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Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Astros
8-5
6-9
Final
Nationals
3-10
CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
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Who won: Nationals 9-6

The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 9-6 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. The series is tied 2-2. The Nationals outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 5th inning. Keibert Ruiz went 4-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals. Jeremy Pena went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Astros.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago
Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada
ESPN · 2d ago
Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Joe Espada
ESPN · Oct 1
Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires
Recap · Oct 1
White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · Sep 30
White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · Sep 30
Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos
ESPN · Sep 30
Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season
ESPN · Sep 30
Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Injuries and inactives

Astros5th in AL West
  • Brice Matthews CF
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    Out
  • Cristian Javier SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    Out
  • Daulton Varsho CF
    Wrist, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Enyel De Los Santos RP
    Knee, Tendinitis, right
    Out
  • Mike Burrows SP
    Elbow, Inflammation, right
    60-Day-IL
Nationals1st in NL East
  • Drew Millas C
    Finger, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk RP
    Elbow, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Matt Waldron RP
    Chest, Inflammation
    60-Day-IL
  • Orlando Ribalta RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin RP
    Forearm, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL

Lineups

Astros5th in AL West
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Kyle TuckerRF
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Yordan AlvarezDH
  5. 5Yuli Gurriel1B
  6. 6Michael BrantleyLF
  7. 7Jose SiriCF
  8. 8Jason CastroC
  9. 9Jeremy PenaSS
Nationals1st in NL East
Lineup
  1. 1Cesar Hernandez2B
  2. 2Juan SotoRF
  3. 3Nelson CruzDH
  4. 4Josh Bell1B
  5. 5Keibert RuizC
  6. 6Alcides EscobarSS
  7. 7Maikel Franco3B
  8. 8Dee Strange-GordonLF
  9. 9Victor RoblesCF

Head to head

Series tied 2-2
Last meeting: Astros 3, Nationals 1 (Mar 29)

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Game info

Venue
CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 2,692
Officials
James Jean (Home Plate Umpire), Larry Vanover (First Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2

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