Post Game Thread (Jul 29, 2025): Nationals (44-63) @ Astros (61-47)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
WSH	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	10	0	8
HOU	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	0		7	13	0	10

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Trammell	4	1	0	1	1	0	.254
DH	Altuve	5	0	1	1	0	0	.276
1B	Walker, C	4	2	2	2	0	0	.238
RF	Smith	4	0	1	1	1	2	.257
CF	Melton	2	0	0	0	0	1	.206
LF	Hummel	2	0	1	1	0	1	.167
CF	McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246
C	Diaz, Ya	4	2	3	1	0	0	.249
3B	Dubón	3	1	3	0	1	0	.268
2B	Whitcomb	4	1	1	0	0	1	.125
SS	Short	3	0	1	0	0	2	.213

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Alexander, J	4.2	5	2	2	2	6	80-48	7.36
Sousa	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	20-13	2.66
King, B	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	19-14	2.78
Abreu, B	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	28-18	1.86
Hader	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	13-9	2.22

WSH		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Abrams	4	1	3	0	1	1	.278
LF	Wood	5	0	1	1	0	3	.263
2B	García Jr., L	5	1	2	2	0	1	.264
DH	Bell	2	1	0	0	2	1	.224
1B	Lowe, N	4	0	1	0	0	1	.226
3B	House	4	0	1	0	0	1	.254
RF	Lile	4	1	2	1	0	1	.243
C	Adams, R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.164
CF	Young	4	0	0	0	0	4	.239

WSH	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Soroka	3.1	4	2	2	0	4	74-47	4.87
Henry	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	23-15	3.32
Chafin	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	16-7	2.70
Lara	1.2	7	4	4	1	1	32-21	5.79
Rutledge	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	16-12	6.38

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Cam Smith doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Daylen Lile. Christian Walker scores.	1-0
T3	Luis García Jr. homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Abrams scores.	1-2
B4	Yainer Diaz homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field.	2-2
B5	Cooper Hummel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Christian Walker scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.	3-2
B6	Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Mauricio Dubón scores. Shay Whitcomb to 3rd. Taylor Trammell to 2nd.	4-2
B6	Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder James Wood. Shay Whitcomb scores. Taylor Trammell scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd.	6-2
T7	James Wood singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Daylen Lile scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd.	6-3
B7	Taylor Trammell grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Yainer Diaz scores. Shay Whitcomb to 3rd. Zack Short to 2nd.	7-3
T8	Daylen Lile doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Chas McCormick. Josh Bell scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 3rd.	7-4

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Nationals at Astros – July 29, 2025	0:06
Bullpen availability for Washington, July 29 vs Astros	0:08
Bullpen availability for Houston, July 29 vs Nationals	0:08
Fielding alignment for Houston, July 29 vs Nationals	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, July 29 vs Nationals	0:08
Fielding alignment for Washington, July 29 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Washington, July 29 vs Astros	0:08
Starting lineups for Nationals at Astros – July 29, 2025	0:10
Luis García Jr.: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
A deep dive into Luis García Jr.'s home run	0:11
Breaking down Michael Soroka's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Jason Alexander's pitches	0:04
Visualizing Yainer Diaz's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Measuring the stats on Yainer Diaz's home run	0:13
CJ Abrams steals second base in the 1st	0:12
Jason Alexander K's James Wood looking	0:07
Cam Smith's RBI double	0:33
Mike Soroka strikes out Shay Whitcomb	0:07
Luis García Jr.'s two-run home run (9)	0:25
Yainer Diaz's solo home run (14)	0:30
Mike Soroka's four strikeouts vs. Astros	0:22
Cooper Hummel's pinch-hit RBI single	0:18
Jason Alexander strikes out six vs. Nationals	0:37
CJ Abrams' leaping snag	0:21
Jose Altuve's RBI single	0:13
Christian Walker's two-run single	0:26
James Wood's RBI single	0:25
Taylor Trammell's RBI groundout	0:16
Daylen Lile's RBI double	0:18
Nationals' double play is overturned after review	0:51
Luis García Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.	0:06

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Sousa (5-0, 2.66 ERA)	Chafin (1-1, 2.70 ERA)	Hader (28 SV, 2.22 ERA)

Game ended at 10:10 PM.