HOU 6, WSH 9 | Apr 3, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, April 3, 2022•The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches•74°F, Sunny

HOU

Astros

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Hunter Harvey

LOSS

Rafael Montero

SAVE

Tyler Clippard

The Nationals defeated the Astros 9-6.

★Jeremy Peña2 HR, 4 RBI

★Dee Strange-Gordon3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Keibert Ruiz4-for-5, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Keibert Ruiz homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Kyle Marinconz scores.

Weather: 74°F, SunnyWind: 6 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 3:31Att: 2,692Venue: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Win Probability

WSH WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	6	11	1
WSH	0	0	0	0	2	2	3

Game 706785 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Niko Goodrum2B	2	1	2	0	0	0	.182/.182/.364
Rolando EspinosaRF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.333/.000
Justin Williams3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Juan SantanderPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Aledmys Díaz1B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.083/.267/.083
Rainier RivasLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.667/.500
Chas McCormickCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.188/.235/.188
Martín MaldonadoC	2	0	1	0	0	1	.133/.235/.133
Dauri LorenzoSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Bench
Jose Altuve2B	3	1	2	0	0	1	.350/.364/.550
Kyle TuckerRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.250/.211
Alex Bregman3B
Totals	37	6	11	6	3	12	-

HR:Peña (3rd off Gray, 0 on, 2 out); Peña (4th off Gray, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Goodrum 2

TB:19

RBI:Bregman; Peña 4; Alvarez

SB:Altuve

GIDP:Brantley

Team LOB:8

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jake Boone2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Gerardo ParraRF	0	0

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Justin Verlander	5.0	6	2	2	1	5	0	35-31	1.32
Phil MatonH	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	8-5	11.57
Blake TaylorH	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4-4	3.38
Rafael MonteroLBS	0.1	3	3	2	1	0	0	9-5	54.00
Ryne Stanek	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-4	0.00
Héctor Neris	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	11-9	3.60
Totals	8.0	15	9	8	2	7	2	71-58	-

Inherited runners-scored:Stanek 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Verlander 35-31; Maton 8-5; Taylor 4-4; Montero 9-5; Stanek 4-4; Neris 11-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Verlander 4-6; Maton 0-1; Taylor 0-2; Montero 2-0; Stanek 0-1; Neris 0-2

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Josiah Gray	4.2	7	5	5	1	6	2	43-34	9.31
Austin Voth

Game Notes

⏸️

T7Rainier Rivas grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Franco to shortstop Alcides Escobar. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd.

⏸️

B7Nelson Cruz doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Rainier Rivas.

⏸️

B7Cesar Hernandez flies out to left fielder Rainier Rivas.

Top 3 • HOU

2-0

Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dee Strange-Gordon. Jose Altuve scores. Kyle Tucker to 2nd.

1-0

Jeremy Pena homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

Top 4 • HOU

5-0

Jeremy Pena homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Brantley scores. Jason Castro scores.

Bot 5 • WSH

5-2

Cesar Hernandez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Brantley. Maikel Franco scores. Dee Strange-Gordon scores. Victor Robles to 2nd.

Bot 6 • WSH

5-4

Maikel Franco homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Keibert Ruiz scores.

Top 7 • HOU

6-4

Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Robles. Niko Goodrum scores. Rolando Espinosa to 2nd.

Bot 7 • WSH

6-5

Keibert Ruiz singles on a fly ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Nelson Cruz scores. Josh Bell to 2nd.

6-7

Dee Strange-Gordon doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Chas McCormick. Josh Bell scores. Keibert Ruiz scores. Maikel Franco to 3rd.

Bot 8 • WSH

6-9

Keibert Ruiz homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Kyle Marinconz scores.

HR:Franco (6th off Maton, 1 on, 1 out); Ruiz (8th off Neris, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Strange-Gordon; Soto; Cruz

TB:24

RBI:Franco 2; Strange-Gordon 2; Ruiz 3; Hernández 2

Team LOB:9

HBP:Tucker (by Gray)

Pitches-strikes:Gray 43-34; Voth 6-2; Cishek 4-4; Harvey 11-7; Doolittle 9-9; Clippard 7-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Gray 2-5; Voth 2-0; Cishek 0-1; Harvey 1-1; Doolittle 1-0; Clippard 0-1

Bench
César Hernández2B	5	0	2	2	0	1	.280/.333/.480
Juan SotoRF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.304/.448/.652
Nelson CruzDH	4	1	1	0	0	0	.100/.182/.133
Josh Bell1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.138/.194/.276
Keibert RuizC	5	3	4	3	0	0	.286/.318/.476
Alcides EscobarSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.148/.207/.148
Maikel Franco3B	3	2	2	2	1	0	.259/.276/.407
Dee Strange-GordonLF	4	1	3	2	0	0	.448/.448/.552
Josiah GrayP							.000/.000/.000
Austin VothP							.000/.000/.000
Steve CishekP							.000/.000/.000
Hunter HarveyP							.000/.000/.000
Sean DoolittleP							.000/.000/.000
Tyler ClippardP							.000/.000/.000