MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2056 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (61-38) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 12 2
Houston Astros (41-57) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Nationals Drop Astros, 5-4
The Washington Nationals spoiled a good performance by Houston shortstop Ed van Zandvliet, bumping off Houston, 5-4, at Minute Maid Park. van Zandvliet was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The Nationals lead the National League East Division by 10 games.

Washington took a 4-3 lead on Bryce Harper's 4th triple of the season. The run-scoring triple, which Harper hit in the top of the seventh, left Houston pitcher Chris Brown visibly frustrated.

"I had a good game," said Harper. "Winning makes it even better."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jarvis SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 0 1
B. Harper CF 5 1 2 2 0 3 1 .280 17 64
M. Machado 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .340 4 19
M. Choice LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
O. Hernandez C 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .239 6 33
N. Castellanos 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .296 14 57
S. Daniels DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .302 14 32
D. Dahl RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .261 8 34
S. Mardirosian 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279 4 24
Totals 37 5 12 5 1 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Hernandez 2 (15, 2nd Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Castellanos (37, 6th Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Mardirosian (17, 9th Inning off B. Ramsey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Harper (4, 7th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (17, 6th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 7 , M. Machado , O. Hernandez 4 , N. Castellanos 4 , D. Dahl 2 , S. Mardirosian 3
2-out RBI: B. Harper , N. Castellanos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Machado 2 , S. Daniels 2 , S. Mardirosian
GIDP: C. Jarvis
Sac Fly: C. Jarvis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mardirosian (12)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cunningham (1) , N. Castellanos (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Castellanos-Jarvis-Castellanos, Castellanos-Jarvis-Castellanos)
OF assists: 1 (Dahl(Montés at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 12 35
T. Holman C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .227 12 37
S. Montés DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .211 3 7
C. Spears CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270 7 39
S. McGuire 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .266 7 31
E. Simmons RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .221 13 32
B. Simmons 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .571 0 3
   a-S. Sweet PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 5
E. van Zandvliet SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .215 3 18
B. Antonelli 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 4 18
Totals 34 4 9 3 1 5 9      
a - S. Sweet pinch hit for B. Simmons in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Simmons (1, 5th Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. McGuire (12, 6th Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. van Zandvliet (3, 3rd Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 1 out) , S. McGuire (7, 9th Inning off R. McJannett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jones , C. Spears , S. McGuire 7 , B. Simmons 2 , E. van Zandvliet 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Spears , E. Simmons
GIDP: S. McGuire , B. Antonelli
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jones (4)
CS: E. van Zandvliet (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (van Zandvliet-Simmons-McGuire)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Cunningham 5.2 6 3 1 1 3 1 23 93 1.59   
J. Berrios W (7-8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6.54   
P. Rodriguez H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 4.88   
M. Adkins H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 3.62   
R. McJannett SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 18 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cunningham 51
Batters Faced: M. Cunningham 23, J. Berrios 1, P. Rodriguez 3, M. Adkins 4, R. McJannett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cunningham 4-7, J. Berrios 1-0, P. Rodriguez 1-2, M. Adkins 1-1, R. McJannett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cunningham 93-62, J. Berrios 5-2, P. Rodriguez 13-8, M. Adkins 12-9, R. McJannett 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Berrios 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Rogers 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 1 25 94 4.51   
C. Brown L (0-1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 8 37 5.40   
S. Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1.10   
B. Ramsey 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 17 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 51
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 25, C. Brown 8, S. Jackson 1, B. Ramsey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 7-4, C. Brown 0-3, S. Jackson 0-0, B. Ramsey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 94-67, C. Brown 37-23, S. Jackson 7-4, B. Ramsey 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Jackson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed van Zandvliet
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 37576
Saturday, July 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68