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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 3–1 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 1 81-81
at Washington Nationals 3 77-85

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0
  • W: Cole Henry (1-0)
  • L: J.P. France
  • S: Gus Varland

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Cam Smith (1)
  • Washington Nationals: Ronny Cruz (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 5th Houston Astros Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
Bottom 7th Washington Nationals Drew Millas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Justin Thomas Jr. Rafael Ramirez Jr. scores. 1–1
Bottom 7th Washington Nationals Ronny Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abimelec Ortiz scores. 1–3

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Brice Matthews 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .273
Jose Altuve 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Anthony Huezo CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Yordan Alvarez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .091
John Garcia C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100
Yainer Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Jason Schiavone 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Christian Walker 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Justin Thomas Jr. LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cam Smith RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 .278
Josh Wakefield RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Lucas Spence DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .133
Riley Unroe SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Tommy Sacco Jr. SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
Jax Biggers 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Jack Winkler 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 30 1 3 1 1 11
Pitcher
Hunter Brown 4.0 0 0 0 2 9 0 62 1.04
Christian Roa (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.80
Steven Okert (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 10.80
J.P. France (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 38 7.71
Tom Cosgrove 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.59

Washington Nationals

Batter
Nasim Nuñez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .188
Seaver King SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385
Robert Hassell III CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .278
Yeremy Cabrera CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Keibert Ruiz C 2 0 1 0 1 1 .263
Rafael Ramirez Jr. PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Riley Adams C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .214
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .083
Drew Millas DH 2 0 0 1 0 2 .308
José Tena 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Ronny Cruz 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 .500
Joey Wiemer RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .056
Leandro Pineda RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yohandy Morales 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Trey Lipscomb 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Christian Franklin LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jared McKenzie LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 25 3 3 3 3 13
Pitcher
Andrew Alvarez 4.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 41 2.00
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 3.00
Jackson Rutledge 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.93
Cole Henry (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
Griff McGarry (H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.45
Gus Varland (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 12.27

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
15 mph, In From RF
First pitch
1:05 PM
Time of game
2:06
Attendance
3,325
Umpires
Home Plate: Carlos Torres, First Base: Dan Merzel, Second Base: James Jean, Third Base: Ramon De Jesus

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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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

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Matchup Status Details
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