Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

46-49, 23-25 Away

Final

48-46, 20-28 Home


HOU
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	-	8	9	1

F. Griffin10-2

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 0 BB

S. Arrighetti7-5

4.0 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 2 K, 6 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- F. Griffin pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 92
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Cutter 88
  3
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 89
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Sweeper 81
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- S. Arrighetti pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- F. Griffin pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- S. Arrighetti pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- F. Griffin pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- S. Arrighetti pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- Wood stole second.
  0
  0
- García Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- F. Griffin pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- S. Arrighetti pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- F. Griffin pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- Diaz to third on wild pitch by Griffin.
  0
  5
- Matthews stole second.
  1
  5
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- S. Arrighetti pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- A. Santa pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- F. Griffin pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- A. Santa pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- F. Griffin pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- N. Pearson pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- O. Ribalta pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- Dezenzo to second on wild pitch by Ribalta.
  1
  8
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
NationalsBottom 8th
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Lawrence pitching for WSH
  HOU
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	92
2 Strike Swinging	Cutter	88
3 Foul Ball	Cutter	89
4 Strike Swinging	Sweeper	81

Astros
11
Nationals
12

Game 1

7/6

Astros
6
Nationals
3

Game 2

7/7

Astros
2
Nationals
8

Game 3

7/8

Nationals Park

6:45 PM, July 8, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 17,760

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Third Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	49	47	.510	-	W1
Seattle	48	49	.495	1.5	W1
Houston	47	51	.480	3	L1
Athletics	41	55	.427	8	L9
Los Angeles	38	59	.392	11.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	55	40	.579	-	W1
Philadelphia	54	43	.557	2	W2
Miami	52	45	.536	4	L3
Washington	48	49	.495	8	L3
New York	40	57	.412	16	L3

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Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals

F. Griffin10-2

S. Arrighetti7-5

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2026 American League West Standings

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