The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 12-11 on Jul 6, 2026 at Nationals Park.
Final · Nationals Park
Top performers
- Brice Matthews went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Astros.
- Mike Burrows pitched 4.1 innings for the Astros, allowing 7 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
- James Wood went 1-for-2 with 1 home run and 4 RBI for the Nationals.
- Miles Mikolas pitched 6.0 innings for the Nationals, allowing 7 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
Houston Astros box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Walker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yainer Diaz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Matthews | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cam Smith | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Burrows | 4.1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Washington Nationals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Abrams | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Garcia Jr. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Curtis Mead | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim Nunez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylen Lile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Millas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| James Wood | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Mikolas | 6.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Before and after
- Astros · 2026 season · Previous Jul 5, 2026: TB 0, HOU 2 · Next Jul 7, 2026: HOU 6, WSH 3
- Nationals · 2026 season · Previous Jul 5, 2026: PIT 11, WSH 5 · Next Jul 7, 2026: HOU 6, WSH 3