Washington Nationals @ Houston Astros

Spring Training

3-5, 2-3 Away

Final

5-2, 3-1 Home


WSH
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	0
0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	-	6	8	1

L. Garcia2-0

3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

P. Corbin0-2

2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Nationals Hitting

hitters
A. CallCF
I. Vargas3B
L. Garcia Jr.2B
J. De La RosaCF
J. Meneses1B
M. Chavis1B
D. SmithDH
aT. BlankenhornPH-DH
J. Candelario3B
E. Mejia2B
K. RuizC
J. McKenziePR
R. AdamsC
S. GarrettRF
Y. AntunaLF
Y. HernandezLF
L. FoxSS
J. DownsSS
D. CaseyRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	0	1	.357	.400	.643
1	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.462	.400
3	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.500
1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250
3	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200
1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
2	0	2	1	1	0	.364	.500	.636
1	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.222	.500
3	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.316
1	1	1	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375
2	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.308	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.400	.625
3	0	0	0	0	1	.176	.167	.176
1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	1.400
2	0	0	0	1	1	.125	.222	.125
1	0	1	1	0	0	.167	.286	.333
2	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000
32	2	7	2	3	6

a-struck out looking for Smith in the 8th

Batting
2BFox (1, Record); Call (4, L. Garcia)
RBISmith (3), Fox (1)
2Out RBISmith, Fox
GIDPChavis
Team LOB7
Team RISP2-7 (Candelario 0-1, Vargas 0-1, Smith 1-1, Meneses 0-1, Fox 1-1, L. García 0-1, Casey 0-1)

Baserunning
CSSmith (1, 2nd base by L. Garcia/Maldonado)

Astros Hitting

hitters
J. Altuve2B
bJ.C. CorreaPH-2B
J. PenaSS
M. MaldonadoC
C. StubbsC
A. Bregman3B
J. Perez3B
K. TuckerRF
J. Abreu1B
J.J. Matijevic1B
D. HensleyLF
C. JulksLF
B. MadrisDH
cS. SchreiberPH-DH
J. MeltonCF
aQ. HamiltonPH-CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	2	1	0	1	.154	.214	.154
1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
4	1	1	2	0	2	.214	.214	.357
4	0	1	2	0	1	.111	.273	.111
0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	.625	.571
3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
4	0	2	1	0	0	.471	.471	.529
1	0	0	0	2	0	.222	.364	.667
1	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.889
2	1	1	0	1	1	.222	.417	.556
1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.667
3	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.231	.250
1	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.125	.125
1	2	1	0	1	0	.429	.500	.857
2	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167
33	6	8	6	4	9

a-struck out swinging for Melton in the 5th

b-popped out to shortstop for Altuve in the 8th

c-struck out swinging for Madris in the 8th

Batting
3BPeña (1, Banda)
RBIMaldonado 2 (3), Altuve (1), Tucker (3), Peña 2 (2)
2Out RBITucker
Team LOB7
Team RISP4-9 (Maldonado 1-2, Altuve 1-1, J. Abreu 0-1, Bregman 0-1, Tucker 1-1, Madris 0-1, Peña 1-2)

Baserunning
SBHensley (2, 2nd base off Banda/Ruiz)

Fielding
DP1 (Altuve-Matijevic)
EPeña (2, fielding)

Nationals Pitching

pitchers
P. Corbin(L, 0-2)
J. Ferrer
A. Banda
T. Ward
P. Espino
H. Harvey
M. Thompson
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
2.1	3	2	2	1	3	9.00
0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
1.0	2	4	4	2	1	18.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.38
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5.40
8.0	8	6	6	4	9

Astros Pitching

pitchers
L. Garcia(W, 2-0)
R. Pressly(H, 1)
H. Neris
B. Abreu
F. Whitley
J. Record
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
3.0	4	1	1	1	1	1.80
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
2.0	1	0	0	1	1	4.50
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	2.70
9.0	7	2	2	3	6

Pitching
HBPDowns (by Whitley)

Scoring Summary

		WSH	HOU
3rd	Smith singled to right, Call scored.	1	0
3rd	Maldonado singled to center, Melton scored, Altuve to second.	1	1
3rd	Tucker singled to center, Altuve scored, Maldonado to third.	1	2
4th	Altuve singled to right, Hensley scored, Melton to second.	1	3
4th	Peña tripled to center, Melton scored and Altuve scored.	1	5
4th	Maldonado grounded into fielder's choice to third, Peña scored.	1	6
9th	Fox hit a ground rule double, Mejia scored.	2	6

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

6:05 PM, 5 March 2023

Palm Beach, Florida

Attendance: 3,240

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
First Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
Second Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs
Third Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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Washington Nationals @ Houston Astros

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