Summary
3/7/2024 6:28AM PST
W: Hunter Harvey (3-1, 2.52), L: Justin Verlander (18-5, 1.75), SV: Kyle Finnegan (6-4, 3.51)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Astros batting. Gray pitching. Harvey in bullpen. Weems in bullpen. Altuve walked. Bregman was called out on strikes looking on a low fastball. Alvarez grounded into a double play (4-6-3 DP). Altuve out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 1
Nationals batting. Verlander pitching. Abrams flied out to Tucker (F9). Thomas struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. Ruiz homered to right (419 feet).* Meneses popped out to Pena (P6).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Astros batting. Abreu walked. Tucker grounded to left for a single. Abreu advances to 2nd. Brantley flied out to Thomas (F9). McCormick popped out to Garcia (P4). Abreu reached 3rd on a wild pitch. Tucker reached 2nd on a wild pitch. Pena struck out chasing a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 2
Nationals batting. Smith homered to right (398 feet). Garrett bunted out to Altuve (4-1). Garcia bunted to first baseman for a single. Kieboom sacrificed to Maldonado (2-3 SH). Garcia advances to 2nd. Robles struck out swinging early at a slider high and away.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Astros batting. Maldonado flied out to Robles (F8). Altuve struck out but reached first after it was dropped (WP). Altuve stole 2nd. Bregman struck out chasing a low curveball. Altuve advances to 3rd on a wild pitch. Alvarez struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 1
Nationals batting. Abrams bunted out to Abreu (3U). Thomas struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. Ruiz struck out on a 3rd strike bunt.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Astros batting. Abreu struck out chasing a slider low and away. Tucker flied out to Thomas (F9). Brantley popped out to Abrams (P6).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Nationals batting. Meneses lined to left for a single. Smith reached first on fielder's choice (1-6 FC). Meneses out. Garrett was hit by a pitch. Garcia sacrificed to Bregman (5-3 SH). Smith advances to 3rd. Garrett advances to 2nd. Kieboom bunted out to Abreu (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 5:
Astros batting. Harvey in bullpen. Harvey pitching. McCormick was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and in. Pena was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and away. Maldonado was called out on strikes looking on an outside slider.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Nationals batting. Robles bunted out to Abreu (3U). Abrams flied out to McCormick (F8). Thomas struck out on a 3rd strike bunt.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 6:
Astros batting. Rainey in bullpen. Altuve popped out to Abrams (P6). Bregman struck out chasing an outside slider. Alvarez was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Nationals batting. Ruiz grounded to center for a single. Stanek in bullpen. Meneses reached first on fielder's choice (3-6 FC). Ruiz out. Smith bunted out into a double play (1-6-3 DP). Meneses out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Astros batting. Abreu flied out to Thomas (F9). Weems in bullpen. Weems pitching. Tucker lined out to Kieboom (L5). Finnegan in bullpen. Brantley grounded out to Smith (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 0
Nationals batting. Stanek pitching. Garrett lined to center for a single. Garcia sacrificed to Abreu (3U SH). Garrett advances to 2nd. Kieboom bunted out to Bregman (5-3). Abreu in bullpen. Robles struck out swinging early at a slider down the middle.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 8:
Astros batting. McCormick flied out to Thomas (F9). Pena flied out to Thomas (F9). Montero in bullpen. Maldonado struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Nationals batting. Montero pitching. Abrams flied out to Brantley (F7). Thomas struck out chasing a sinker low and in. Ruiz bunted out to Montero (1-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Astros batting. Altuve lined to left for a single. Finnegan in bullpen. Finnegan pitching. Bregman reached first on fielder's choice (1-6 FC). Altuve out. Bregman was picked off. Alvarez struck out swinging late at a slider down the middle.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Ruiz: 110 mph (Ruiz homered to right (419 feet). 1 RBI)
Tucker: 106 mph (Tucker lined out to 3B (L5). )
Garrett: 102 mph (Garrett lined to center for a single. )
Garcia: 28 mph (Garcia sacrificed to 1B (3U SH). )
Nationals Park™ (35 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
Pitching Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 35,254 (85% capacity)
Weather: 52 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 64 (Gray), 53 (Verlander)
UMPIRES
HP: Dave Lawrence. 1B: Ricky Holliday. 2B: Darryl Parker. 3B: Matthew Ross.