WSH 2, HOU 6 | Mar 5, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, March 5, 2023•The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches•83°F, Partly Cloudy

WSH

Nationals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Luis Garcia

LOSS

Patrick Corbin

The Astros defeated the Nationals 6-2.

Key Moment

Top 9: Lucius Fox hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to right field. Erick Mejia scores.

Weather: 83°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 2:27Att: 3,240Venue: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Win Probability

HOU WinWSH Win

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

Game 719266 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Ildemaro Vargas3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300/.462/.400
Jeremy De La RosaCF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.333/.250
Michael Chavis1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.250/.250
Travis BlankenhornDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.125/.222/.500
Erick Mejia2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.375/.375/.375
Riley AdamsC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.400/.625
Yasel AntunaLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400/.500/1.400
Lucius FoxSS	1	0	1	1	0	0	.167/.286/.333
Donovan CaseyRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.200/.000
Bench
Alex CallCF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.357/.400/.643
Luis García Jr.2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267/.313/.533
Joey Meneses1B
Totals	32	2	7	2	3	6	-

2B:Fox; Call

TB:9

RBI:Fox; Smith

CS:Smith

GIDP:Chavis

Team LOB:7

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
J.C. Correa2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.667
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	1

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Patrick CorbinL	2.1	3	2	2	1	3	20-16	9.00
José A. FerrerBS	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	4-4	0.00
Anthony Banda	1.0	2	4	4	2	1	16-8	18.00
Thaddeus Ward	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	11-7	0.00
Paolo Espino	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5-5	3.00
Hunter Harvey	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	6-6	3.38
Mason Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5-5	5.40
Totals	8.0	8	6	6	4	9	67-51	-

Inherited runners-scored:Ferrer 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Corbin 20-16; Ferrer 4-4; Banda 16-8; Ward 11-7; Espino 5-5; Harvey 6-6; Thompson 5-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Corbin 3-1; Ferrer 0-2; Banda 2-1; Ward 1-0; Espino 1-1; Harvey 2-0; Thompson 0-2

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Luis GarciaW	3.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	20-16	1.80

Top 3 • WSH

1-0

Dominic Smith singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Alex Call scores.

Bot 3 • HOU

1-1

Martin Maldonado singles on a line drive to center fielder Alex Call. Jacob Melton scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd.

1-2

Kyle Tucker singles on a fly ball to center fielder Alex Call. Jose Altuve scores. Martin Maldonado to 3rd.

Bot 4 • HOU

1-3

Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to right fielder Stone Garrett. David Hensley scores. Jacob Melton to 2nd.

1-5

Jeremy Pena triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Alex Call. Jacob Melton scores. Jose Altuve scores.

1-6

Martin Maldonado reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Jeimer Candelario. Jeremy Pena scores.

Top 9 • WSH

2-6

Lucius Fox hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to right field. Erick Mejia scores.

HBP:Downs (by Whitley)

Pitches-strikes:Garcia 20-16; Pressly 5-5; Neris 7-7; Abreu 7-3; Whitley 14-8; Record 7-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Garcia 1-6; Pressly 0-2; Neris 0-1; Abreu 1-2; Whitley 3-1; Record 2-0

Bench
Jose Altuve2B	4	2	2	1	0	1	.154/.214/.154
Martín MaldonadoC	4	0	1	2	0	1	.111/.273/.111
Alex Bregman3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
José Abreu1B	1	0	0	0	2	0	.222/.364/.667
David HensleyLF	2	1	1	0	1	1	.222/.417/.556
Bligh MadrisDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.167/.231/.250
Jacob MeltonCF	1	2	1	0	1	0	.429/.500/.857
Luis GarciaP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000
Héctor NerisP							.000/.000/.000
Bryan AbreuP							.000/.000/.000
Forrest WhitleyP							.000/.000/.000
Joe RecordP							.000/.000/.000