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Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros

MLB
Nationals
26-40
4-5
Final
Astros
39-29
Daikin Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Astros 5-4

The Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 1st inning. Jose Abreu went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Dominic Smith went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Nationals.

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What it means

  • Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
  • Nationals 14-19 on the road; Astros 20-14 at home.

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

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East
Josiah Gray SP
Probable starter · 8-13, 3.91 ERA, 143 K, 1.46 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Lane ThomasCF
  2. 2Jeimer Candelario3B
  3. 3Joey MenesesDH
  4. 4Stone GarrettLF
  5. 5Keibert RuizC
  6. 6Ildemaro VargasRF
  7. 7Dominic Smith1B
  8. 8Alex CallCF
  9. 9CJ AbramsSS
Astros1st in AL West
Framber Valdez SP
Probable starter · 12-11, 3.45 ERA, 200 K, 1.13 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Mauricio DubonSS
  2. 2Jose Altuve2B
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Kyle TuckerRF
  5. 5Jose Abreu1B
  6. 6Yainer DiazDH
  7. 7Corey JulksLF
  8. 8Jake MeyersCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Astros 6, Nationals 1 (Jun 13)

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Game info

Venue
Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 39,796
Officials
Jeremy Riggs (Home Plate Umpire), Brian Knight (First Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Second Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesHOU wins series 2-1

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