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Houston Astros @ 
Washington Nationals
2026-03-08 · Spring Training · Day game · Att: 3325 · 82°F, Partly Cloudy · Wind 15 mph, In From RF · 2:06
Washington Nationals defeated Houston Astros 3–1. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 5th — Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Washington Nationals took the lead in the 7th — Ronny Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abimelec Ortiz scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Ronny Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abimelec Ortiz scores — worth 29% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brice Matthews 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jose Altuve 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Huezo CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garcia C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yordan Alvarez LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yainer Diaz C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Schiavone 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Thomas Jr. LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cam Smith RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Wakefield RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Spence DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Sacco Jr. SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley Unroe SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jax Biggers 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Winkler 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nasim Nuñez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Seaver King SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Hassell CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yeremy Cabrera CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Riley Adams C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Keibert Ruiz C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rafael Ramirez Jr. PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Abimelec Ortiz 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andres Chaparro 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Drew Millas DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ronny Cruz 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Tena 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Wiemer RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leandro Pineda RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trey Lipscomb 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yohandy Morales 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared McKenzie LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Franklin LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Okert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Cosgrove | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Roa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. P. France | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Hunter Brown | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Washington Nationals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jackson Rutledge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Griff McGarry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cole Henry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Varland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |