Houston Astros at Washington Nationals
· Major League Baseball
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Jose Altuve homers, Nick Allen drives in 3 as the Astros beat the Nationals 6-3
Christian Vázquez drove in two for Houston, which has won three of four.
James Wood hit his 25th home run for Washington, which lost for the third time in four games. The Nationals left 11 men on base and were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Houston trailed 2-1 before a three-run fourth inning against Andrew Alvarez. After the Astros loaded the bases with one out, Allen slapped a two-run single to left. After Brice Matthews and Allen executed a double steal, Matthews scored on Vázquez’s sacrifice fly.
Vázquez chased Alvarez (2-2) with an RBI single in the sixth. Alvarez allowed five runs on four hits and five walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Altuve homered with two outs in the eighth into the visitor’s bullpen, where teammate Bryan Abreu caught it between warmup pitches. It was Altuve’s 10th homer of the year, and his second in two nights.
Nationals pinch hitter José Tena homered in the ninth against Alimber Santa. Wood singled, and after Santa struck out Andrés Chaparro, the Astros summoned closer Josh Hader. Curtis Mead’s single and CJ Abrams’ walk loaded the bases, but Hader struck out pinch hitter Dylan Crews to earn his 10th save.
Steven Okert (2-1) struck out three in 1 1/3 innings for Houston.
Wood drove Tatsuya Imai’s slider to right-center for his major league-best eighth leadoff homer of the season. Wood is the first Nationals player with consecutive 25-homer seasons since Bryce Harper in 2017-18.
Allen’s sacrifice fly tied it in the second. Washington reclaimed the lead on Abrams’ sacrifice fly in the third.
Imai allowed two runs and struck out three in 3 2/3 innings.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Crews struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Crews hit for Ruiz |
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9th Inning | Abrams walked. |
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9th Inning | Mead reached on infield single to shortstop, Mead to second, Wood to second, Wood safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Allen. |
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9th Inning | Hader relieved Santa |
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9th Inning | Chaparro struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 11 |
| 4 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 7 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 2 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 30 | At Bats | 36 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 163 | Pitches | 164 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 18 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.1 | Runs Created | 6.4 |
| .200 | Batting Average | .306 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .333 |
| .300 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
| .467 | Secondary Average | .278 |
| .366 | On Base Percentage | .366 |
| .666 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .866 |
| 1.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 5.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.4 |
| 37.0 | Batter Rating | 31.0 |
| 30.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.98 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.00 |
| .100 | Isolated Power | .194 |
| 0.88 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.40 |
| .171 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .098 |
| .267 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.028 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 81.8 | MLB Rating | 86.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 20,424 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 48 | 46 | .511 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 47 | 48 | .495 | 1.5 | L4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 46 | 50 | .479 | 3 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 41 | 53 | .436 | 7 | L7 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 38 | 57 | .400 | 10.5 | W1 |
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/atl.png" class="logo-micro">Atlanta | 54 | 39 | .581 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/phi.png" class="logo-micro">Philadelphia | 52 | 43 | .547 | 3 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mia.png" class="logo-micro">Miami | 52 | 43 | .547 | 3 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png" class="logo-micro">Washington | 48 | 47 | .505 | 7 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nym.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 40 | 55 | .421 | 15 | L1 |