MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
04/20/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 883 - SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (17-5) 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
Washington Nationals (5-15) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 0
Nationals Suffer 7-5 Home Defeat
Houston left-hander Framber Valdez pitched his team to victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The final score was 7-5. Getting the save was Hunter Harvey, his 8th. Houston, now 17-5, has played well in the early going.

Yordan Alvarez cracked a home run off Max Scherzer in the top of the first. His 3-run blast put the Astros on top, 3-0. In all, Alvarez had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Alvarez, "and then get after it again."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .315 1 5
H. Kim SS, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .318 3 16
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .267 5 19
Y. Alvarez DH 5 1 2 3 0 3 4 .369 7 24
C. Walker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .341 6 23
   a-J. Ortiz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
O. Narvaez C 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .173 0 2
T. Cabbage 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .194 3 4
L. Urias 2B, 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .290 7 17
A. Thomas CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .364 0 8
Totals 39 7 12 6 3 10 19      
a - J. Ortiz substituted for C. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kim (4, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (7, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Urias (7, 2nd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cabbage (3, 3rd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , H. Kim 2 , L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez 5 , T. Cabbage 4 , L. Urias 6 , A. Thomas 2
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , T. Cabbage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: A. Thomas
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Urias-Kim-Cabbage)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rosario SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .257 0 7
   b-W. Abreu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 4 8
J. Meneses DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 2
   a-M. Ford DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 2 4
R. Urías 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 1 4
J. Aranda 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235 0 6
C. Hummel C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 0 2
M. Stefanic 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .241 1 3
S. Brown LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .269 6 15
M. Tauchman CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .284 3 7
M. Conforto RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268 2 11
Totals 33 5 8 5 4 5 9      
a - M. Ford inserted as DH in the 8th
b - W. Abreu pinch hit for A. Rosario in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rosario (5, 8th Inning off B. Bielak, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Conforto (3, 8th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Urías (1, 6th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Brown (6, 2nd Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Stefanic (1, 9th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rosario 3 , R. Urías 3 , J. Aranda , C. Hummel , M. Stefanic 4 , S. Brown 4 , M. Conforto 2
2-out RBI: J. Aranda , S. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Aranda , C. Hummel
GIDP: R. Urías
Team LOB: 5
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez W (3-0) 5.2 3 2 2 2 2 1 87 5.33   
B. Bielak 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 31 2.93   
A. Kittredge 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 1.86   
H. Harvey SV (8) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 18 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 55
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 21, B. Bielak 7, A. Kittredge 4, H. Harvey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 8-6, B. Bielak 0-2, A. Kittredge 1-1, H. Harvey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 87-58, B. Bielak 31-20, A. Kittredge 15-8, H. Harvey 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bielak 1-0 , A. Kittredge 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer L (0-3) 3.1 9 7 7 0 3 3 58 5.86   
Z. Logue 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.64   
J. Bowlan 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.06   
B. Honeywell 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 6.75   
C. Brogdon 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 2.70   
N. Pearson 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 15
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 19, Z. Logue 9, J. Bowlan 2, B. Honeywell 4, C. Brogdon 5, N. Pearson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 3-4, Z. Logue 2-3, J. Bowlan 1-0, B. Honeywell 1-0, C. Brogdon 1-0, N. Pearson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 58-40, Z. Logue 29-21, J. Bowlan 7-2, B. Honeywell 15-9, C. Brogdon 27-14, N. Pearson 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bowlan 1-0 , N. Pearson 3-0
WP: M. Scherzer
Hit Batsmen: Z. Logue
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Framber Valdez
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 25822
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