July 8, 2026 11:13 am EDT Updated
The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros play a rubber match on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Foster Griffin (9-2, 2.87 ERA) will start for the Nationals, who are 47-46 this season and fourth in the NL East. Spencer Arrighetti (7-4, 3.81 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 46-48 and third in the AL West.
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Injury reportsNationals
Richard Lovelady: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Jake Irvin: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Kranick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Mitchell Parker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jacob Young: day-to-day (Hand)
Astros
Jeremy Pena: 10 Day IL (Calf), Kai-Wei Teng: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Washington’s James Wood is slashing .270/.400/.549 this season with 25 home runs (6th in MLB), 61 RBIs (9th in MLB) and an OPS of .949 (3rd in MLB). He has a 29% strikeout rate and a 17% walk rate in 435 plate appearances, and he has scored 83 total runs. Wood has recorded 14 steals on 16 attempts.
In 378 plate appearances, C.J. Abrams is hitting .276/.354/.509 with a .864 OPS and 15 steals on 19 attempts. He has hit 19 long balls, driven in 65 runs (4th in MLB) and scored 55 times.
Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is slashing .313/.420/.621 this season with 29 home runs (2nd in MLB), 67 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and an OPS of 1.041 (1st in MLB). He has a 17.4% strikeout rate and a 14.7% walk rate in 402 plate appearances, and he has scored 62 total runs.
In 383 plate appearances, Christian Walker has posted a 22.2% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate while slashing .242/.319/.472 with 20 home runs (12th in MLB), 58 RBIs (17th in MLB) and 49 runs scored.
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