MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/04/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1900 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (56-32) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0
Washington Nationals (53-36) 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 X 8 16 1
With 8-3 Win, Nationals Go to 53-36
The Washington Nationals powered past the Houston Astros, 8-3, at Nationals Park. Adam Eaton went 4 for 4 with a triple, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times, to lead the charge. Washington reliever Jacob Rhame picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Zack Greinke shouldered the loss. The victory gives Washington a record of 53-36.

The Nationals ran into trouble in the top of the third. The score was 1-0, Washington, with one out. Houston, with runners on 1st and 2nd, had Alex Bregman at the plate. With a base hit, he could have changed the complexion of the game. Instead, he hit into a double play and the Nationals went on to win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .245 12 41
J. Altuve 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .299 19 54
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .291 27 79
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .283 23 62
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .298 20 54
M. Brantley LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .323 14 50
   B. Peacock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Gurriel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 9 29
   J. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Springer CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .281 16 52
G. Stubbs C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 6 20
Z. Greinke P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Reddick LF, RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .227 1 12
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 16 14      
a - J. Reddick substituted for Z. Greinke in the 6th
b - Y. Gurriel pinch hit for B. Peacock in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (18, 7th Inning off J. Rhame, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Altuve (19, 7th Inning off J. Rhame, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Brantley (14, 4th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 3 , G. Springer , J. Altuve 5 , K. Tucker , M. Brantley 4
2-out RBI: J. Altuve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Correa , A. Bregman
GIDP: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Altuve (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Correa-Alvarez)
PB: G. Stubbs
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .302 10 41
J. Soto LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .302 20 57
T. Turner SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .304 10 42
E. Thames 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .173 10 33
   a-R. Zimmerman 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .298 6 39
A. Cabrera 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .272 8 36
S. Castro 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .338 6 19
Y. Gomes C 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .223 4 20
M. Taylor CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .316 15 41
M. Scherzer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .063 0 0
   J. Rhame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Minaya P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-V. Robles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 7 25
   S. Doolittle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 16 8 2 8 15      
a - R. Zimmerman substituted for E. Thames in the 8th
b - V. Robles pinch hit for J. Minaya in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Eaton (16, 5th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Eaton (3, 1st Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Turner (10, 7th Inning off B. Peacock, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Thames (10, 6th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Turner 5 , A. Eaton 7 , M. Taylor 2 , Y. Gomes 2 , E. Thames 4 , S. Castro 2 , A. Cabrera 2 , R. Zimmerman
2-out RBI: R. Zimmerman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Soto 2 , A. Cabrera
GIDP: J. Soto
Sac Bunt: J. Rhame , Y. Gomes
Sac Fly: J. Soto
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. Castro (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Castro-Thames)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Greinke L (9-6) 5.2 11 5 5 0 3 1 87 59 4.80   
B. Peacock 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 31 19 3.79   
J. Smith 1.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 37 19 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 30
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 27, B. Peacock 7, J. Smith 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 9-4, B. Peacock 1-1, J. Smith 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 87-59, B. Peacock 31-19, J. Smith 37-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Peacock 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer 5.2 5 1 1 3 10 1 96 57 3.23   
J. Rhame W (1-1) 1.0 2 2 0 0 2 1 20 14 3.38   
J. Minaya H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 12 3.41   
S. Doolittle 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 11 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 62
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 24, J. Rhame 6, J. Minaya 4, S. Doolittle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 1-5, J. Rhame 0-1, J. Minaya 2-1, S. Doolittle 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 96-57, J. Rhame 20-14, J. Minaya 18-12, S. Doolittle 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rhame 1-0 , J. Minaya 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Eaton
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 41149
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