Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals

Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 7:10PM CST

Houston Astros

Astros

HOU

Home

5
vs.
Final

Nationals

WSH

Away

4
Washington Nationals

Game Recap

In the baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros played on June 15, 2023, the Astros won with a final score of 5-4. The decisive moment came in the ninth inning when Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz made a throw that struck runner Jake Meyers. This play was officially scored as a throwing error and directly led to the run that secured the victory for Houston. Following the contest, Nationals manager Dave Martinez voiced strong demands for Major League Baseball to revise its basepath rule concerning such plays.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Daikin Park

Location: Houston, Texas

Attendance: 39,796

Line Score

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Game Stats


Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: J. Abreu (10, Gray); Dubón (14, Gray)

Home Runs: J. Abreu (4, 4th inning off Gray 0 on, 1 Out); Diaz (4, 4th inning off Gray 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: J. Abreu 3 (33), Diaz (9)

2-out Runs Batted In: J. Abreu 2

Ground Into Double Play: Bregman

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Altuve 1-1, J. Abreu 1-1, Bregman 0-2, Tucker 1-1, Meyers 0-1, Diaz 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bregman 1; Diaz 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Neris 1/3; Pressly 6/7; Valdez 14/26

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Neris-2-2-3-1; Pressly-2-3-2-7; Valdez-13-11-17-17

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Neris 1-0; Pressly 5-0; Valdez 6-9

Game Scores: F Valdez 69


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Errors: Pressly (1, throw); Bregman (7, throw)


Houston Astros Baserunning

Astros Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Altuve (3, 2nd base off Gray/Ruiz); Tucker (11, 3rd base off Harvey/Ruiz)



Washington Nationals Batting

Nationals Batting

Doubles: Dickerson (4, Pressly); Smith (6, Valdez)

Triples: Smith (1, Pressly)

Runs Batted In: Dickerson (10), Smith (17), Abrams (30)

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Dickerson 1-1, Vargas 0-1, Garrett 1-1, Ruiz 0-2, Call 0-1, García 0-1, Abrams 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ruiz 1; Abrams 1


Washington Nationals Pitching

Nationals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Harvey pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

Hit By Pitch: Altuve (by Gray)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Harvey 3/5; Weems 2/3; Gray 20/27

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Harvey-3-2-5-3; Weems-2-2-3-2; Gray-19-11-15-19

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Harvey 1-0; Weems 2-0; Gray 6-9

Game Scores: J Gray 54


Washington Nationals Fielding

Nationals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-Vargas-Smith)

Errors: Ruiz (4, throw)


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