Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals

Jul 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	8	0	5
WSH	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	-	8	9	1	11

loss:

S. Arrighettiwin: Washington Nationals logo

F. Griffin

Game Recap

WASHINGTON -- With a swing of the bat, CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia Jr. both set career highs in the Nationals’ lopsided 8-2 win over the Astros on Wednesday. They are the latest in a series of Nats players reaching career milestones before the All-Star break....

Scoring Summary

HOUWSH

3
CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. James Wood scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
3
Daylen Lile doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Luis Garcia Jr. scores. [1 run]
02
4
Luis Garcia Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Keibert Ruiz scores. James Wood scores. [3 runs]
05
5
Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Yainer Diaz scores. [1 run]
15
5
CJ Abrams homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
16
5
Jose Tena grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
17
5
Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. Dylan Crews scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
18
8
Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop CJ Abrams. [1 run]
28

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	0	4	0	0	2	3	.231
2Yordan AlvarezDH	0	4	0	0	2	1	.310
3Isaac Paredes3B	2	4	0	0	1	1	.253
4Christian Walker1B	1	4	0	0	0	2	.242
5Cam SmithRF	0	4	0	0	2	2	.220
6Yainer DiazC	1	4	1	0	1	1	.242
7Brice MatthewsCF	1	4	0	1	1	1	.200
8Zach DezenzoLF	2	3	1	0	1	1	.222
9Nick AllenSS	1	3	0	0	0	2	.244
TOTAL	8	34	2	1	10	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Spencer ArrighettiRHP	4.0	7	8	8	2	6	2	94	4.50
Alimber SantaRHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	38	1.17
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	3.60
Cristian JavierRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	30	10.22
TOTAL	8.0	9	8	8	3	10	2	180	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	0	2	2	0	1	3	0	2	.269
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B	3	4	2	3	0	1	1	1	.291
3Curtis Mead3B	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	.240
4CJ AbramsSS	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	4	.276
5Daylen LileLF	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	.252
6Dylan CrewsCF	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.226
7Jorbit Vivas2B	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	.249
8Jose TenaDH	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.234
9Keibert RuizC	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.280
TOTAL	9	31	8	8	3	10	2	28	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Foster GriffinLHP	7.0	5	1	1	9	0	0	99	2.77
Orlando RibaltaRHP	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	21	3.29
Justin LawrenceRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	7.44

TOTAL	9.0	8	2	1	10	0	0	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUWSH

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Yordan Alvarez lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — James Wood challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: James Wood walks.
00
LINEOUT — Luis Garcia Jr. lines out sharply to second baseman Jose Altuve. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Curtis Mead called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
WALK — CJ Abrams walks. James Wood to 2nd.
00
LINEOUT — Daylen Lile lines out sharply to right fielder Cam Smith. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

HOU

WSH

2Runs8

8Hits9

0Errors1

.235Batting Avg.290

34At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In8

0Walks10

1Stolen Bases2

10Strikeouts3

5Left on Base11

11Total Bases17

Game Details

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · 6:45 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 17,760 (43.0%)

weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: WSH -130

over/under: 10