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Houston Astros at Washington Nationals

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach Spring Training Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 2–1 on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 1 81-81
at Washington Nationals 2 77-85

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 0
  • W: Seth Shuman (1-0)
  • L: Logan VanWey (0-1)
  • S: Holden Powell

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Jorgelys Mota (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Houston Astros Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Shay Whitcomb scores. Will Bush to 3rd. 1–0
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals CJ Abrams walks. Andrew Pinckney scores. Abimelec Ortiz to 3rd. Orelvis Martinez to 2nd. 1–1
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals Jorgelys Mota homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 1–2

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Zach Cole CF 1 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Tommy Sacco Jr. 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Brice Matthews CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Joseph Sullivan CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Cam Smith RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Kellen Strahm RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Joey Loperfido LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Anthony Huezo LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Zach Dezenzo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Garret Guillemette 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shay Whitcomb 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333
James Nelson 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Will Bush DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Nick Allen SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333
Riley Unroe SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
César Salazar C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667
Justin Thomas Jr. PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carlos Pérez C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Jack Winkler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 1 4 1 11 12
Pitcher
Colton Gordon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00
AJ Blubaugh (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00
Peter Lambert (H, 1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00
Tom Cosgrove (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00
Miguel Ullola (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 26 9.00
Logan VanWey (L, 0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 9.00
Alimber Santa 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00
Sam Carlson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 0.00

Washington Nationals

Batter
CJ Abrams SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 .500
Eli Willits SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dylan Crews CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Cristhian Vaquero CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Keibert Ruiz DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Coy James DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Riley Adams C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Drew Millas C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
José Tena 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jorgelys Mota 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
Andrew Pinckney RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .500
Ethan Petry RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Sam Brown 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Orelvis Martinez 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
Angel Feliz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Christian Franklin LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Leandro Pineda LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 27 2 5 2 4 8
Pitcher
Jake Eder 2.0 2 1 0 2 2 0 42 0.00
Richard Lovelady 1.0 0 0 0 3 3 0 31 0.00
PJ Poulin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00
Paxton Schultz 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00
Seth Shuman (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00
Jack Sinclair (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00
Sandy Gaston (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24 0.00
Holden Powell (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 23 0.00

Game info

Weather
81 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:08 PM
Time of game
2:40
Attendance
2,884
Umpires
Home Plate: Tom Hanahan, First Base: Lance Barksdale, Second Base: CB Bucknor, Third Base: Ryan Additon

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Houston Astros 1 at Washington Nationals 2 Final Spring training Game page
Houston Astros 4 at Washington Nationals 4 Final Spring training Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at Houston Astros 3 Final Spring training Game page
Washington Nationals 1 at Houston Astros 7 Final Spring training Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Washington Nationals 3 Final Spring training Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at Houston Astros 2 Final Spring training Game page

Other MLB games on Feb 21

Matchup Status Details
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Atlanta Braves 5 at Tampa Bay Rays 1 Final Spring training Game page
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Boston Red Sox 7 at Minnesota Twins 2 Final Spring training Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 20 Final Spring training Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 Final Spring training Game page
Miami Marlins 2 at New York Mets 1 Final Spring training Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 Final Spring training Game page
San Diego Padres 10 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Spring training Game page
Cincinnati Reds 2 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Spring training Game page
Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 11 Final Spring training Game page
San Francisco Giants 10 at Seattle Mariners 5 Final Spring training Game page
Colorado Rockies 11 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Final Spring training Game page
Cleveland Guardians 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 Final Spring training Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 15 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Spring training Game page

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