MLB

Houston 2, at Washington 8

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · Final

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Houston Astros

81-83 · L2 · #17 (1293 ELO -4)

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 80

Washington Nationals

77-85 · W1 · #23 (1270 ELO +4)

0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 8 91

Nationals Park · Washington, DC

Attendance: 17,760

Umpires: Mark Ripperger [HP], Brock Ballou [1B], Dan Merzel [2B], Shane Livensparger [3B]

Griffin leads Nationals to 8‑2 win over Astros

WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Foster Griffin pitched seven strong innings and Luis García Jr. hit a three-run homer as the Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 8-2 on Wednesday night at Nationals Park in front of 17,760 fans in a game that lasted 2 hours, 54 minutes. Griffin, a left-hander now 10-2 on the season, allowed one earned run on five hits and struck out nine without a walk. He retired the side in order in the first, second, third, sixth and seventh innings. The only blemish came in the fifth when Houston strung together two hits for a run. Griffin… Read more...

Top Statlines

Foster Griffin WSH 7.0ip 5h 1er 9k
Luis García Jr. WSH 3/4 1hr 3rbi
CJ Abrams WSH 1/3 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOU 52.2%

Spread WSH -1.5

Projected Score WSH 6 HOU 5

Money Line WSH -135/HOU +115

Over/Under 8.5 (Over)