HOU 3, WSH 9 | Mar 12, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, March 12, 2025•CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches•77°F, Sunny

HOU

Astros

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

MacKenzie Gore

LOSS

Brandon Walter

The Nationals cruised past the Astros 9-3 in a dominant performance.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Cayden Wallace doubles (1) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Nehomar Ochoa Jr., deflected by third baseman Ryan Johnson. Darren Baker scores. Brady House scores. Robert Hassell III to 3rd.

Weather: 77°F, SunnyWind: 4 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 2,519Venue: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

Win Probability

WSH WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	1
WSH	0	0	2	0	0	2	0

Game 778728 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Max Holy2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000/1.000/.000
Chase JaworskyDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500/.500/.500
Ryan Johnson3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Luis Castro1B	2	1	1	0	0	0	.182/.217/.318
Quincy HamiltonRF	2	1	0	0	0	1	.273/.360/.318
Tommy Sacco Jr.SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.273/.545
Jacob MeltonCF	2	1	1	1	0	1	.333/.333/.333
Nehomar Ochoa Jr.LF	2	0	2	2	0	0	.429/.429/.429
Bryan LavastidaC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Bench
Cooper HummelLF	1	0	1	0	2	0	.320/.433/.400
Cam SmithDH	3	0	0	0	0	2	.450/.560/.850
Victor CaratiniC
Totals	32	3	7	3	4	13	-

2B:Hummel; Meyers

TB:9

RBI:Jr. 2; Melton

SB:Hummel

GIDP:Singleton 2

Team LOB:6

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Nasim NuñezSS	4	1	2	0	0	1	.458/.536/.500
Juan Yepez1B	2	0

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Brandon WalterL	3.0	4	2	2	0	3	46-28	5.14
Bryan King	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	23-11	3.18
Rafael Montero	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-8	4.50
Miguel Castro	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	28-17	5.06
Aaron Brown	1.2	5	5	3	2	2	46-28	4.76
Julio Rodriguez	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	19-9	0.00
Totals	8.0	12	9	7	7	7	175-101	-

WP:Rodriguez

Inherited runners-scored:Rodriguez 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Walter 46-28; King 23-11; Montero 13-8; Castro 28-17; Brown 46-28; Rodriguez 19-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Walter 2-3; King 2-0; Montero 0-1; Castro 1-2; Brown 1-1; Rodriguez 2-0

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
MacKenzie GoreW	5.1	2	0	0	3	6	0	72-43	0.00

Bot 3 • WSH

0-1

Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to left fielder Cooper Hummel. Jacob Young scores. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd.

0-2

James Wood called out on strikes.

Bot 6 • WSH

0-3

Nathaniel Lowe singles on a line drive to left fielder Nehomar Ochoa Jr. Dylan Crews scores. James Wood to 2nd.

0-4

Keibert Ruiz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Quincy Hamilton. James Wood scores.

Bot 8 • WSH

0-6

Cayden Wallace doubles (1) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Nehomar Ochoa Jr., deflected by third baseman Ryan Johnson. Darren Baker scores. Brady House scores. Robert Hassell III to 3rd.

0-8

Juan Yepez reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Julio Rodriguez. Cayden Wallace scores. Andrew Knizner to 3rd.

0-9

Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to second baseman Max Holy. Andrew Knizner scores. Juan Yepez to 2nd.

Top 9 • HOU

3-9

Nehomar Ochoa Jr. singles on a fly ball to center fielder Robert Hassell III. Quincy Hamilton scores. Jacob Melton scores.

1-9

Jacob Melton singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Luis Castro scores. Quincy Hamilton to 3rd.

Bench
CJ AbramsSS	1	0	1	0	0	0	.300/.323/.533
Dylan CrewsRF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.357/.455/.429
James WoodLF	2	1	0	0	1	2	.300/.417/.650
Nathaniel Lowe1B	2	0	1	1	1	0	.172/.351/.207
Josh BellDH	3	0	0	0	1	0	.217/.280/.391
Paul DeJong3B	2	0	1	0	1	1	.250/.364/.464
Keibert RuizC	2	0	0	1	0	0	.269/.310/.615
Jacob YoungCF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.276/.357
MacKenzie GoreP							.000/.000/.000
José A. FerrerP							.000/.000/.000
Colin PocheP							.000/.000/.000
Eduardo SalazarP							.000/.000/.000
Junior SantosP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Houston Astros

Washington Nationals

Pitching

Houston Astros

Washington Nationals

Game Notes