Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Astros

7-15

4-5

Final/10

Nationals

9-11

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4
WSH	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5

Who won: Nationals 5-4

The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 5-4 in 10 innings on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 9th inning. CJ Abrams went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals. Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Apr 20

Joey Meneses hits an RBI single in the 10th inning to lead Nationals past Astros 5-4

Joey Meneses hit an RBI single in the 10th inning after Ryan Pressly blew the save in the ninth for Houston and the Washington Nationals came back to defeat the Astros 5-4 on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
Astros 3-6 on the road; Nationals 3-5 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

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Recap · Sep 30

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ESPN · Sep 29

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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

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Ronel Blanco SP

Probable starter · 13-6, 2.80 ERA, 166 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Alex Bregman3B
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Yainer DiazC
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Chas McCormickLF
8Jose Abreu1B
9Mauricio DubonCF

Nationals4th in NL East

Trevor Williams SP

Probable starter · 6-1, 2.03 ERA, 59 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1CJ AbramsSS
2Jesse WinkerLF
3Lane ThomasRF
4Luis Garcia Jr.2B
5Joey Gallo1B
6Joey MenesesDH
7Eddie RosarioLF
8Riley AdamsC
9Nick Senzel3B

The series

WSH wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 5, Nationals 3 (Apr 19)

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 34,608
Officials: Manny Gonzalez (Home Plate Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (First Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Second Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Third Base Umpire)