July 8, 2026 · NL East
Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. James Wood scores. | HOU 0, WSH 1 |
| B3 | Daylen Lile | Daylen Lile doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Luis García Jr. scores. | HOU 0, WSH 2 |
| B4 | Luis García Jr. | Luis García Jr. homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. Keibert Ruiz scores. James Wood scores. | HOU 0, WSH 5 |
| T5 | Brice Matthews | Brice Matthews singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Yainer Diaz scores. | HOU 1, WSH 5 |
| B5 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field. | HOU 1, WSH 6 |
| B5 | José Tena | José Tena grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Daylen Lile scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. | HOU 1, WSH 7 |
| B5 | Keibert Ruiz | Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brice Matthews. Dylan Crews scores. | HOU 1, WSH 8 |
| T8 | Nick Allen | Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop CJ Abrams. | HOU 2, WSH 8 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Astros
AWAY
2
Spencer Arrighetti started for Astros, leaving trailing 0–5.
workload · innings pitched
-
Spencer Arrighetti
Starter
4.0
94
8
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Spencer Arrighetti threw
CSW 18% 1st-pitch strike 44% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 38 40% 1 8 4 18 7 Sinker 17 18% 0 1 1 11 4 Four-Seam Fastball 16 17% 0 4 5 5 2 Sweeper 8 9% 1 1 2 4 0 Cutter 8 9% 0 1 1 3 3 Changeup 7 7% 0 0 1 5 1 - Alimber Santa Middle 2.0 38 0 0 inherited 3, 2 scored
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 18 0 1
- Cristian Javier Reliever 1.0 30 0 0
Nationals
HOME
8
Foster Griffin started for Nationals, leaving with a 8–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Orlando Ribalta took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Foster Griffin
Starter
7.0
99
1
9
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Foster Griffin threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 68% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 36 36% 7 7 9 5 8 Sweeper 16 16% 3 3 4 5 1 Splitter 12 12% 2 0 3 5 2 Changeup 11 11% 3 0 2 5 1 Curveball 9 9% 2 2 1 1 3 Four-Seam Fastball 8 8% 2 1 2 3 0 Sinker 7 7% 0 1 1 4 1 - Orlando Ribalta Setup 1.0 21 1 1
- Justin Lawrence Middle 1.0 17 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Abrams SF (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .306 | .396 | .702 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .416 | .614 | 1.030 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .346 | .419 | .765 | 2B |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .318 | .473 | .791 | 2B |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .296 | .374 | .670 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .267 | .389 | .656 | 2B |
| Brice Matthews CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .253 | .337 | .590 | SB |
| Zach Dezenzo LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .352 | .652 | |
| Nick Allen SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .295 | .314 | .609 |
HOME · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .269 | .402 | .546 | .948 | SB |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .322 | .572 | .894 | HR (20), SB |
| Curtis Mead 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .240 | .336 | .480 | .816 | |
| CJ Abrams SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .355 | .517 | .872 | HR (20) |
| Daylen Lile LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .303 | .410 | .713 | 2B |
| Dylan Crews CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .282 | .366 | .648 | |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .249 | .330 | .347 | .677 | 2B |
| José Tena DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .297 | .401 | .698 | |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .307 | .461 | .768 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Arrighetti | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 4.50 | L |
| 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 |
HOME · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 2.77 | W |
| 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 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 1.7 R
IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · WSH
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 2.5 R
IBBs 1.9 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
7-3
L1
+13 run diff
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HOME · WSH
2-8
L1
-19 run diff
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Season series: 0-1 with HOU listed first across 1 prior meeting.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.