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Houston Astros at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 8–2 on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 2 81-81
at Washington Nationals 8 77-85

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Washington Nationals 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 8 9 1
  • W: Foster Griffin (10-2)
  • L: Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Luis García Jr. (20), CJ Abrams (20)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. James Wood scores. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals Daylen Lile doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Luis García Jr. scores. 0–2
Bottom 4th Washington Nationals Luis García Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Keibert Ruiz scores. James Wood scores. 0–5
Top 5th Houston Astros Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Yainer Diaz scores. 1–5
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals CJ Abrams homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–6
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals José Tena grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. 1–7
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. Dylan Crews scores. 1–8
Top 8th Houston Astros Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop CJ Abrams. 2–8

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231
Yordan Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .310
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .253
Christian Walker 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242
Cam Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220
Yainer Diaz C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242
Brice Matthews CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .200
Zach Dezenzo LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 .222
Nick Allen SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244
Totals 34 2 8 1 0 10
Pitcher
Spencer Arrighetti (L, 7-5) 4.0 7 8 8 6 2 2 94 4.50
Alimber Santa 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 38 1.17
Nate Pearson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.60
Cristian Javier 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 30 10.22

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 2 2 0 0 3 1 .269
Luis García Jr. 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 .291
Curtis Mead 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .240
CJ Abrams SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 .276
Daylen Lile LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .252
Dylan Crews CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .226
Jorbit Vivas 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .249
José Tena DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 .234
Keibert Ruiz C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .280
Totals 31 8 9 8 10 3
Pitcher
Foster Griffin (W, 10-2) 7.0 5 1 1 0 9 0 99 2.77
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 21 3.29
Justin Lawrence 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 7.44

Game info

Weather
84 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
5 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:46 PM
Time of game
2:54
Attendance
17,760
Umpires
Home Plate: Mark Ripperger, First Base: Brock Ballou, Second Base: Dan Merzel, Third Base: Shane Livensparger

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Houston Astros 11 at Washington Nationals 12 Final Game page
Houston Astros 6 at Washington Nationals 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at Washington Nationals 8 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jul 8

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Blue Jays 10 at San Francisco Giants 0 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 9 at Baltimore Orioles 7 Final Game page
New York Yankees 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 0 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Mets 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 11 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 13 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at San Diego Padres 10 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page

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