Astros vs Nationals

Final · Wed Jul 8 · 6:45 PM ET · Nationals Park

Houston AstrosAstros46-49

FinalJul 8, 2026

Washington NationalsNationals48-46

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

HOU+108

WSH−130

Run line

HOU +1.5−179

WSH −1.5+148

Total O/U

Over 10−102

Under 10−118

Run line: Nationals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: push at 10 (10 runs).

Recap

The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 8-2 at Nationals Park in Washington on Jul 8, 2026 to move to 48-46.

The game was played before 17,760.

Score by inning

Houston Astros and Washington Nationals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
WSH	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	x	8

W: Griffin (10-2) · L: Arrighetti (7-5)

Scoring plays

Bottom 3

WSHSacrifice flyAbrams hit sacrifice fly to left, Wood scored.0-1
WSHDoubleLile doubled to left, García Jr. scored.0-2

Bottom 4

WSHHome runGarcía Jr. homered to right center (417 feet), Ruiz scored and Wood scored.0-5

Top 5

HOUSingleMatthews singled to center, Diaz scored.1-5

Bottom 5

WSHHome runAbrams homered to right center (415 feet).1-6
WSHGroundoutTena grounded out to first, Lile scored, Vivas to second, Crews to third.1-7
WSHSacrifice flyRuiz hit sacrifice fly to center, Crews scored.1-8

Top 8

HOUSingleAllen reached on infield single to shortstop, Dezenzo scored on throwing error by shortstop Abrams, Allen to second.2-8

Team stats

HOUWSH

Hits: 8; 9
Home Runs: 0; 2
Runs Batted In: 1; 8
Walks: 0; 10
Strikeouts: 10; 3
Runners Left On Base: 14; 28
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Astros · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jose Altuve 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	2	16	.231	.306	.396
Yordan Alvarez DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	2	22	.310	.416	.614
Isaac Paredes 3B	2-4	4	0	2	0	1	12	.253	.346	.419
Christian Walker 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	14	.242	.318	.473
Cam Smith RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	2	18	.220	.296	.374
Yainer Diaz C	1-4	4	1	1	0	1	19	.242	.267	.389
Brice Matthews CF	1-4	4	0	1	1	1	18	.200	.253	.337
Zach Dezenzo LF	2-3	3	1	2	0	1	8	.222	.300	.352
Nick Allen SS	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	10	.244	.295	.314

Astros · Pitching

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

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood RF	0-2	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	22	.269	.402	.546
Luis Garcia Jr. 1B	3-4	4	2	3	3	1	1	0	19	.291	.322	.572
Curtis Mead 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	.240	.336	.480
CJ Abrams SS	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	20	.276	.355	.517
Daylen Lile LF	2-5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	25	.252	.303	.410
Dylan Crews CF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	18	.226	.282	.366
Jorbit Vivas 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	19	.249	.330	.347
Jose Tena DH	0-4	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	13	.234	.297	.401
Keibert Ruiz C	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	20	.280	.307	.461

Nationals · Pitching

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

Game info

VenueNationals Park, Washington, DC

Attendance17,760

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Mark Ripperger · First Base Umpire: Brock Ballou · Second Base Umpire: Dan Merzel · Third Base Umpire: Shane Livensparger

TVSpace City Home Network · local

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