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Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

2026-07-06 · Night game · Nationals Park · Att: 11092 · 80°F, Overcast · Wind 2 mph, Out To LF · 2:46

Washington Nationals defeated Houston Astros 12–11. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Christian Walker doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Isaac Paredes scores. Washington Nationals took the lead in the 5th — Curtis Mead homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Jose Altuve homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Braden Shewmake scores. Brice Matthews scores — worth 26% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	11	12	2
WAS	1	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	12	13

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve 2B	5	1	1	3	0	1
Yordan Alvarez DH	5	0	1	0	0	2
Isaac Paredes 3B	4	1	0	0	1	1
Christian Walker 1B	5	0	2	1	0	0
LaMonte Wade LF	3	1	0	0	1	1
Cam Smith RF	3	2	2	0	1	0
Yainer Diaz C	4	2	2	2	0	0
Braden Shewmake SS	4	2	2	1	0	0
Brice Matthews CF	4	2	2	3	0	1

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
James Wood DH	2	3	1	4	3	0
Luis Garcia 1B	5	1	1	1	0	3
Curtis Mead 3B	5	2	3	3	0	1
CJ Abrams SS	5	2	3	3	0	1
Dylan Crews RF	4	1	0	0	0	1
Daylen Lile LF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Young CF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Drew Millas C	3	0	1	1	0	2
Nasim Nuñez 2B	4	2	3	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Enyel De Los Santos	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
AJ Blubaugh	1.2	3	2	2	0	3
Mike Burrows	4.1	9	10	7	2	3
Nate Pearson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

Washington Nationals — pitching