Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Houston AstrosHOU

2–8

Final

Washington NationalsWSH

Nationals Park

Team Season Averages

Houston AstrosLeads 8 of 18

Washington NationalsLeads 10 of 18

Batting

4.57Runs per game5.38
0.242Batting average0.250
0.316On-base percentage0.324
0.412Slugging percentage0.434
0.728OPS0.758
1.34Home runs per game1.40
8.12Hits per game8.60
126Home runs130
33Stolen bases98

Pitching

4.74ERA4.80
1.39WHIP1.40
8.80Strikeouts per nine7.92
4.37Walks per nine3.56
4.66Runs allowed per game4.78
0.241Opponent batting average0.259
814Pitching strikeouts734
26Quality starts17
28Saves27

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (WSH)	Total	HOU ML	WSH ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	10	+108	-130
FFanDuel	-1.5	10	+116	-134
BBetMGM	-1.5	10	+115	-140
CCaesars	-1.5	10	+115	-135
BBetOnline	-1.5	10	+121	-133
BBetRivers	-1.5	10	+106	-132
BBetus	-1.5	10	+118	-130
BBovada	-1.5	10	+115	-138
FFanatics	-1.5	10	+115	-140
LLowVig	-1.5	10	+121	-133
MMyBookie	-1.5	9.5	+112	-131

Game Information

Nationals Park

Stadium

Jul 8, 2026

6:45 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 4 mph

83°

Lineups

HOU

Starters

WSH

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
HOU	13th	24th
WSH	1st	28th

Matchup

HOUWSH

46-48Record47-46
48.9%Win %50.5%
23-24Home record19-28
23-24Road record28-18
6-4Last 106-4
1Streak-1
-42Run diff+7
12-16Division10-17
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
WSH	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	—	8

Team Stats

HOUStatWSH

2Runs8
8Hits9
0Errors1
0Home runs2
1RBI8
1Stolen bases2
10K (bat)3
3K (pit)10
10BB (pit)0

Player Stats

HOU — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI
Cam SmithRF	4	0	0	0
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	0	0
Yainer DiazC	4	1	1	0
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	2	0
Brice MatthewsCF	4	0	1	1
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0
Christian Walker1B	4	0	1	0
Nick AllenSS	3	0	1	0
Zach DezenzoUNSPECIFIED POSITION	3	1	2	0

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Spencer ArrighettiSP	4.0	7	8	8	6	2
Alimber SantaRP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Cristian JavierSP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0

WSH — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Daylen LileLF	5	1	2	0	1	0
Jose TenaDH	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dylan CrewsRF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Luis Garcia Jr.1B	4	2	3	1	3	1
CJ AbramsSS	3	1	1	1	2	1
Curtis Mead3B	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jorbit Vivas3B	3	0	1	0	0	2
Keibert RuizC	3	1	1	0	1	0
James WoodRF	2	2	0	0	0	3

WSH — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	K
Foster GriffinSP	7.0	5	1	1	9
Justin LawrenceRP	1.0	1	0	0	0
Orlando RibaltaRP	1.0	2	1	0	1

Scoring Summary

87 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Altuve struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Alvarez lined out to left.
0-0
Top
Paredes struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wood walked. Washington Nationals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-0
Bottom
García Jr. lined out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Mead struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Abrams walked, Wood to second.
0-0
Bottom
Lile lined out to right.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Walker popped out to first.
0-0
Top
Smith struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Diaz struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Crews grounded out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Vivas doubled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Tena struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Ruiz flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Matthews flied out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Dezenzo singled to center.
0-0
Top
Allen grounded into fielder's choice to third, Dezenzo out at second.
0-0
Top
Altuve struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Wood walked.
0-0
Bottom
Wood stole second.
0-0
Bottom
García Jr. walked.
0-0
Bottom
Mead lined out to center, Wood to third.
0-0
Bottom
García Jr. stole second.
0-0
Bottom
Abrams hit sacrifice fly to left, Wood scored.
0-1
Bottom
Lile doubled to left, García Jr. scored.
0-2
Bottom
Crews lined out to left.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Alvarez struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Paredes doubled to center.
0-2
Top
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
0-2
Top
Smith grounded out to third.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Vivas grounded out to third.
0-2
Bottom
Tena popped out to shortstop.
0-2
Bottom
Ruiz singled to right.
0-2
Bottom
Wood walked, Ruiz to second.
0-2
Bottom
García Jr. homered to right center (417 feet), Ruiz scored and Wood scored.
0-5
Bottom
Mead lined out to shortstop.
0-5

Inning 5 Top

Top
Diaz doubled to left.
0-5
Top
Diaz to third on wild pitch by Griffin.
0-5
Top
Matthews singled to center, Diaz scored.
1-5
Top
Dezenzo struck out swinging.
1-5
Top
Allen fouled out to catcher.
1-5
Top
Matthews stole second.
1-5
Top
Altuve flied out to right.
1-5

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Abrams homered to right center (415 feet).
1-6
Bottom
Lile singled to center.
1-6
Bottom
Crews reached on infield single to second, Lile to second.
1-6
Bottom
Vivas walked, Crews to second, Lile to third.
1-6
Bottom
Santa relieved Arrighetti
1-6
Bottom
Tena grounded out to first, Lile scored, Vivas to second, Crews to third.
1-7
Bottom
Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to center, Crews scored.
1-8
Bottom
Wood grounded out to third.
1-8

Inning 6 Top

Top
Alvarez grounded out to catcher.
1-8
Top
Paredes singled to center.
1-8
Top
Walker grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Paredes out at second.
1-8

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
García Jr. singled to center.
1-8
Bottom
Mead walked, García Jr. to second.
1-8
Bottom
Abrams popped out to third.
1-8
Bottom
Lile grounded into fielder's choice to first, Mead out at second, García Jr. to third.
1-8
Bottom
Crews grounded out to shortstop.
1-8

Inning 7 Top

Top
Smith struck out swinging.
1-8
Top
Diaz grounded out to pitcher.
1-8
Top
Matthews struck out swinging.
1-8

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Pearson relieved Santa
1-8
Bottom
Vivas walked.
1-8
Bottom
Tena flied out to center.
1-8
Bottom
Ruiz grounded into fielder's choice to third, Vivas out at second.
1-8
Bottom
Wood struck out swinging.
1-8

Inning 8 Top

Top
Ribalta relieved Griffin
1-8
Top
Dezenzo singled to center.
1-8
Top
Dezenzo to second on wild pitch by Ribalta.
1-8
Top
Allen reached on infield single to shortstop, Dezenzo scored on throwing error by shortstop Abrams, Allen to second.
2-8
Top
Altuve grounded out to third.
2-8
Top
Alvarez struck out looking.
2-8
Top
Paredes flied out to center.
2-8

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Javier relieved Pearson
2-8
Bottom
García Jr. singled to center.
2-8
Bottom
Mead walked, García Jr. to second.
2-8
Bottom
Abrams flied out to center.
2-8
Bottom
Lile flied out to center, García Jr. to third.
2-8
Bottom
Crews walked, Mead to second.
2-8
Bottom
Vivas lined out to left.
2-8

Inning 9 Top

Top
Lawrence relieved Ribalta
2-8
Top
Walker doubled to right.
2-8
Top
Smith grounded out to third.
2-8
Top
Diaz grounded out to second, Walker to third.
2-8
Top
Matthews grounded out to shortstop.
2-8

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Player props

Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Carlos Correa
RBIs: 6/22 over · last line 0.5
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Daulton Varsho
Home Runs: 3/22 over · last line 0.5
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Yainer Diaz
Hits: 12/20 over · last line 0.5
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Christian Vazquez
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Brady House
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Connelly Early
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 3.5
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Hunter Brown
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Peter Lambert
Hits Allowed: 7/14 over · last line 5.5
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Cade Cavalli
Hits Allowed: 6/13 over · last line 4.5
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Andrew Alvarez
Hits Allowed: 6/12 over · last line 4.5
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Hayden Wesneski
Hits Allowed: 6/10 over · last line 4.5
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Tatsuya Imai
Hits Allowed: 3/10 over · last line 4.5
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Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals: Final Score & Recap

The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 8-2 in this MLB game at Nationals Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals Odds

DraftKings lists the Washington Nationals at WSH -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 10. Moneylines are Houston Astros +108 and Washington Nationals -130. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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