  1. Chas McCormickCF55
  2. Jose Altuve2B27
  3. Alex Bregman3B3
  4. Kyle TuckerRF23
  5. Jose Abreu1B79
  6. Jeremy PenaSS3
  7. Corey JulksDH44
  8. Jake MeyersCF6
  9. Martin MaldonadoC15

Substitutes

  1. Yainer DiazDH21
  2. Mauricio DubonLF14

WSH

  1. Lane ThomasCF20
  2. Luis Garcia Jr.2B26
  3. Jeimer Candelario3B46
  4. Corey DickersonDH10
  5. Keibert RuizC20
  6. Dominic Smith1B8
  7. Stone GarrettRF36
  8. CJ AbramsSS5
  9. Alex CallCF12

Substitutes

  1. Ildemaro VargasLF6

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40337 10th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40337 10th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40337 10th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    36161 10th Inning
  9. Play Result 4-1

    Ruiz singled to center, García scored, Dickerson to second, Candelario to third.

    36161 10th Inning
  10. Single 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36161 10th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36161 10th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    36161 10th Inning
  13. Play Result 3-1

    Dickerson walked, Thomas scored, Candelario to second, García to third.

    36161 10th Inning
  14. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    36161 10th Inning
  15. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    36161 10th Inning
  16. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36161 10th Inning
  17. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36161 10th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36161 10th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    36161 10th Inning
  20. Play Result 2-1

    Thomas singled to left, Abrams scored.

    36161 10th Inning
  21. Single 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36161 10th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36161 10th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36161 10th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 9th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33191 9th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    33191 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 1-1

    Diaz singled to center, Tucker scored.

    33191 9th Inning
  28. Single 1-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33191 9th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    33191 9th Inning
  30. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33191 9th Inning
  31. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33191 9th Inning
  32. Strike Swinging 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33191 9th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 9th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33191 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 9th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    33072 9th Inning
  41. Play Result 1-0

    Ruiz homered to right (389 feet).

    33072 9th Inning
  42. Home Run 1-0

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    33072 9th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  46. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33072 9th Inning
  47. Strike Looking 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33072 9th Inning
  48. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33072 9th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 8th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  54. Bunted Foul 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    32377 8th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4705678 7th Inning
  56. Foul Out 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4705678 7th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4705678 7th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41208 7th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4705678 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41261 6th Inning
  1. End Inning 4-1

    End of the 10th inning

    10th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    33202 10th Inning
  3. Play Result 4-1

    Altuve grounded out to third.

    33202 10th Inning
  4. Ground Out 4-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    33202 10th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  6. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 1

    33202 10th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  9. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33202 10th Inning
  10. Strike Looking 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33202 10th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Carl Edwards Jr. pitches to Jose Altuve

    33202 10th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    33202 10th Inning
  13. Play Result 4-1

    McCormick struck out swinging.

    33202 10th Inning
  14. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33202 10th Inning
  15. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33202 10th Inning
  16. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33202 10th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33202 10th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Carl Edwards Jr. pitches to Chas McCormick

    33202 10th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    33202 10th Inning
  20. Play Result 4-1

    Maldonado popped out to first.

    33202 10th Inning
  21. Pop Out 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33202 10th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Carl Edwards Jr. pitches to Martin Maldonado

    33202 10th Inning
  23. Play Result 4-1

    Edwards Jr. relieved Harvey

    33202 10th Inning
  24. Play Result 4-1

    Vargas in left field.

    10th Inning
  25. Play Result 4-1

    Garrett in right field.

    10th Inning
  26. Play Result 4-1

    Thomas in center field.

    10th Inning
  27. Start Inning 4-1

    Bottom of the 10th inning

    10th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    40337 10th Inning
  29. Play Result 4-1

    Garrett struck out swinging.

    40337 10th Inning
  30. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    40337 10th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40337 10th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40337 10th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    40337 10th Inning
  34. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    40337 10th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40337 10th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Matt Gage pitches to Stone Garrett

    40337 10th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    40337 10th Inning
  38. Play Result 4-1

    Smith struck out swinging.

    40337 10th Inning
  39. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    40337 10th Inning
  40. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    40337 10th Inning

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