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Washington Nationals at Houston Astros

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

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 7–1 on Friday, March 6, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 1 77-85
at Houston Astros 7 81-81

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3
Houston Astros 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 7 7 0
  • W: Mike Burrows (1-0)
  • L: Cade Cavalli (0-1)

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Daylen Lile (1)
  • Houston Astros: John Garcia (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Houston Astros Jose Altuve grounds into a double play, pitcher Cade Cavalli to second baseman Luis García Jr. to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. James Nelson scores. Jax Biggers to 3rd. César Salazar out at 2nd. Jose Altuve out at 1st. 0–1
Bottom 6th Houston Astros Joey Loperfido singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Taylor Trammell scores. 0–2
Bottom 6th Houston Astros Jax Biggers hit by pitch. Ethan Frey scores. CJ Alexander to 3rd. Josh Wakefield to 2nd. 0–3
Top 7th Washington Nationals Daylen Lile homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 1–3
Bottom 7th Houston Astros John Garcia homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Brice Matthews scores. 1–5
Bottom 8th Houston Astros Brice Matthews doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cristhian Vaquero. German Ramirez scores. Collin Price scores. 1–7

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
Dylan Crews CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083
Cristhian Vaquero CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
CJ Abrams SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .133
Sergio Alcántara SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Brady House DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 .438
Yohandy Morales DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
James Wood RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .071
Ethan Petry RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luis García Jr. 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Orelvis Martinez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Daylen Lile LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .067
Jack Rogers LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Nasim Nuñez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Trey Lipscomb 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Branden Boissiere 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Riley Adams C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .111
Caleb Lomavita C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 29 1 2 1 4 7
Pitcher
Cade Cavalli (L, 0-1) 4.0 1 1 0 0 6 0 51 0.00
Drew Smith 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00
Julian Fernández 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 25 15.00
Zach Penrod 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
Bryce Montes de Oca 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 1 26 11.57
Sandy Gaston 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00
Tyler Baum 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 30 6.00

Houston Astros

Batter
Jose Altuve 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Brice Matthews 2B 1 1 1 2 1 0 .333
Yordan Alvarez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
John Garcia DH 2 1 1 2 0 1 .111
Cam Smith CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .200
Taylor Trammell CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Joey Loperfido LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .118
Ethan Frey RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 .182
Riley Unroe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .294
CJ Alexander 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Lucas Spence RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167
Josh Wakefield LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
James Nelson 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Tommy Sacco Jr. 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Jax Biggers SS 1 0 1 1 1 0 .250
German Ramirez SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
César Salazar C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Collin Price C 0 1 0 0 1 0 .091
Totals 33 7 7 6 6 9
Pitcher
Mike Burrows (W, 1-0) 3.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 61 0.00
Trey McLoughlin (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Bennett Sousa (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.50
Kai-Wei Teng (H, 1) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 36 3.18
Logan VanWey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.25
Amos Willingham 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 9.64

Game info

Weather
84 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
7 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:05 PM
Time of game
2:34
Attendance
2,703
Umpires
Home Plate: Tom Hanahan, First Base: Chris Conroy, Second Base: Edwin Moscoso, Third Base: Emil Jimenez

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 Mar 6

Matchup Status Details
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Seattle Mariners 5 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Spring training Game page
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Atlanta Braves 4 at Minnesota Twins 1 Final Spring training Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 0 at New York Yankees 3 Final Spring training Game page
New York Mets 0 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Spring training Game page
Kansas City Royals 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Final Spring training Game page
Chicago Cubs 0 at San Diego Padres 3 Final Spring training Game page

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