MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/28/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2178 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (61-46) 1 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 10 12 0
Houston Astros (41-66) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Nationals Win, 10-1, at Houston
The Washington Nationals downed the Houston Astros, 10-1, at Minute Maid Park. Jeremy Austin led the way, going 3-for-4 for Washington. Mike Adkins, the winner, improved to 4-10. He held the Astros to 1 run on 6 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 0. The Astros, now 41-66, have lost 4 in a row.

With Washington leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Austin hit a fastball from Kevin Rogers for a 2-run double. It was his 31st double of the season and put the Nationals ahead, 3-0.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Houston manager Manny Acta. "We got flat-out beat."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .318 22 85
J. Austin LF 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .310 0 43
M. Machado 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .332 13 48
   a-B. Perez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 9
   b-M. Reuter 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .252 6 51
C. Walker DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302 6 41
M. Sano 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .211 17 53
D. Dahl RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .301 7 45
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .276 1 17
C. Bethancourt C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .340 1 22
S. Mardirosian 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .245 1 21
Totals 38 10 12 10 5 9 14      
a - B. Perez pinch ran for M. Machado in the 1st
b - M. Reuter substituted for B. Perez in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: M. Machado (19, 1st Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Austin 2 (31, 1st Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off K. Rogers, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Harper (28, 4th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Reuter (6, 4th Inning off K. Rogers, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Fox Jr. (1, 5th Inning off D. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 3 , J. Austin 5 , M. Machado 2 , M. Reuter 4 , C. Walker 2 , L. Fox Jr. 4 , C. Bethancourt 2
2-out RBI: J. Austin , M. Reuter , L. Fox Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , M. Reuter , D. Dahl , L. Fox Jr.
GIDP: M. Reuter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fox Jr.-Mardirosian-Sano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 4 23
J. Villarreal LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .356 0 8
C. Spears CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 7 40
S. Castro 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316 6 50
J. Lowery 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .302 2 31
S. McGuire 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 10 53
   b-T. Ibarra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 9 22
D. Jones DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .258 11 49
A. Morrison C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 3 18
E. van Zandvliet SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 0 21
   a-J. Gonzáles PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 0 7
Totals 33 1 8 1 0 4 13      
a - J. Gonzáles pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 8th
b - T. Ibarra pinch hit for S. McGuire in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (18, 2nd Inning off M. Adkins, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Villarreal (6, 9th Inning off J. Frey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thomas , J. Villarreal 2 , C. Spears , J. Lowery , S. McGuire 2 , D. Jones 2 , E. van Zandvliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ibarra , E. van Zandvliet
GIDP: D. Jones
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Thomas (18)
CS: L. Thomas (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McGuire-Castro-Lowery)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Adkins W (4-10) 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 0 93 5.35   
J. Ward 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 6.55   
J. Frey 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.29   
J. Lindgren 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Adkins 64
Batters Faced: M. Adkins 25, J. Ward 3, J. Frey 4, J. Lindgren 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Adkins 5-11, J. Ward 1-1, J. Frey 0-2, J. Lindgren 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Adkins 93-63, J. Ward 21-14, J. Frey 9-6, J. Lindgren 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lindgren 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rogers L (4-8) 3.2 8 6 6 2 7 1 75 5.90   
D. Lopez 2.1 3 3 3 2 1 1 38 4.66   
E. Smith 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 37 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 24
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 21, D. Lopez 11, E. Smith 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 3-1, D. Lopez 2-3, E. Smith 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 75-45, D. Lopez 38-22, E. Smith 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Smith 2-2
WP: K. Rogers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Austin
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 16932
Special Notes: 3B Manny Machado was injured while running the bases.
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