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Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros

MLB
Nationals
12-10-2
4-5
Final
Astros
12-9-4
CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
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Who won: Astros 5-4

The Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. The Nationals lead the series 3-2. The Astros outscored the Nationals 4-0 in the 8th inning. Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Dominic Smith went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the 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

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
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

Lineups

Nationals4th in NL East
Lineup
  1. 1Luis Garcia Jr.2B
  2. 2Joey MenesesLF
  3. 3Dominic Smith1B
  4. 4Jeimer Candelario3B
  5. 5Corey DickersonDH
  6. 6Alex CallRF
  7. 7CJ AbramsSS
  8. 8Riley AdamsC
  9. 9Victor RoblesCF
Astros1st in AL West
Lineup
  1. 1Yordan AlvarezLF
  2. 2Jeremy PenaSS
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Jose Abreu1B
  5. 5Chas McCormickRF
  6. 6Jake MeyersCF
  7. 7Mauricio Dubon2B
  8. 8David HensleyDH
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC

Head to head

WSH leads series 3-2
Last meeting: Nationals 11, Astros 7 (Mar 17)

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Game info

Venue
CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 2,864
Officials
Clint Vondrak (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Conroy (First Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Second Base Umpire), Reed Basner (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesWSH leads series 3-2

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