Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros, July 7, 2026

AstrosHOU
6-3
Final
NationalsWSH

July 7, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
L 1-3
vs TB
W 10-8
vs TB
W 2-0
vs TB
L 11-12
@ WSH
W 6-3
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

2-3

Last 5
W 9-5
vs PIT
L 1-7
vs PIT
L 5-11
vs PIT
W 12-11
vs HOU
L 3-6
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 7, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros46-48.489#3#42.0
Washington Nationals47-46.505#4#66.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosWashington Nationals
.732
OPS
.744
226
HR
210
734
Runs
821
4.45
ERA
4.67
1.34
WHIP
1.39
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

5 H, 3 HR, 7 RBI

Jose Altuve headshot
Jose Altuve

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Yainer Diaz headshot
Yainer Diaz

3 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan King headshot
Bryan King

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

James Wood headshot
James Wood

6 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.

7 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.50 ERA

Foster Griffin headshot
Foster Griffin

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 1.80 ERA

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez

5.2 IP, 3 SO, 7.94 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

James Wood headshot
James Wood
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
José Tena headshot
José Tena
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Jose Altuve headshot
Jose Altuve
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 6, Washington Nationals 3: HOU 6 hits, WSH 11 hits; HOU 1 error, WSH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros010301010661
Washington Nationals1010000013110

Box Score

Batting

6 players led Houston Astros with 1 hit each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jose Altuve2B5111011
Braden Shewmake2B0000000
Yordan AlvarezDH5000010
Isaac Paredes3B5010020
Christian Walker1B2210100
Cam SmithRF3000200
Zach DezenzoLF2200210
Taylor TrammellLF0000000
Brice MatthewsCF3110110
Nick AllenSS2013110
Christian VázquezC3012010
Totals30666781

4 players led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodRF4221111
Luis García Jr.1B3020000
Andrés ChaparroPH/1B2000020
Curtis Mead3B5020010
CJ AbramsDH2011200
Keibert RuizC4000010
Dylan CrewsPH1000010
Daylen LileLF4000030
Nasim NuñezSS4020010
Jorbit Vivas2B4010000
Jacob YoungCF2000100
José TenaPH1111001
Totals3631134102

Pitching

Tatsuya Imai went 3.2 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 2 ER); Andrew Alvarez went 5.2 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Tatsuya Imai3.2422331
Steven Okert1.1100030
Enyel De Los Santos1.0100000
Bryan King1.0100010
Bryan Abreu1.0100010
Alimber Santa0.2211011
Josh Hader0.1100110
Washington Nationals
Andrew Alvarez5.2455530
Justin Lawrence0.1000010
Matt Krook0.2100110
Riley Cornelio1.1111031
Carson Palmquist1.0000100
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run James Wood homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Sac Fly Nick Allen out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Christian Walker scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • B3

    Sac Fly CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. James Wood scores. HOU 1, WSH 2

  • T4

    Single Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Christian Walker scores. Zach Dezenzo scores. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 3, WSH 2

  • T4

    Sac Fly Christian Vázquez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Brice Matthews scores. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T6

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T8

    Home Run Jose Altuve homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • B9

    Home Run José Tena homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 6, WSH 3

Play-by-Play

All 83 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. HOU 6, WSH 3

  • B9

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. HOU 6, WSH 3

  • B9

    Single Curtis Mead singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Allen. James Wood to 3rd. Curtis Mead to 2nd. James Wood advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Nick Allen. HOU 6, WSH 3

  • B9

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. HOU 6, WSH 3

  • B9

    Single James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 6, WSH 3

  • B9

    Home Run José Tena homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 6, WSH 3

  • B9

    Lineout Jorbit Vivas lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • T9

    Grounded Into DP Cam Smith grounds into a double play, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Christian Walker out at 2nd. Cam Smith out at 1st. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • T9

    Walk Christian Walker walks. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • T9

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • B8

    Caught Stealing 2B Nasim Nuñez caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Christian Vázquez to shortstop Nick Allen. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • B8

    Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Allen, deflected by second baseman Braden Shewmake. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • B8

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • T8

    Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • T8

    Home Run Jose Altuve homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 6, WSH 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Nick Allen called out on strikes. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B7

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to pitcher Bryan King. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B7

    Double Curtis Mead doubles (13) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B7

    Groundout James Wood grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T7

    Walk Zach Dezenzo walks. Christian Walker to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T7

    Forceout Cam Smith grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Curtis Mead. Isaac Paredes out at 3rd. Christian Walker to 2nd. Cam Smith to 1st. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T7

    Hit By Pitch Christian Walker hit by pitch. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T7

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B6

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B6

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B6

    Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • B6

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T6

    Strikeout Jose Altuve called out on strikes. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T6

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. HOU 5, WSH 2

  • T6

    Walk Nick Allen walks. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T6

    Flyout Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. Zach Dezenzo to 3rd. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T6

    Walk Zach Dezenzo walks. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T6

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz strikes out swinging. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B5

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Curtis Mead called out on strikes. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B5

    Flyout Luis García Jr. flies out to second baseman Jose Altuve. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T5

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, pitcher Andrew Alvarez to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T5

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B4

    Strikeout James Wood strikes out swinging. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B4

    Walk Jacob Young walks. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B4

    Single Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B4

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T4

    Bunt Groundout Jose Altuve bunt grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T4

    Sac Fly Christian Vázquez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Brice Matthews scores. HOU 4, WSH 2

  • T4

    Single Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Christian Walker scores. Zach Dezenzo scores. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 3, WSH 2

  • T4

    Walk Brice Matthews walks. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd. HOU 1, WSH 2

  • T4

    Forceout Zach Dezenzo grounds into a force out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Christian Walker to 3rd. Cam Smith out at 2nd. Zach Dezenzo to 1st. HOU 1, WSH 2

  • T4

    Walk Cam Smith walks. Christian Walker to 2nd. HOU 1, WSH 2

  • T4

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. HOU 1, WSH 2

  • B3

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 1, WSH 2

  • B3

    Sac Fly CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. James Wood scores. HOU 1, WSH 2

  • B3

    Groundout Curtis Mead grounds out, pitcher Tatsuya Imai to first baseman Christian Walker. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • B3

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. James Wood to 3rd. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • B3

    Walk James Wood walks. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • T3

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to pitcher Andrew Alvarez. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • T3

    Pop Out Jose Altuve pops out to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • B2

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • B2

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • T2

    Groundout Christian Vázquez grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • T2

    Sac Fly Nick Allen out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Christian Walker scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. HOU 1, WSH 1

  • T2

    Single Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. Christian Walker to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Walk Cam Smith walks. Christian Walker to 2nd. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • T2

    Hit By Pitch Christian Walker hit by pitch. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Flyout Curtis Mead flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Home Run James Wood homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 0, WSH 1

  • T1

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out softly, catcher Keibert Ruiz to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 0, WSH 0