Washington Nationals at Houston Astros
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Yainer Diaz homers as the Astros beat the Nationals to stop a 5-game slide
Christian Walker had two hits and two RBI for the AL West-leading Astros. Bennett Sousa (5-0) got four outs for the win, and Josh Hader struck out the side in the ninth for his 28th save.
Luis García Jr. hit a two-run drive for last-place Washington, which had won three straight and five of seven overall. CJ Abrams had three hits.
García connected for his ninth homer in the third inning, lifting the Nationals to a 2-1 lead. But Diaz responded with a solo shot in the fourth for his 14th homer.
Walker singled and scored on Cooper Hummel's pinch-hit single in the fifth, and the Astros grabbed control with three more runs in the sixth.
Altuve singled home Dubón for a 4-2 lead, and Walker followed with a two-run single against Andry Lara.
Andrew Chafin (1-1) took the loss.
Washington right-hander Michael Soroka allowed two runs and four hits in 3 1/3 innings in his final start before Thursday's trade deadline.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | García Jr. struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Wood struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Abrams struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Hader relieved Abreu |
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8th Inning | McCormick grounded out to pitcher. |
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8th Inning | Smith struck out looking. |
Statistics
 WSH |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 14 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 10 | Hits | 13 |
| 3 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 7 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 36 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 21 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 160 | Pitches | 161 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created | 7.5 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .361 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .417 | Slugging Percentage | .472 |
| .278 | Secondary Average | .222 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .425 |
| .750 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .897 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.4 |
| 36.0 | Batter Rating | 47.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 36.0 |
| 0.75 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.10 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.93 |
| .139 | Isolated Power | .111 |
| 0.21 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.43 |
| .077 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .073 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.139 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 83.3 | MLB Rating | 97.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
