Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals

Latest headlines

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

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

Recap · Sep 27

Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st 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

Nationals4th 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

Astros1st in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Kyle TuckerRF
2. 2Jake MeyersCF
3. 3Chas McCormickLF
4. 4Luke BerryhillDH
5. 5J.C. Correa2B
6. 6Shay WhitcombSS
7. 7David Hensley1B
8. 8Joe Perez3B
9. 9Cesar SalazarC

Nationals4th in NL East

Lineup

1. 1Lane ThomasRF
2. 2Corey DickersonLF
3. 3Jeimer Candelario3B
4. 4Dominic Smith1B
5. 5Keibert RuizC
6. 6Victor RoblesCF
7. 7Jeter DownsSS
8. 8Riley AdamsDH
9. 9Jake Alu2B

Head to head

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Game info

Venue

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 2,650

Officials

Jeremy Riggs (Home Plate Umpire), CB Bucknor (First Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Second Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Third Base Umpire)