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Houston Astros at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 6–3 on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 6 81-81
at Washington Nationals 3 77-85

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 6 1
Washington Nationals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0
  • W: Steven Okert (2-1)
  • L: Andrew Alvarez (2-2)
  • S: Josh Hader

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Jose Altuve (10)
  • Washington Nationals: James Wood (25), José Tena (5)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Washington Nationals James Wood homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. 0–1
Top 2nd Houston Astros Nick Allen out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Christian Walker scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. 1–1
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. James Wood scores. 1–2
Top 4th Houston Astros Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Christian Walker scores. Zach Dezenzo scores. Brice Matthews to 2nd. 3–2
Top 4th Houston Astros Christian Vázquez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Brice Matthews scores. 4–2
Top 6th Houston Astros Christian Vázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. 5–2
Top 8th Houston Astros Jose Altuve homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. 6–2
Bottom 9th Washington Nationals José Tena homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 6–3

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jose Altuve 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .234
Braden Shewmake 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Yordan Alvarez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .313
Isaac Paredes 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .250
Christian Walker 1B 2 2 1 0 1 0 .242
Cam Smith RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .223
Zach Dezenzo LF 2 2 0 0 2 1 .196
Taylor Trammell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Brice Matthews CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .199
Nick Allen SS 2 0 1 3 1 1 .241
Christian Vázquez C 3 0 1 2 0 1 .220
Totals 30 6 6 6 7 8
Pitcher
Tatsuya Imai 3.2 4 2 2 3 3 1 84 6.06
Steven Okert (W, 2-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 2.42
Enyel De Los Santos (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.54
Bryan King (H, 12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.03
Bryan Abreu 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.70
Alimber Santa 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 1.35
Josh Hader (S, 10) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 0.59

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .270
Luis García Jr. 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .285
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .157
Curtis Mead 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .243
CJ Abrams DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 .276
Keibert Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Dylan Crews PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225
Daylen Lile LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .250
Nasim Nuñez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .247
Jorbit Vivas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247
Jacob Young CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .223
José Tena PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .239
Totals 36 3 11 3 4 10
Pitcher
Andrew Alvarez (L, 2-2) 5.2 4 5 5 5 3 0 97 3.64
Justin Lawrence 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.67
Matt Krook 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 12.46
Riley Cornelio 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 20 7.82
Carson Palmquist 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7.11

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
4 mph, In From RF
First pitch
6:47 PM
Time of game
3:09
Attendance
20,424
Umpires
Home Plate: Shane Livensparger, First Base: Mark Ripperger, Second Base: Brock Ballou, Third Base: Dan Merzel

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Houston Astros 2 at Washington Nationals 8 Final Game page

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